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Family
Words to Live By Podcast - December 05, 2023 07:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsFamily – well, it’s the center of all our activities this time of year, the reason for the season, so to speak. And to Ronald Reagan, incredibly important. So following in the tradition established in 1972 by President Richard Nixon, he proclaimed National Family Week which occurs near Thanksgivi...
Israel from Other Vantage Points
Words to Live By Podcast - November 28, 2023 07:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsBecause of the war in the Middle East, we thought it would be a good idea to devote today’s podcast to Israel, focusing on the radio addresses written by Ronald Reagan before entering the Oval Office. So remember, he wrote these, on a yellow pad, without the oversight of a foreign policy advisor,...
Israel and Thanksgiving
Words to Live By Podcast - November 21, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsNow this might seem an odd pairing…Israel and Thanksgiving. But, as of this writing, the war in the Middle East rages. While in America, we are focused on Thanksgiving celebrations, we cannot overlook the terrible pain, suffering, and yes, terror the residents of the Middle East are enduring. The...
The Troops in South Korea
Words to Live By Podcast - November 14, 2023 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsForty years ago, President and Mrs. Reagan made an historic trip to Japan and South Korea. The President’s last stop was to Camp Liberty Bell, which was less than a mile from North Korean guns. Yes, they were quite near the DMZ. They attended an open air church service and the president wrote in ...
Honoring Our Veterans
Words to Live By Podcast - November 07, 2023 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsIn today’s podcast we honor our veterans and in the president’s messages to veterans, we’ll cover peace through strength. Going through our archives, both Citizen, Governor and President Reagan delivered many addresses saluting those who serve our country. Today we’ve chosen two – the first he de...
Terms of Engagement
Words to Live By Podcast - October 31, 2023 07:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsAfter the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, the President said in his autobiography that the “price we had to pay was so great, the tragedy at the barracks so enormous, and the virulent problems of Lebanon were so intractable, that it wasn’t possible to continue with the policy that had p...
Beirut and Grenada
Words to Live By Podcast - October 24, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsIn 1982, the Israeli army leveled a siege on the capital of an Arab land – Beirut. They were poised on the southern edge of Beirut. And Palestinian fighters ran raids against their front lines and lobbed mortars in their rear areas; the Israel Defense Forces pounded back at the city with artiller...
Quality of Life
Words to Live By Podcast - October 17, 2023 07:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsEverything from eggs and car rentals to a night out at a restaurant is significantly more expensive than before the pandemic. The average family is spending about $700 more per month on the same goods and services relative to two years ago, according to Moody’s Analytics. So what does that have t...
Lebanon vs. Ukraine
Words to Live By Podcast - October 10, 2023 07:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsToday, we’re well aware of the ongoing debate regarding how much aid we should send Ukraine, and exactly what our level of involvement should be. It’s a question many administrations have faced, and President Reagan’s was no exception. In his case, the hotbed was in the middle east, particularly ...
The Heritage Foundation and Ronald Reagan
Words to Live By Podcast - October 03, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsSo, Ronald Reagan and the Heritage Foundation: it was a truly epic partnership. In fact, it's hard to tell the story of one without much of the other's. Heritage was President Reagan's favorite think tank, and Ronald Reagan was the embodiment of the ideas and principles Heritage holds dear. Some ...
Debate Season
Words to Live By Podcast - September 19, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsYou might have heard that the Reagan Presidential Foundation is hosting a Republican debate in their Air Force One Pavilion on Wednesday, September 27th. We’re proud to be able to participate in this important component of our democratic process and we hope you’ll tune into FOX news on debate eve...
Broadcasting Freedom
Words to Live By Podcast - September 12, 2023 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThe title of this podcast is broadcasting freedom. So, just how does a country go about doing just that? When Ronald Reagan was running for the presidency in March 1980, before he ever sat in the Oval Office, he said, “we must use our neglected ability at communications – Radio Free Europe, the V...
Massacre on Korean Airline Flight 007
Words to Live By Podcast - September 05, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsOn August 31st, 1983, mid-afternoon Washington time, a Korean Airlines 747, Flight 007, en route from New York to Seoul, disappeared from air traffic control radar screens in the Far East. It took air traffic controllers and American intelligence agencies several hours to piece together what had ...
Republican National Convention Acceptance Speech
Words to Live By Podcast - August 29, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsToday, we’re looking at the historic re-nomination and acceptance speech of President Reagan and Vice President George HW Bush in August 1984, 41 years ago. In light of our current political season, we thought it might be valuable to hear a sitting president recount his promises, citing his accom...
Israel and the Middle East
Words to Live By Podcast - August 22, 2023 07:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsIn August, the President always made an effort to spend time at Rancho del Cielo in Santa Barbara. Just because he was on vacation, did not mean his Presidential responsibilities were put on hold, because the work continued. He drafted and delivered many radio addresses from the Ranch and this on...
Farewell at the RNC
Words to Live By Podcast - August 15, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsYou recognize the voice, of course, but do you recognize the passage? It’s from one of the most touching moments in the President’s political career, when he bid his fellow Republicans adieu at the Republican National Convention in New Orleans in 1988. 35 years ago.After eight years in Washington...
National Medal of Arts
Words to Live By Podcast - August 08, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsMost people don’t know that President Reagan initiated the program for the highest award for artists and art patrons by the United States government. I guess it’s no surprise since both the President and Mrs. Reagan, as actors, held a deep and abiding love for the Arts. To take the concept one st...
Oh, OPEC, Really?
Words to Live By Podcast - August 01, 2023 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsSo early this spring – you probably heard – that both OPEC and Russia announced a massive oil supply cut, totaling 1.6 million barrels per day. This, of course, raises fears of a resurgence of inflation—and to no one’s surprise, oil prices jumped $7 a barrel on the news—as well as continued deter...
The Campaign for the Presidency
Words to Live By Podcast - July 25, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsIn light of the heated Republican presidential race, we’ll focus today on events taking place after Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy for President of the United States on November 13, 1979, in the ballroom of the New York Hilton. That was just the beginning. The path to the White House was n...
Entering the Presidential Race
Words to Live By Podcast - July 18, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsWhile the 2024 election is still 15 months away, Republican candidates are entering the fray faster than Clayton Kershaw can throw strikes. Which begs the question: how did Reagan do it? What was his strategy? What was on his mind? In this podcast, we’ll listen to some of his strategic speeches r...
The Best of the President's Baseball Stories
Words to Live By Podcast - July 11, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsWell it’s baseball season, and as you know, our national pastime was a favorite of our 40th President’s, though he never really played the game. Why you ask? Because of his eyesight. He always said the ball wasn’t big enough. So, Ronald Reagan spent more time on the track, in the pool, and on the...
4th of July
Words to Live By Podcast - July 04, 2023 07:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsRonald Reagan always said his favorite holiday was the 4th of July….oh and that the Democrats’ favorite was April 15. We know what a dedicated patriot he was, and he used his bully pulpit to celebrate everything wonderful about America. And of course, the 4th of July provided the perfect opportun...
Ronald Reagan the Environmentalist
Words to Live By Podcast - June 20, 2023 07:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsIn today’s podcast, we’ll focus on Ronald Reagan the environmentalist. So let's start by going back to California from 1967-1975 when he was Governor. Actually, he had an admirable record of safeguarding the environment, to the surprise of some of his critics. You see, Governor Reagan’s administr...
The Soviet Union and Anti-Semitism
Words to Live By Podcast - June 13, 2023 07:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsToday, despite our belief in religious freedom, people of various religions feel bias and persecution. In particular, a wave of antisemitism has arisen. So in this podcast, we’ll look back at President Reagan’s support of religious freedom. In particular, we’ll listen to a speech he delivered 40 ...
Stagnation on Immigration Reform
Words to Live By Podcast - June 06, 2023 07:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsLike you, we’ve been watching news coverage of the crisis at our borders. Some outlets report record numbers crossing, others report diminished numbers, but one thing everyone seems to agree on is that our system is broken. Democrats, Republicans, Independents – for once they agree that our curre...
Economic Turnaround
Words to Live By Podcast - May 30, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThe subject today? We’re going to delve into a little economics – you can call it Reaganomics if you’d like. Ronald Reagan called it common sense. Everyday, we hear economists debate a multitude of economic theories which are as diverse as apple varieties in the produce department. Whether you’re...
Seton Hall Commencement
Words to Live By Podcast - May 23, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings‘Tis the season of the commencement address, that glowing tradition in which American presidents participate enthusiastically. Starting with Eisenhower, every president has made at least one commencement address in the first year of their presidency. Most gave only one or two addresses, but Georg...
Small Business
Words to Live By Podcast - May 16, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsJoin us this week on the "Words To Live By" podcast as we explore the timeless perspectives of former President Ronald Reagan on small businesses in America. During his time in office, President Reagan emphasized the crucial role played by small businesses in America's economy, famously stating, ...
Mom
Words to Live By Podcast - May 09, 2023 07:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsIt’s the month for celebrating our Moms. As we get older and become parents and grandparents, we realize the great gifts we received from our mothers and President Reagan was no exception. So today’s podcast will focus on the President’s respectful communication on that most wonderful subject: mo...
Sports at the White House
Words to Live By Podcast - May 02, 2023 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsDid you know that Pele visited the White House? Yes, the soccer star Pele was invited to the White House in 1982. Then a year later, President Reagan invited all of the all-star soccer players of Team America in order to promote America’s participation in the World Cup. The US tried to host socce...
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