"a Reagan Forum" Podcast

Today is Thanksgiving.  And from all of us at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, we wish you and your family the happiest and heathiest of thanksgiving. In this week’s A Reagan Forum Podcast, we’re going to go back to last year’s “Words to Live By” podcast featuring President Reagan’s thoughts and messages to the American people on thanksgiving.Let’s listen.

For a variety of reasons, ranging from the corrosive effects of our popular culture to the fragmented view of the American past promoted by academic historians, we have been steadily losing a sense of our past as a source of strength and sustenance for the tasks ahead. Dr. McClay spoke at the Reagan Library on November 15th to explore the possibilities in a program entitled, “Recovering the American Story: Consciousness and the American Past.” Let's Listen.

On November 10, 2019, Donald Trump, Jr. came to the Reagan Library to speak about his latest book, Triggered, which is about the importance of fighting back and standing up for what you believe in, and proves offense is the best defense. Let's Listen. 

On October 24, 2019, Janice came to the Reagan Library to discuss her latest book, Mostly Sunny: How I learned to Keep Smiling Through the Rainiest Days, an honest yet optimistic book that reveals the obstacles she's faced that could have severely impacted any professional woman's career. Let’s listen.

According to a recent poll, 43% of Americans believe socialism would be a good thing. To combat this issue, Senator Paul and his wife, Kelley, wrote a book entitled, The Case Against Socialism. On October 18, 2018, Senator and Mrs. Paul came to the Reagan Library and sat down with Reagan Foundation and Institute executive director John Heubusch to discuss their book. Let's Listen 

Richard Cheney faithfully served five US presidents during his political career. The Vice President came to the Reagan Library on September 20, 2011 to discuss his book, In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir.  Prior to taking the stage, he was asked by the Reagan Foundation and Institute’s Executive Director what made him write the book. Let’s listen.

On October 4, 2019, Brad Smith came to the Reagan Library to discuss his book, Tools and Weapons: The promise and peril of the digital age, which takes the reader into the cockpit of one of the world's largest and most powerful tech companies as it finds itself in the middle of some of the thorniest emerging issues of our time. Let's Listen.

On September 30, 2019, Major Garrett came to the Reagan Library to discuss his latest book, “Mr. Trump’s Wild Ride.” Major Garrett in CBS News’s chief correspondent, a position he has held since 2018. He’s also the host of “The Takeout” podcast, a weekly podcast about politics, poly and pop culture.Let's listen.

David Gregory came to the Reagan Library on September 21, 2015, to sit down in conversation with the Reagan Foundation and Institute’s executive director to discuss this and more. Let’s listen

In this podcast we go back just one week to September 12, 2019 when former Secretary of Defense James Mattis came to the Reagan Library to discuss his brand-new book, Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead.

In this podcast, we go back just two days to September 10, 2019, when Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch came to the Reagan Library to discuss his brand-new book, A Republic, If You Can Keep It.Let's listen.

On September 8, 2016, during the 2016 presidential election cycle, vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence, then Governor of Indiana, came to the Reagan Library to share his thoughts on Ronald Reagan, the presidency, and America.Let's Listen.

Back on October 29, 2012, Regis Philbin came to the Reagan Library to discuss his new memoir, “How I Got This Way.” His book contained inspirational advice and shared his secrets to success and happiness that he had learned from his innumerable celebrity encounters, his close, personal friendships, and, of course, his relationship with his loving wife and family.Let’s listen.

In honor of our Baseball exhibition, the Reagan Forum featured Major League Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda. After a brief career as a left-handed pitcher, Tommy Lasorda became one of the most enthusiastic and successful managers in baseball history. Lasorda, who has been with the Dodgers for 65 years, led the team to two world championships, four National League titles and eight division titles in 20 years as manager of the team. Following his retirement as manager, Lasorda became a special advisor to the chairman of the Dodgers. One of his most memorable accomplishments was managing the United States to its first-ever gold medal in baseball at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

The Last Fighter Pilot is the account of Captain Jerry Yellin, who flew the last combat mission of WWII on the morning of August 15th out of Iwo Jima. Captain Yellin is a sharp, engaging, 93-year-old veteran whose story is brought to life by New York Times bestselling author Don Brown (Treason).From April to August of 1945, Captain Jerry Yellin and a small group of fellow fighter pilots flew dangerous bombing and strafe missions out of Iwo Jima over Japan. Even days after America dropped the atomic bombs—on Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9-the pilots continued to fly. Though Japan had suffered unimaginable devastation, the emperor still refused to surrender. New York Times bestselling author Don Brown (Treason) sits down with Yellin, now ninetythree years old, to tell the incredible true story of the final combat mission of World War II. Nine days after Hiroshima, on the morning of August 15th, Yellin and his wingman 1st Lieutenant Phillip Schlamberg took off from Iwo Jima to bomb Tokyo. By the

In JFK and the Reagan Revolution, Kudlow and Domitrovic argue that in order to recover the greatness of America and reestablish ourselves as a prosperous country, we simply need to embrace the bipartisan wisdom of two great presidents. They make the case that the solutions needed to solve the long economic stagnation of the early twenty-first century are the free-market principles of limited government, low tax rates and a strong dollar – principles once embraced by both the John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan administrations.Lawrence Kudlow is CNBC’s Senior Contributor. He previously hosted CNBC’s primetime show “The Kudlow Report” and currently hosts a nationally syndicated weekly radio show and writes a weekly syndicated column. Brian Domitrovic is a historian, professor and senior associate at the Laffer Center for Supply-Side Economics.

Carly Fiorina was the first woman to lead a Fortune 50 business when she was hired at Hewlett Packard. In her six years as Chairman and CEO, she doubled its revenues to $90 billion and quadrupled its growth to 9%. She currently serves as the Chairman of the American Conservative Union Foundation, which annually hosts CPAC, the Chairman of Good360, and the Chairman of Opportunity International. On May 4, 2015 she announced her candidacy for the 2016 Presidential Elections.

When our nation’s capital was built in Washington DC, it was constructed on the sight of a swamp that had to be drained. President Trump believes that we need to repeat history – in other words, “drain the swamp.”  In his new book, The Swamp, Eric Bolling presents an anger inducing, amusing, revealing, and outrageous history of American politics -- past and present, Republican and Democrat.  Bolling covers a litany extraordinarily appalling national political scandals, high crimes and misdemeanors, and even events that should have been simply a blip on the radar and mushroomed into a spiraling-out-of-control controversies. Bribery, blackmail, backroom dealings…they’ve always been a part of our political make up, but it seems it’s getting worse all the time. And those that get hurt most are the American people.  The Swamp is chock full of one doozy after another by our elected officials, and mirrors the way Washington national politics currently – and apparently always – has been played out. Can President Dona

In ancient texts, there are stories about men who struck from the shadows, seemingly beyond the reach of death itself. These men were considered part angel,  part demon. They were fearless; men of honor who have been known throughout history by different names: Spartan, Viking, Samurai. Today, men like these still strike from the shadows. They are highly prized intelligence agents, military operatives, and assassins. One man is all three. Two days ago, that man was crossed—badly. Now, far from home and surrounded by his enemy, Scot Harvath must battle his way out. With no support, no cavalry coming, and no one even aware of where he is, it will take everything he has ever learned to survive. But survival isn’t enough. Harvath wants revenge. Brad Thor’s internationally bestselling novels have been published in over 24 countries. Mr. Thor has served as a member of the Department of Homeland Security’s Analytic Red Cell Unit, and has lectured to law enforcement organizations on over-the-horizon/future threats. H

Happy 4th of July!   The Fourth of July – also known as Independence Day or July 4th – has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution. On July 2nd, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, and two days later delegates from the 13 colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence, a historic document drafted by Thomas Jefferson. From 1776 to the present day, July 4th has been celebrated as the birth of American independence, with festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and barbecues.