Berlin Wall Speech, President Ronald Reagan (Complete Speech), June 12, 1987 at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany
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This is a full audio recording of the Berlin Wall Speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany given by President Ronald Reagan on Friday, June 12, 1987 who famously said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" This famous speech from President Regan was given after the 13th G7 Summit, which took place in Venice, Italy between June 8 and June 10, 1987. The "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" portion begins at 11 minutes 10 seconds into the audio recording.
Construction of The Berlin Wall began on August 13, 1961 at the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Destruction of the Berlin Wall began on November 9, 1989. Therefore, the Berlin Wall, and East Germany, was cut off from the Western world for nearly 30 years.
Credit: Ronald Regan Presidential Library, Wikipedia Commons
Closed captioning, subtitles and full video can be found at:
https://youtu.be/WSYnfLSZHQM
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