White House staffers sought to protect Ronald Reagan from his more “conservative instincts” — but speechwriter Tony Dolan rescued some of the president’s most enduring words.

The program was “A Time for Choosing,” but often referred to as simply “The Speech,” because its impact changed the trajectory of Reagan’s life. In today’s parlance, Reagan went viral.

Reagan’s humor often served as a bridge across political divides. Trump’s demeanor, by contrast, thrives on mustering loyalty ...

Staffers at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation were looking through old boxes of Reagan-era documents when they stumbled upon a box labeled "RR desk." In it, they found a used photo album ...

Context: While the video is manipulated and Reagan did not use those exact words, he did express similar sentiments about Democrats in other speeches. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library told ...

Reagan’s performance was noticed immediately. Just two days after The Speech, a rural Plumas County newspaper wrote about a woman who said Reagan had changed her mind about voting — no vote for ...