we always hear them say ronald reagan, i was proud to serve in the house during ronald reagan's term. i did not agree with him on a lot of things but guess what, i agree with him on this. you know he said. i look forward to prompt hearings conducted in the spirit of cooperation and bipartisanship. i of cooperation and bipartisanship. i will do everything in my power as president to assist in that process, president ronald reagan, november 12, 1987. what did he say? did he get up and say oh it's an election year, which was, no. no. kennedy was voted on and an election year and president reagan made the case, this is what else he said, ronald reagan said every day that passes with the supreme court below the full strength and parents the people's business and that crucially important body. let me say that again. ronald reagan who is pushing for a vote on a supreme court in an election year said the following, every day that passes with the supreme court below full strength impairs the people's business and that crucially important body. now, i don't get where the republicans are coming

with ronald reagan was the opposite. you have a wealth of material and so much stuff to digest down so they are paralleled. >> were you limited to 200 pages or some amount of? of >> it wasn't by much. they're supposed to be in the range of 40,000 to 50,000. i will answer the other question briefly because i think it's interesting and relevant. i think it was one of the things that helped produce the dynamic i was talking about at the beginning where they didn't hear things or see things that the failure was a result of that. she sort of felt he wasn't completely there and couldn't get through to them. she couldn't tell the difference between fact and fantasy that i think that both of those relationships surprised him and left him even more feeling he couldn't trust people, he was on his own come he didn't want people to understand him and it's part of this impenetrable quality and the sense people can't understand what was going on inside his head. it's not because there was nothing going on but because he became very se

of ronald reagan, given the way politics has pivoted. i find him to be doubly fascinating, actually, to go back and think about him in this period. reagan has become this almost unrecognizable guy. >> thomas: i, on the whole, am an admirer of ronald reagan. i do think he had a tremendous amount to do with ending the cold war. that is no small thing to do with a presidency. i mean, so many presidencies since then wind up looking small compared to this. >> evan: small, right. >> thomas: but the rushmoreization of reagan i find slightly repellant. and i like to think that he would too. there were many things about the reagan administration that were difficult for me and that i did not agree with. i was -- >> evan: too conservative for your taste? >> thomas: i've never been a social conservative. >> evan: you self-describe as a libertarian republican. >> thomas: yes. and i was a gay man living through the '80s, waiting for the president to say the word aids. you know, and it was a dark, dark time in many ways. and i was always caught between

front-runner ronald reagan blew it off. on the following day ronald reagan stayed in california. he didn't show up in iowa. maybe he was just taking it for granted. he was the front-runner and expected to win. on the ground, in iowa, that year, something went wrong. something really specific went wrong. iowa public television went back to it recently. they did an autopsy of what happened there. a moment by moment reconstruction of what went so wrong and had such dramatic consequences for the country. on the ground, at the iowa caucuses in 1980. >> republican party of iowa reporting system was built on brand new computers technology designed to compile data phoned in from rural and urban corners of the iowa. >> we did it in an effort to get a fast response to the many people who wanted to know what happened in 2500 and 3500 different meetings or what the strength was. a day or two later wasn't fast enough. this was the fastest way we could come up with. >> despite the best intentions of reliability, the system ultimately failed on caucus night. >> we haven't been able to get much

ronald reagan -- nobody is perfect. ronald reagan had a democrat controlled house and senate. the congress holds the purse string. solely blameo president reagan for the spending then went up during his era when congress has a large role in appropriate expending. -- appropriating spending. he won the cold war. when you have a nexus sent a threat like the soviet union -- it is easy for us to sit here today and forget what it was like to have nuclear bombs pointed at us. there were drills for little kids to get under their desks. the guy won the cold war and restored optimism and they believe in america. -- a belief in america. host: you mentioned in the excerpt we just showed them his 30 minute speech in 1964 as a defining moment for the conservative movement. take us back in history. guest: barry goldwater is running for president in 1964. some a prominent republican named holmes california -- they drafted ronald reagan to deliver a live speech advocating for barry goldwater. peoplef the goldwater really did not like this idea because they were afraid that reagan would oversha

i adore the presidency of ronald reagan. i have no shame in saying that publicly. the man was a great president. he and george bush did things re-center the 20th century on the values of reagan, free markets. he got so much right. his leadership is something to be referenced but the republicans continue to reach back and it seems as if in every cycle, every candidate finds a connection. it's a word that triggers but what does it those 40 somethings besides simon!? 40 years ago they were 10 years old. they didn't knowreagan. they didn't live through the reagan era so that tricky comparison is to move forward and talk about the principles , less about the name of throwin . >> jenna: what about that, simon? to make the comparison then move forward.and what about the fact that the candidates are using different parts of reagan that they like. it's not like the republican party this is the one unifying principle we all stand behind. each are choosing their own reagan philosophy they say they embrace. >> the most traumatic example of that is immigration reform which reag

drivers should avoid the area by using i-275 or the ronald reagan cross county highway to southbound i-75 or westbound i-74. breaking now our jordan villines has been talking with police all morning, learning about that deadly has been talking with police all morning, learning about that deadly accident on i-71.. jordan what can you tell us? one person died in a 3-vehicle accident on southbound interstate 71 south of dana avenue early wednesday, cincinnati police officials said. a male driver was in one of the crash occurred said lt. tim brown, minutes later, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. at least one other person involved in shaken up and likely cincinnati police's traffic unit was called to the investigate. they oversee fatal and serious injury crashes. new this morning new this morning... a mount airy man is new this morning... a mount airy man is accused of trying to flee from police with children in the state, kevin choate refused to stop for officers near colerain and galbraith roads... nearly hitting a police officer while driving away, before stopping on bahama te

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know, it took jimmy carter to give us ronald reagan. i am convinced the most long-lasting legacy of barack obama is going to be a new generation of leaders in the republican party who stand and fight for freedom, who stand and fight for the constitution, and who stand and fight for the judeo-christian values that built this country into the greatest country in the history of the world. thank you, and god bless you. >> mr. cruz? cruz? mr. cruz: thank you. thank you. >> stealing bernie sanders' thunder. thank you. thank you. thank you. >> will i be getting my check for having to pay my penalty for obama care? for medicare? thank you very much. i appreciate your passion on this, and we will do everything we can. with the nuclear weapons and the dangerous people in the world. >> paycheck to paycheck, and now i have to pay the penalty. when do i get my check? april. i do not have that. blast.z: you are what a beautiful family. >> thank you very much. >> thank you so much. mr. cruz: god bless you, and thank you for being here. >> guys, guys.

the 79-year-old supreme court justice is nominated to the court in 1986 by president ronald reagan. he was one of the most consistent conservative voices on the high court. let's bring in our own senior washington correspondent, mike viqueira. mike, this is certainly stunning news. what do you think we are going to hear from the obama administration? >> well, false you will hear a note of grace. it has been confirmed by the u.s. marshal service which, of course, keeps watch over the supreme court. and when we hear president obama react to this, i think he will strike a high note, notwithstanding political differences that each individual has had with the other in terms of where they stand on the court. much has been made about president obama's background, a constitutional lawyer. will poe will president obama nominate someone given the fact that this election year, he is unlikely to get a lot of traction in the senate controlled by republicans but whatever no, ma'am next day knee he puts forward, i think all of that is beside the point. >> i think the president will not nominate so

washington despised ronald reagan. it started right here new hampshire in the granite state, 36 years ago. [applause] the media back then said there is no way this former governor of california could win. he is too conservative. the people of new hampshire will never support someone that actually believes this. and yet, the granite state shocked the pundits, shocked the pollsters. stood up, and because of the leadership of the men and women in this state, they gave america and the world 40 resident of the -- president of the united states, ronald wilson reagan. [applause] why am i so optimistic? because the same thing is happening again. all over this country, people are waking up. , how many of iowa you know the turnout numbers in iowa? on the pelican side, we saw a 50% -- republican side, we saw a 50% turnout, higher than any time in history with the iowa caucus. [applause] on the democratic side, they saw a decrease of 30% from 2008. [applause] curious, have any of you seen that covered on the new stations? almost m

ronald reagan -- nobody is perfect. ronald reagan had a democrat controlled house and senate. the congress holds the purse string. solely blameo president reagan for the spending then went up during his era when congress has a large role in appropriate expending. -- appropriating spending. he won the cold war. when you have a nexus sent a threat like the soviet union -- it is easy for us to sit here today and forget what it was like to have nuclear bombs pointed at us. there were drills for little kids to get under their desks. the guy won the cold war and restored optimism and they believe in america. -- a belief in america. host: you mentioned in the excerpt we just showed them his 30 minute speech in 1964 as a defining moment for the conservative movement. take us back in history. guest: barry goldwater is running for president in 1964. some a prominent republican named holmes california -- they drafted ronald reagan to deliver a live speech advocating for barry goldwater. peoplef the goldwater really did not like this idea because they were afraid that reagan would oversha

it was the year ronald reagan was running. by theber standing television watching ronald reagan debate jimmy carter. i was kind of a weird kid. ] aughter sen. cruz: at age nine, seeing ronald reagan was inspiring that she could stand for freedom in the constitution that we can have a better america. back then, we're being told by jimmy carter, by the media, this is the best america gets. we need to accept malaise and be happy with it. tomorrow can be better. more jobs, more freedom, more opportunity. i believe that with all my heart. thank you. [applause] sen. cruz: i want to thank everyone for being here, thank you for taking the time. let me close with the following. me that the with stakes have never been higher, that it is now or never, that we are standing at the edge of a cliff and if we keep going the same direction, we risk doing irreparable damage to the greatest country in in the greatest history of the world. if you agree with me, i want to ask you to do three things. first, join us. commit to come out on tuesday an

the top and the people like ronald reagan helped create the situation you are bemoaning. 's.y supported rush limbaugh it is the tone you object to. the turned a blind eye to kinds of things rush limbaugh was doing and created the environment that exists now. i will give you one example. take a look online at the kinds of rhetoric come responses you get from the right, conservatives about bernie sanders's proposal to make public college tuition free. most of them are not arguments is it affordable, can it be paid for, doesn't make sense and are comparing it to communism and say that is radical. k through 16 is not that different than k12. it is just as ridiculous as k12 is ridiculous. k12 is less than 100 years old. it was put in place at a time when we were not competing globally. to competea had against ohio. now, we are in a global economy where we have to compete against other countries, many of which have tuition paid for for those who can make the grade. all over europe and some places l in south america and asia. how do we expect to compete when everyone there who w

and he became one of ronald reagan's key speechwriters. for many years he has represented the state of california in congress and he is a man who values liberty and the constitution more than going along to get along in washington. [applause] there is a reason dana and i both need food tasters in the dining room. [laughter] and i will say one of the striking things, if you look at the people, the courageous conservatives that have come together behind our campaign, whether it is dana, whether it is adam, whether it is glenn, the consistent pattern is that these are men and women who love this country and are committed to the constitution, and are willing to speak the truth no matter what the price. the truth has power. and speaking the truth with a smile drives washington crazy. >> [indiscernible] sen. cruz: thank you, sir. i tell you, i could not be more optimistic than i am right now. everyone is here today because our country is in crisis, because we are bankrupting our kids and grandkids, because our constitutional rights are under ass

washington despised ronald reagan. by the way, you want to know which candidate will take on washington? just ask the simple question, who is washington attacking. the reagan revolution came from the american people, and it turned this country around. why am i so optimistic? because the same thing is happening again. all across this country people are waking up. and let me tell you, nevada has a powerful voice in that process. we are 30 hours away from the nevada caucuses. tomorrow night nevada has a voice. now, listen historically not that many people come out. last cycle it was 32,000 people came to the caucuses. that means every one of you has a voice, where you are speaking for hundreds if not thousands, if not millions of courageous conservatives across this country when you come out tomorrow night and cast your vote. and so if you agree with me that it is now or never, that the stakes have never been higher, that we are standing at the edge of a cliff staring down, and if we keep going the same direction, we risk

>> he is a ronald reagan conservative. ronald reagan also knew how to get stuff done, work with both sides of the aisle, talked to the american people and focus on results and that is why we did tax reform and on social security reform than in 83 under ronald reagan so that is the kind of leader john will be. he cut taxes in ohio substantially, $8 billion deficit left over by governor ted strickland, unprecedented in ohio, he said we are going to cut taxes and inform taxes. that is what he did, $5 billion tax cut in ohio, and we are tightening going up, john has that in his dna and that is -- we need tax reform, we need to do the new regulations that are like a wet blanket over the economy and come of with a way of dealing with long-term debt and deficit. neil: you think he is best suited to that? i am amazed the number of people who refer to him as governor john kasich. amazed -- he doesn't seem to mind, to be -- like people calling me -- i would say it is neil cavuto and he lets it happen. i have seen interviews -- it is

by the way you said -- desdisparage ronald reagan. i'm not sure he did. did he? do you think he did? >> no, i just said that katrina just did because she is calling ronald reagan a dealmaker. i think ronald reagan was a great president who kept us free and prosperous and safe. so he wasn't what he did was make a deal with the american people and he said this is the division i would like. >> that's a deal. >> get congress to do it i will get it done. it's how the function.l go to the people, win the argument and then the people go to the congress and they say do this or we will get rid of you. that's how they got a balanced budget in 1995 and welfare reform. this current current leadership doesn't make deals. >> if donald trump doesn't sue ted cruz will ted cruz sue him back? you can counter sue. >> i hope donald trump does sue ted cruz and he will give the deposition so under oath he have talk about his pro-life position that will be interesting. >> will he sue donald trump back. >> we are not in the lawsuit business. we are in a presidential campaign. donald tru

washington despised ronald reagan. it came from the american people. it and by the way, it began 36 years ago in the great state of new hampshire. and it has turned this country around. why am i so optimistic? why am i so hopeful? because the same thing is happening again. a look on -- all across this country, people are looking up. i am convinced the most long-lasting legacy is going to be a new generation of leaders that stand and fight for liberty , for the constitution, and for judeo-christian values that built america. [applause] and with that, i am happy to answer or dodge any question you like. yes, sir. >> [inaudible] ted cruz: thank you for that question. the reason a president can't write that order is that it is contrary to federal law. we have seen barack obama ignoring federal law and ruling like a dictator. i will be bound by the constitution and federal law. let me tell you what i think we ought to do about it as i share your concerns. we have seen jobs going overseas to china, mexico, all across this country. we need to turn that around

i love ronald reagan as much as the rest. you have to represent the sensibilities of where the country is, with different demographics, and if you're going to bring a new wave of people into the republican party you have to represent what a conservative solution would be to climate change, to the evironment generally, to immigration reform and lgbt issues. this is where the country is now and the republican party has not been able to address this. >> what would you -- would ronald reagan recognize the gop party now? does margaret have a point when she talks about millennials and reaching out to younger people? >> to my good friend margaret, all i can do with that is say amen, she hit the nail on the head. ronald reagan's greatest aspect was the fact he was able to expand his party's base. that is not what is happening now. the fact of the matter is, you cannot be president of the united states with simply white conservative men. you can't, the party has to begin to expand and grow. and donald trump did something amazing in so

they said ronald reagan -- i am sorry. 1976. ronald reagan is not going to do well in this state. gerald ford said the sitting president is a much more of a massachusetts republican, ronald reagan will probably get it. if massachusetts had been a winner-take-all state then gerald ford would have gotten all of massachusetts's delegates so the reagan people said to their friends in the massachusetts legislature, how about awarding your delegates proportionally? by awarding them proportionally ronald reagan won delegates. candidates who understand have a huge advantage so for instance barack obama went right into new york state and targeted all that african-american districts understanding correctly that he could get a delegate harvest out of those african american districts even while hillary clinton was swinging her home state of new york. this brings me to are really important point. after the first contest this is not a state by state contests in the way the of the tour college is. this is in 435 congressional districts because that is where the delegates are awarded. you can go

i came up in school when ronald reagan was president. i saw a conservative leader who could actually inspire people who did not consider themselves conservative but understood because of how he explained that why the policy was good for them. i want to see someone rise to that level. mr. house: you would be ok with donald trump? rep. scalise i would be ok with anyone who was on the stage last night. it's obviously not completely settled. the election on tuesday night could have a lot of say in whether or not this is going to be competitive or be over, but regardless of whoever on the stage is the nominee, i think they were doing incredibly better job than hillary clinton and bernie -- or bernie sanders. who is more to the left, socialist, someone who won't even denounce socialism is bad policy and bad direction for this country. all right, soft walls are over. let's get right to the nuts and bolts. [laughter] what is going on with the largest republican majority in the house since 1928? what is going on with the budget? appropriations bi

the greatest threat since ronald reagan. and it is of course not a coincidence that trump has chosen to use exactly the same campaign slogan as reagan in 1980. make america great again. our quotation of the evening. two tonight because i thought it would be appropriate to quote the great ronald reagan on this night after 24 hours of rough and tumble hard hitting, eye gouging, ear slitting, toe to toe brawling among the republican candidates. and president reagan said at such times when you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat. and in the spirit of bipartnership wit partisanship. who was among many other things. truman said if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. and what a hot place that kitchen is tonight. we're coming right back lou: he's a political science professor who's spot on with all of his presidential forecast and his forecast is looking very good for -- you guessed it. this guy. >> since i started this whole thing, i've been practically number one. lou: so does he stay number one? w

president ronald reagan. the fact of the matter is we expanded to get people on their feet, and once they're on their feet, we are giving them the training and the efforts that they need to be able to get work and pull out of that situation. our state. >> south koreans need to know this. the cato news ?oout, which exwraidz governors based on their spending, ranks him right at the bottom. and governor haley is ranked at the top. >> moderator: let me get in a question-- >> he mentioned my name. >> moderator: i understand. >> hold omajor, hold omajor. >> south koreans want to make sure they elect the most conservative governor or candidate that can win. >> let me tell you-- >> moderator: i have a question on-- >> major, look i have to correct the record. and the fact of the matter is, we went from an $8 billion thoal a $2 billion surplus. we're up 400,000 jobs. our credit is rock solid. and i don't know-- look, the bottom line is the people of this-- of this country, and this state want to see everybody rise, an

ronald reagan was a liberal maybe in the 1950s. he was a conservative reform governor for eight years before he became president and no one would suggest he made an evolution for political purposes. he was a conservative. does. he tore down the berlin great guy. >> moderator: governor-- senator cruz, 30-- 30 seconds on this one. roberts. i would not have nominated john roberts-- >> you pushed him. you pushed him-- >> donald, donald. >> why do you lie. >> donald, adults learn not to interrupt each other. >> yeah, yeah, i know, you're an adult. your an adult. >> i did not nominate him. i would have nominated my former bus mike ludic, who was justice scalia's first law clerk. and you know how i know donald's supreme court justices will be liberal because he supported liberals from jimmy carmter, hillary clinton, john kerry. in 2004 he contributed to john kerry. nobody who cares about judges would contribute to john kerry, chum schumer and harry reid. >> moderator: we're going to switch gears here. senator marco rubio, please. weigh in

ronald reagan -- ronald reagan made us believe that it was morning in america again and it was. well, now the children of the reagan revolution are ready to assume the mantle of leadership. now those of us who grew up when it was morning in america and ronald reagan was in the white house are ready to do for our generation, are ready to do for the next generation what ronald reagan did for ours. and who is this conservative movement in the 21st century? because our principles remain the same. who are we? my friends, the 21st century conservatives are the son of a single mother who grew up in poverty and was almost lost. and today he serves this state as its junior senator, tim scott. the 21st century conservative movement is the daughter of immigrants from india who wanted their children to have all the opportunities they never did. who faced the string of prejudice and yet because of the greatness of our country today, nikki haley is the governor of a state where it is always a great day. and the 21st century conservative movement is the son of a bar tender and a maid from cuba

ronald reagan. [cheers and applause] ronald reagan made us believe that it was morning in america again. and it was. >> yeah! >> well, now the children of the reagan revolution are ready to assume the mantle of leadership. [cheers and applause] now those of us who grew up when it was morning in america and ronald reagan was in the white house are ready to do for our generation, are ready to do for the next generation what ronald reagan did for ours. [cheers and applause] and who is this conservative movement in the 21st century? because our principles remain the same. but who are we? my friends, the 21st century conservatives are the son of a single mother who grew up in poverty and was almost lost and today he serves this state as its junior senator, tim scott. [cheers and applause] the 21st century conservative movement is the daughter of immigrants from india, who wanted desperately for their children to have all the opportunities they never did. who faced a string of prejudice and yet, because o

>> well, ronald reagan had a pretty good sense of humor about a lot of things. carol, here is the important thing. is trump reagan like in many respects, sure, but no two human sol souls are alike. what's disturbing america is ronald reagan did so accurately in 1980, they're the same. all classes, all, i mean, latinos, you know, men, women, all ages, all income levels. they are in that respect very similar. >> really? jeffrey, you think that donald trump is just like ronald reagan? really? >> are you asking me? >> i am asking you, because i don't think ronald reagan would have -- >> yeah. >> used his sense of humor in that way. >> they're not the same. right, they're not the same personality, of course not. of course not. they're two totally different people. i mean, everyone on earth is, you know, a different, unique person. hence, the whole point of america for freedom and liberty for individuals. donald trump is a new yorker, down to earth and i can only tell you, he has now won, came in a close second in iowa, and won new hampshire and south carolina, and ne

ronald reagan -- ronald reagan is not going to do the same. the sitting president is much more of a massachusetts republican. if massachusetts had been winner take all state, they would have gotten all of massachusetts. they said to their friends in the massachusetts legislature, how about awarding your delegates proportionately. by awarding them proportionally, ronald reagan while the same mistakes when delegate. candidates who wonders and have a huge advantage. for instance, barack obama win in and targeted all the african-american districts, understanding correctly he could get a delicate harvest out of those african-american districts even while hillary clinton was winning her home state of new york. this brings me to a really important point. after the first contest. this is not a state-by-state contest in the way the electoral college is. this is a contest in 435 congressional districts. that is where they are worded. i republicans can lose the state that pic of delegates and a couple districts. this is how romney won. romney wasn't havi

that's what ronald reagan inherited. and i think the question you would ask is, how did you inspire again the american people to believe in the future? how did you -- what did it take to ensure that the american people, despite all of the difficulties of the time -- you know, you look back at that time, the american military was in decline. our standing in the world was in decline. we had hostages being held in iran. our economy was in bad shape. the american people were scared about the future. they were scared about what kind of country their children were going to live in and inherit. and yet somehow ronald reagan was able to instill in our nation and in our people a sense of optimism. and he turned america around because of that vision and ultimately because of that leadership. i wish ronald reagan was still around. this country needs someone just like that. and if our next president is even half the president ronald reagan was, america is going to be greater than it has ever been. [applause] dickerson: all right. th

it was a i helped ronald reagan put together a 49 state, 60% victory. that is what i'm looking for any future. to do that, we have to open the party. we have to bring in the working-class folks and share our values. they believe the country is going downhill culturally and they want to be with us. we have to address their economic concerns. they are sitting up at night looking across the table saying i cannot believe it. they let me go after 20 years. i can't believe it. what are we going to do now? we got to move out of here. we've got to put the kids someplace in school. what happens to our health insurance? if we won't address their concerns, we don't deserve their support. i'm addressing that. i just tell the friends back in washington, stop calling me names. you all know the firm long ago. -- you all know me from long ago. we've had dinner a thousand times. keep your door open and i will keep mine open. >> what is your relationship with the american labor unions? mr. buchanan: i'm a member of the newspaper guild, and i'm a member of two unions. hav

their ordeal figured in the presidential election and saw ronald reagan defeat jimmy carter. >> they had us set to go. pack up you are ready to go and we will leave tonight and no way you can slope when the night you are told you are going to be released and so there was a conscious decision and final slap to president carter to hold out until ronald reagan finished taking the oval office. >> so help you god. >> so help me god. >> and just hours after the president reagan's inaugural address and the 4 and 44 days later they boarded jets to come home. president reagan wanted them brought to the u.s. military academy in west point and held in high regard for historical significance. and the idea was to have an opportunity outside of the glare of the camera to meet up with family members. they road buses for the short trip to west point. >> one of the things that the iranians would tell us, that this was a big deal in the united states, and we were not sure andus embassy overseas no one cares. >> they thought they were forgotten until the bus roadway where the impact their captivity had

supreme court in 86 by president ronald reagan. he was 79 years old. >>> it was hardly above freezing today. it's going to drop into teens over night. let's head to bill ray with a

ronald reagan -- nobody is perfect. ronald reagan had a democrat controlled house and senate. the congress holds the purse string. solely blameo president reagan for the spending then went up during his era when congress has a large role in appropriate expending. -- appropriating spending. he won the cold war. when you have a nexus sent a threat like the soviet union -- it is easy for us to sit here today and forget what it was like to have nuclear bombs pointed at us. there were drills for little kids to get under their desks. the guy won the cold war and restored optimism and they believe in america. -- a belief in america. host: you mentioned in the excerpt we just showed them his 30 minute speech in 1964 as a defining moment for the conservative movement. take us back in history. guest: barry goldwater is running for president in 1964. some a prominent republican named holmes california -- they drafted ronald reagan to deliver a live speech advocating for barry goldwater. peoplef the goldwater really did not like this idea because they were afraid that reagan would oversha