(Hello, I'm Peggy Noonan. I'm a former presidential speech writer.) I worked on the speech in which Ronald Reagan said the Challenger crew had "slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch" this
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An Oral History Of The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster - Yahoo  Feb 4, 2016 ... And the rest of the shuttle crew was itself a representation of the strength of .... So I'm watching my data, and there's nothing unusual through the throttle up. ..... Peggy Noonan (speechwriter and special assistant for President Reagan): ... He said it was President Reagan's fault that Challenger had exploded,...
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Reagan's Challenger Speech Still Proclaims Hope 30 Years On  Jan 28, 2016 ... On January 28, 1986, Ronald Reagan comforted a nation reeling ... Thirty years ago today, the space shuttle Challenger exploded soon after takeoff, killing all seven crew ... and slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God. ... Reagan's speechwriter, Peggy Noonan, no doubt had learned the...
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Coming of Age in the Middle  Jessica Lahey  This week, I'm in San Antonio at the invitation of The DoSeum to give talk ... I've been working on a couple of different projects this summer, including ..... of Peggy Noonan, speechwriter for the then-President, Ronald Reagan. .... Well, today we can say of the challenger crew: Their dedication was, like Drake's, complete.
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Ronald Reagan Shuttle Challenger Disaster Address to the Nation  Jan 28, 1986 ... Ronald Reagan. The Space Shuttle "Challenger" Tragedy Address ... And perhaps we've forgotten the courage it took for the crew of the ... and they had that special grace, that special spirit that says, "Give me ... and "slipped the surly bonds of earth" to "touch the face of God. ... Top 100 American Speeches.
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Hey! Look What I Wrote! | Mike Rowe  Jul 21, 2016 ... Hello Eileen  I don't know about common sense, but here's my analysis ... the words of an anonymous speechwriter  words once read by Mrs. ... Only about how they said it. ... waved goodbye, and slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the ... those words had been written for Reagan by Peggy Noonan.
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Bill Pullman celebrates 'Independence Day' again - USA Today  Jun 26, 2016 ... The former president with the iconic speech is in bad shape in the sci-fi sequel. ... The former president is feeling the residual effects of being telepathically invaded by an alien in the first film. ... President Whitmore (center, Bill Pullman) leads his troops into a final battle against the alien menace in 1996's...
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Tear Down This Wall | National Archives  Ronald Reagan speaking at the Brandenburg Gate on June 12, 1987. ... I was told only that the President would be speaking at the Berlin Wall, that he was likely to draw an .... Tony put "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" right back in.
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PW Interviews Tom Clancy - Publishers Weekly  Aug 8, 1986 ... In fact, President Reagan liked the book so much that he invited ... Clancy calls this "the aphorism of military life." ... and the deadliest disease known to man is feeling important. ... Two of his favorites are Fredrick Forsyth ("the best thriller writer") ... And another book derived from The Hunt for Red October,...
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The Ad That Helped Reagan Sell Good Times to an Uncertain Nation  May 7, 2016 ... At the start of the ad, the narrator's melodious voice says: It's morning again in America. Today more men and women will go to work than ever...
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Jeopary Questions page 822 - NEGATIVE THOUGHTS - TriviaBistro ...  RONALD REAGAN: In 1954 Reagan began hosting a TV show for this company & making speeches to its workers  IN THE DICTIONARY: As a noun, it can...
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A Time for Choosing - Wikipedia  "A Time for Choosing", also known as "The Speech", was a speech presented during the 1964 U.S. presidential election campaign by future president Ronald Reagan on behalf of Republican candidate Barry ... did not use "A Time for Choosing" until October 27, 1964, when it was part of a pre-recorded television program,...
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Reagan's State of the Union  beginning his second term ...  Feb 12, 2013 ... His February 6, 1985 State of the Union address cemented these ... These accomplishments were, he said, were only a beginning. ... As far reaching as was Reagan's vision for freedom, so also was his real world application of its principles. ... of a chosen few; it is the universal right of all God's children.
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Carter's "Crisis of Confidence" Speech . Jimmy Carter . WGBH ... - PBS  "Jimmy had made several speeches on energy... and it just seemed to be ... Address this fundamental problem, he told the president, inspire the country to ... The Speech On the evening of July 15, 1979, millions of Americans tuned in to ... word -- Caddell had in his memo -- it became known as Carter's "malaise" speech.
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Now THIS is Ronald Reagan's GE! - CNBC.com  Apr 10, 2015 ... During his eight years with the company serving as its "Travelling ... of the public as the weekly host of "General Electric Theater" on TV. ... Now Reagan was no babe in the woods when he started with GE in 1954. ... him to learn how to make speech after speech touting those ideals. ... SHOW COMMENTS.
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Ronald Reagan - Wikipedia  Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Prior to his presidency, he was the 33rd Governor of California from 1967 to 1975, following a career as a Hollywood actor and union leader ..... Much more importantly, he crisscrossed the country giving talks to over...
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Barry Goldwater - Wikiquote  I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! ... My faith in the future rests squarely on the belief that man, if he doesn't first destroy himself, will find new ... Acceptance Speech as the 1964 Republican Presidential candidate. ... So when people tell me they've seen UFOs, I don't say they haven't.
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Ronald Reagan - Wikipedia  Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Prior to his presidency, he was the 33rd Governor of California from 1967 to 1975, following a career as a Hollywood actor and union leader ..... Reagan said that if his listeners did not write letters to prevent it, "we will...
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RECORD #(BIBLIO)^TITLE^595|z^TOT CHKOUT^INTL USE ...  3^1 b11880983^Before you say "I do" [videorecording] : a video series .... of Modern Art of Latin America ; director, Angel Hurtado^^19^5 b12043424^Science is fun ...... talking with Peggy Noonan / produced for PBS by Thirteen/WNET, New York; ...... executive producer, Jody Nyquist^^4^0 b15085211^Kidnapped by UFOs?
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Thatcher's quotes sting, startle and stick - USA Today  Apr 8, 2013 ... Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher loved to thrust and parry ... "In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman." ... A get-up-and-go, instead of a sit-back-and-wait-for-it Britain."...
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Margaret Thatcher: A life in words - Telegraph  Apr 8, 2013 ... Speech in 1976 after the Kremlin dubbed her the Iron Lady. ... sort of thing people expect to see around the place" - Speech, 1987. ... Great quotes from White House incumbents: will Donald Trump be joining them? ... In pics: Stunning aerial shots of London's football stadia by photographer Jason Hawkes...
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19811988: The Presidency of Ronald W. Reagan - Milestones in ...  history.state.gov 3.0 shell. ... Reagan's many memorable public addresses served as an important tool to galvanize support for policies that ... Arrival of General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev of the USSR for his first meeting with President Reagan for the Geneva Summit at Fleur D'Eau in Switzerland, November 19, 1985.