1970's Government and Politics | "Foreign Affairs: The Need for Leadership"

Speech

By: Ronald Reagan

Date: March 17, 1978

Source: Reagan, Ronald. "Foreign Affairs: The Need for Leadership." March 17, 1978, speech delivered to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Available online at http://www.reaganlegacy.org/speeches/reagan.americas.purpos... ; website home page: http://www.reaganlegacy.org (accessed May 25, 2003).

About the Author: Ronald Reagan (1911–) was a successful movie and television actor from the 1930s through the 1950s. In his first bid for political office, he won the governorship of California in 1966 on a pro-business platform that took direct aim at the liberalism of the era. Despite an unsuccessful presidential run in 1976, Reagan remained in the national political spotlight and...