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“Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall!”: Reagan’s Berlin Speech: Media

The speech was consequential in its audacity, serving as one of the signature moments during the final stages of the Cold War.

Videos

Watch U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan appeal to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to dismantle the Berlin Wall, June 12, 1987
U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan speaking at the Berlin Wall, June 12, 1987.
Video: Public Domain

Images

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U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan speaking at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, June 12, 1987.
National Archives, Washington, D.C