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Reagan at the Berlin Wall

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On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan gave an historic speech to the people of Berlin. It was here that Reagan spoke the famous phrase: "General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

Reagan at the Berlin Wall, 12 June 1987, Ronald Reagan Library.

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First accessed January 29, 2008.

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"Reagan at the Berlin Wall," in World History Commons, https://worldhistorycommons.org/reagan-berlin-wall [accessed December 21, 2024]

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