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President Reagan giving his Inaugural Address in 1984
President Reagan giving his Inaugural Address in 1981

01/20/1981, First Inaugural Address, U.S. Capitol, (WHTV #1A, 21:00) Downloadable mp4

02/05/1981, Address to the Nation on the Economy, Oval Office, (WHCA R91, 21:00) Downloadable mp4 

02/18/1981, Address on the Program for Economic Recovery, Joint Session of Congress, (WHCA R100, 40:00) Downloadable mp4 

04/28/1981, Address on the Program for Economic Recovery, Joint Session of Congress (First speech after assassination attempt), (WHCA R198, 23:00) Downloadable mp4

07/27/1981 Address to the Nation on Federal Tax Reduction Legislation, Oval Office, (WHCA R312, 23:00) Downloadable mp4

08/03/1981, Address on the Air Traffic Controllers Strike, Rose Garden, (WHCA R331, 12:00) Downloadable mp4 

09/24/1981, Address to the Nation on the Economic Recovery, Oval Office, (WHCA R385, 28:00) Downloadable mp4

11/18/1981, Address on Strategic Arms Reduction Talks-START (Zero Option Speech), National Press Club, Washington DC (WHCA R518, 24:00) Downloadable mp4 

12/23/1981, Address to the Nation on Christmas and the situation in Poland, Oval Office, (WHCA R571, 20:00) Downloadable mp4

President Reagan Poses for photographs for his Speech to the Nation on Tax and Budget Legislation in 1982
President Reagan Poses for photographs for his Speech to the Nation on Tax and Budget Legislation in 1982

01/26/1982, State of the Union Address, (Social Programs transferred to States) Joint Session of Congress, (WHTV #002-003, 43:00) Downloadable mp4 

04/29/1982, Address to the Nation on the Federal Budget, Oval Office (WHCA R784, 18:00) Downloadable mp4

05/09/1982, Address to Eureka College Graduating Class of 1982, Eureka College, Illinois (WHTV #141, 132, 28:00) Downloadable mp4

06/08/1982, Address to the British Parliament, Royal Gallery at the Palace of Westminster, London (WHCA R894, 33:00) Downloadable mp4

06/09/1982, Address to the Bundestag, Bundehaus, Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, (WHTV #213, 211, 31:00) Downloadable mp4

06/17/1982, Address to the General Assembly of the United Nations (Special Session on Disarmament, "Agenda for Peace"), United Nations, NYC, (WHTV #268, 25:00) Downloadable mp4

08/16/1982,  Address to the Nation on the Tax and Budget Legislation, Oval Office, (WHCA R996, 22:00) Downloadable mp4 

09/1/1982, Address to the Nation on the U.S. Policy in the Middle East, KNBC-TV studios, California, (WHCA R1016, 22:00) Downloadable mp4 

09/20/1982, Address to the Nation on Lebanon, Oval Office, (WHTV #348, 7:41) Downloadable mp4 

10/13/1982, Address to the Nation on the Economy, Oval Office, (WHCA R1105, 20:00) Downloadable mp4

11/22/1982, Address to the Nation on Arms Reduction and Nuclear Deterrence (MX Missile), Oval Office, (WHCA R1180, 23:00) Downloadable mp4 

President Reagan Gives his Speech to Congress and the Nation on Central America in 1983
President Reagan Gives his Speech to Congress and the Nation on Central America in 1983

01/25/1983, State of the Union Address, (Federal Spending Freeze) Joint Session of Congress, (WHTV #592-594, 48:00) Downloadable mp4 

03/08/1983, Address to the National Association of Evangelicals ("Evil Empire" Speech), Sheraton Twin Towers Hotel, Orlando, FL, (WHTV #701-702, 30:00) *Last few minutes of video copy of speech are missing. Downloadable mp4 

03/10/1983, Address on Central America and El Salvador, Annual Meeting of the National Association of Manufacturers, Washington Hilton Hotel (WHTV #708, 30:00) Downloadable mp4 

03/23/1983, Address to the Nation on National Security ("Star Wars" SDI Speech), Oval Office, (WHCA R1357, 29:00) Downloadable mp4 

04/11/1983, Address to the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, Capitol Centre, Landover, Maryland (WHTV #781, 21:00) Downloadable mp4 

04/27/1983, Address on Central America, Joint Session of Congress, (WHTV #825, 826, 35:00) Downloadable mp4 

09/05/1983, Address to the Nation on the Soviet Attack on a Korean Airliner (KAL 007), Oval Office, (WHCA R1597, 16:00) Downloadable mp4

09/26/1983, Address to the General Assembly of the United Nations, United Nations, New York City, (WHCA R1622, 23:00) Downloadable mp4 

10/27/1983, Address to the Nation on Lebanon and Grenada, Oval Office, (WHCA R1683, 25:00) Downloadable mp4

11/02/1983, Address upon establishing the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. as a holiday, Rose Garden, White House, (WHTV #C15, 11:00) Downloadable mp4 

11/04/1983, Address on the U.S. Casualties in Lebanon and Grenada, Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, North Carolina (WHTV #C18, 11:00) Downloadable mp4 

11/11/1983, Address before the Japanese Diet, Tokyo, Japan (WHTV #C29, 30:00) Downloadable mp4 

11/13/1983, Remarks to the American Troops at Camp Liberty Bell (DMZ), Republic of Korea (WHTV #C43, 13:00) Downloadable mp4 

President Reagan Gives a speech at Pointe Du Hoc on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day in 1984
President Reagan Gives a speech at Pointe Du Hoc on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day in 1984

01/16/1984, Address to the Nation and Other Countries on United States-Soviet Relations, East Room, White House, WHTV #D41, 24:00) Downloadable mp4 

01/25/1984, State of the Union Address, (America is back with 4 Great Goals) Joint Session of Congress, (WHTV #D58-D59, 48:00) Downloadable mp4

01/29/1984, Address to the Nation Announcing Reagan's candidacy for reelection, Oval Office, (WHCA R1829, 5:00) Downloadable mp4 

05/09/1984, Address to the Nation on Central America, Oval Office, (WHCA R1964, 28:00) Downloadable mp4 

05/28/1984, Remarks honoring the Vietnam War's Unknown, Arlington National Cemetery, (WHTV #G52, 17:00) Downloadable mp4 

06/04/1984, Address Before a Joint Session of the Irish National Parliament, Dublin, Ireland, (WHTV #G82, G83, 37:00) Downloadable mp4 

06/06/1984, Address at the U.S. Ranger Monument Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, Pointe Du Hoc, Normandy, France, (WHTV #G88, 13:00) Downloadable mp4 

06/06/1984, Address at the Omaha Beach Memorial Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, Omaha Beach, France, (WHTV #G89, 9:00) Downloadable mp4 

8/23/1984, Presidential Nomination Acceptance Address, Republican National Convention, Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas (WHCA R2163, 50:00) Downloadable mp4 

09/24/1984, Address to the General Assembly of the United Nations, United Nations, New York City, (WHTV #058, 35:00) Downloadable mp4

10/07/1984, Presidential Debate with Walter Mondale (Domestic Issues), Louisville, Kentucky, (WHCA R2239B, R2239C 100:00) Downloadable mp4

10/12/1984, Remarks during Whistlestop Tour of Ohio (six speeches on the train route), (WHTV #27-33)

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10/21/1984, Presidential Debate with Walter Mondale (Defense and Foreign Policy), Convention Center Music Hall, Kansas City, Missouri (WHCA R2265B, R2265C 90:00) Downloadable mp4 

10/26/1984, Remarks at Reagan-Bush Rally in Fairfield, Connecticut, (WHTV #081, 27:00) Downloadable mp4