Documents concerning Ronald Reagan’s June 12, 1987 Speech at the Brandenburg Gate near the Berlin Wall to celebrate the 750th Anniversary of Berlin. Includes draft speeches, media coverage, documents on the social and political atmosphere during this time, and reaction to the speech and President Reagan’s challenge to the Soviet Union.
-Annotated Schedule
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-Presidential June 12 Berlin Speech, March 6, 1987
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-Draft Presidential Speech: Berlin, June 12, 1987
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-Official-Informal, March 10, 1987
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-Official-Informal, March 13, 1987
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-Official-Informal, March 17, 1987
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-Official-Informal, March 18, 1987
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-Draft Presidential Speech with Memorandum for Mr. Frank C. Carlucci, The White House, Re: June 12 Presidential Berlin Speech
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-Draft Presidential Remarks, Berlin-Tempelhof Airport with Draft Memorandum for Mr. Frank C. Carlucci, The White House, Re: June 12 Presidential Remarks: Berlin Anniversary Birthday Party at Tempelhof Airport
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-Summary of Berlin Press, May 26, 1987
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-Memo from EUR - Rozanne L. Ridgway to NSC - Colin Powell Re: President's Berlin Speech
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-Summary of Berlin Press, May 29, 1987
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-May 29, 1987 draft Presidential Address: Brandenburg Gate
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-Talking Points on President's Brandenburg Gate Speech (May 29 draft)
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-June 1, 1987 draft Presidential Address: Brandenburg Gate
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-Talking Points on President's Brandenburg Gate Speech (June 1 draft)
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-Summary of Berlin Press, June 3, 1987
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-Summary of Berlin Press, June 4, 1987
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-GDR Protest President's Comments on Berlin and Germany
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-Presidential Initiative on Berlin
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-Summary of Berlin Press, June 9, 1987
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-The East Berlin Disturbances and the President's Brandenburg Speech
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-GDR Media Attack Preparations for President's Berlin Visit
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-Washing Post Article on the President's Speech in Berlin
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-Summary of Berlin Press, June 11, 1987
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-Highlights of Friday, June 12, Morning TV News
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-Several Hundred East Germans Gather for President's Speech
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-GDR Media Report West Berlin Brutality, Reprint Izvestia on Border Guards
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-ERU Press Guidance, June 12, 1987
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-GDR Media Treatment of President's June 12 Berlin Visit
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-Summary of Berlin Press, June 15, 1987
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-Presidential Visit to Berlin
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-Summary of Berlin Press, June 16, 1987
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-Hungarian TV Coverage of Riots in East Berlin
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-Summary of Berlin Press, June 18, 1987
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-The Reagan Visit and the Psychology of a Berlin Demonstration
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-Summary of Berlin Press, June 19, 1987
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-Report to 4th Plenum of the SED: Political Aspects
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-Summary of Berlin Press, June 22, 1987
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-Government Spokesman on Pope's Visit, Reagan Speech, Vatican-Polish Relations, and Polish-American Exchange of Ambassadors
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-Summary of Berlin Press, June 24, 1987
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-The Soviet Response in Berlin to President Reagan's Speech
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-Summary of Berlin Press, June 26, 1987
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-West Berlin Enthusiastic, GDR Negative, about Proposal to Hold Olympic Games
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-GDR Rejects Berlin Olympics Proposal
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-Berlin Assessment for June Meetings of Berlin Experts: Final, Post-Reykjavik Version
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-Summary of Berlin Press, July 6, 1987
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-Ambassador Burt's July 7 Luncheon with Soviet Ambassador to the GDR Kochemassov
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-President Reagan's Berlin Initiatives and European Security
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-The President's Berlin Initiative
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-New Soviet Embassy Minister
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-GDR Softer in Criticism of Reagan Speech
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-Presidential Visit to Berlin
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-GDR Embassy Official on East-West and US-GDR Relations
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