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President Ronald Reagan is interviewed on the U.S. Constitution by journalist Hugh Sidey.
In 1991, Hugh Sidey interviewed living presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan on the U.S. Constitution for the Commission of the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution.
American History Videos are sponsored by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation. These videos are offered to help teachers, students and the general public learn more about America's founding and the Constitution of the United States. www.jamesmadison.gov.
0:00 Intro
0:39 We the people
4:19 Reaganomics
16:27 War Powers Act
26:54 The Reagan Doctrine
36:25 Responsibility of the media
44:52 The Second Amendment
President Ronald Reagan is interviewed on the U.S. Constitution by journalist Hugh Sidey.
In 1991, Hugh Sidey interviewed living presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan on the U.S. Constitution for the Commission of the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution.
American History Videos are sponsored by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation. These videos are offered to help teachers, students and the general public learn more about America's founding and the Constitution of the United States. www.jamesmadison.gov.
0:00 Intro
0:39 We the people
4:19 Reaganomics
16:27 War Powers Act
26:54 The Reagan Doctrine
36:25 Responsibility of the media
44:52 The Second Amendment
