Carson was the perfect politician... He wanted to end the show with everybody happy... And being from the Midwest,,, didn't want to irritate anyone: good Christian attitude.
@@RichGilly "HE' was not a dictator, we have the senate and the House which were both Democrat at the time, why don't you ask WHY THEY didn't send a balanced budget to Pres. Reagan to sign into law? I believe that you need to go back to school and learn how government works.
@@markv.5962 Wrong again, the Republican congress balanced the budget, which in point of fact Clinton vetoed the first and second times it came to his desk, causing two govenment shutdowns. I find it absurd that at the time the Republicans got the blame for the govenment shutdowns, and now Clinton gets the credit for the balanced budget, when the reverse is true. People really need learn how the American government works.
We aren’t all dead yet. We still Vote. We Are ( all Americans) are Blocked by The Media . 90 per cent of news is Democrat news stations. Myself we don’t need 2 party control. Yes there is the Independent Party who can only Vote what the other 2 party’s elected. Sad but True.
Amen! As I wrote elsewhere in reply to Carson's interview of Ronald Regan, I'm a Trump supporter, but I have a terrible lack of respect for the manner in which Donald Trump talks to people. Hopefully Trump has learned from his first four-year tour as President. I do believe Trump has the intelligence, the will power and the work ethic to do good work. I pray that Trump wins in November 2024, and I pray he proves to be over his final four years in the White House the best President the United States has ever had. Andrew "Andy" McKane IV, 7 September 2024, Maunaloa, Hawaii.
It stands out like a sore thumb compared to today. Today it's "You're on the team or you're not, and if you're not, I will destroy you!" In 1975 we could discuss things rationally without having to destroy each other's lives due to a disagreement.
Over half the country just voted for a man who has absolutely no class or courtesy, and is proud of that, so I don't see a return to this type of discourse any time soon.
Conservatism has destroyed our middle class (although as California's governor, he was actually pretty liberal). And Reagan was suffering from dementia probably around 1984. BUT - it's pretty clear in this vid why he was so popular as a politician. At this point in 1975, Reagan had been public speaking for almost 40 years. He was smooth, glib, and good looking. No wonder Obama admired him and quoted him - game recognizes game, as they say.
MaryJeanne Chessrown I have respect for you all Mary Jeanne. Genuinely and honestly. I love the older generations and love to hear your perspectives. God bless you - Joe (37 yo)
@Rocky racoon Tadd the sad part is since everybody is dropping ages I'm 68 and I remember stopping watching television in the 60s by accident and then when I did start watching it again or seeing it again I realized it was 100% mind control brainwashing subliminal suggesting same with Hollywood. Fortunately is someone else has mentioned they are destroying themselves exposing themselves and imploding I have a feeling there's a plan somewhere in the heavens
Yes, but, why did Johnny pick that jacket to wear when he knew he would be interviewing Ronald Reagan? Furthermore, why would anyone pick that jacket to wear anytime, anywhere, in any time period. Yeesh.
Well said, they both were gentlemen. It's hard to find people like that in 2023. Society is in moral decay. Now you see the sobs, low IQ morally defective lowlife's roaming our society. God bless 🙏
@Red Balloon Conan is the best American TV show and Sona) adorable girl he has been to my country too, so a big + Falon is a moron, Jimmy is not funny he he he - too political on the off time Cordon is okay, Oliver is meh
President Reagan was a great and lovely man. He was kind and I believe honest, because in 44 years I've NEVER heard otherwise. And even though the mainstream media never talked about it, he was known for his great sense of humor! Sometimes you could see glimpses of it when he was speaking publicly. 😃 He was always polite and well-composed, a shining example of his generation, known as "America's Greatest Generation". ❤️🙏 🇺🇸🦅
@davidwayne5152 Only differences is Trumps is a bit more brazen stepping on people's toes when necessary, and people don't get his sense of humor, but I think he's hilarious, you just got to understand him😅 Two great men!❤🤍💙
You actually have a national healthcare program. If your leaders listened to Reagan, it would get turned over to private for profit industry, and you'd be in the same miserable boat as Americans
It's so good to be able to see Ronald Reagan . So many things he says are exactly the problems Donald Trump has addressed in his 1st term as our President. R R's calm demeanor is much like Vice President Mike Pence. Real facts are the truth. Democrats now think Americans are so caught up in their stupidity
Holo, you're grieving the loss of common decency while shooting off the divisiveness that killed it. Johnny was a liberal. If we could all flush the contentious tribalism we'd get back some of that common decency. ...I'm not holding my breath.
This was why Johnny Carson was so good. He could talk to anybody. Whether it was an important person like Reagan, or if he was interviewing the National Hog Calling Contest national champion.
Incredible. Johnny's great quality completely lost on today's hosts he actually lets them talk and answer questions. People conducted themselves with respect and intelligence. What happened?
@@vuchicago The big difference between Reagan's time and Trump,s time isn't between Reagan and Trump but, the media had more adults than children. Johnny Carson any day rather than Jim Acosta, Don Lemmon, Rachel Maddow and their ilk.
@@oad51 I don't seem to recall any of this when Obama or Bush was president. We desperately need an adult in the room, not a crybaby president who lies . Mexico is not paying for that wall. Coronavirus did not magically disappear. Russian meddling in our elections was not a hoax.
@@orionsghost9511 Saw your response from awhile back and was curious....why this comment? It seemed Reagan may not have specifically been what you were mentioning, but voting, or better yet the system of voting or perhaps our system of government. Or?
The good old days when talk shows meant something. Look at this.. A long, respectful conversation about serious topics,without too much interruption and bullshit.
@Benni B You are absolutely correct and it's even worse. In double blind tests, some who watch too much internet and social media evidenced lower cognitive performance than those who limited internet and social media. Unfortunately, when a percentage of the high internet/social media group agreed to limit use, six months later their performance had not recovered. And at one year, the same thing.
@@bloodygano7313 - that sounds like a claim that it would be good to get a second opinion about. Maybe from someone who has a different political stance than you, to try to remove the influence of bias.
In what way was the Reagan administration not an economic and foreign relations disaster? Everything he says fittingly comes from a golden age Hollywood movie version of reality.
There are two types of leadership. One motivates through calmness, rationality, and confidence. The other motivates through fear, and keeping people whipped up in a constant frenzy. I just watched 20 minutes of the first quality. I'd really like to see more of that type of leadership again.
a major problem is that you don't see the great leadership qualities of Donald Trump. You see a compendium of MOMENTS and incorrectly infer terrible things. Watch more interviews with Trump.
God bless President Reagan - great show - wonderful to see Johnny Carson chatting with one of the USA’s best leaders of all times. He was such a great leader…. Strong… resolute… and a uniter and a wonderful sense of humor - funny beyond belief
As a trained actor in Hollyweird, he knew how to put on a convincing show. Offstage, he lit the fuse that would slowly burn down the middle class to appease his Wall Street masters via "Trickle Down Economics."
I miss the maturity. Popular media interviews with politicians now sound closer to teenagers than adults. It's a shame. Are there no regular adults in media anymore?
Watching politicians in 2020 is like watching proponents of one ingrained, mindless, high school football rivalry versus another. Politicans, and people, can't even rationally discuss ANY political point without juvenile name-calling.
A perfect example of why Johnny Carson's program was so popular, and why such a huge audience stayed up late to watch it. Thoughtful, incisive, insightful interviews interlaced with warmth and gentle, non-confrontational humor were, and still are, extremely popular. Hardly any of today's programming comes even close to matching it, which is why their ratings are so low by comparison.
I remember seeing Letterman interview George W. Bush during the 2000 election campaign and Letterman's distaste for Bush was really obvious, particularly in his body language. I can't even imagine any of the current crop of late show hosts giving a respectful interview to any Republican that was even remotely conservative in outlook: I'm sure they'd be full of snark and bile.
Seriously, what the hell happened to TV talkshows? We went from two adults having an intelligent conversation in front of a live audience to.... Kimmel, Colbert and Fallon. This society has devolved
I'm not sure who started the trend to politics and not comedy, but I sure long for the old days. I remember over the years Johnny's original show was two hours, the an hour and a half and finally one hour. I thought the show would suffer but never did. I miss him and Ronald Reagan.
Hmmm, sir are you implying that I myself, an independent actually, destroyed your government? If that was the case I myself would immediately rectify said chaos but alas, this just not so. And just because I don't listen to bullshit news and commented how peaceful the "protest" in his statements are you felt a need to bash me as apart of a problem? Sure I'll accept it. 😌
I miss Reagan, too. I also miss the men and women, like my Grandparents, who predominately appreciated the class, tact, and language skills of men like Reagan and Carson. Sadly, class, tact, and language skills fell out of favor, for the most part, 30 years ago, give or take.
IF strong men will NOT MAKE A STAND, and stand UP for Biblical Values, then the result will be moral decay, decadence, and ultimate failure of ANY SOCIETY.......look at history, ancient Rome became a brothel, and a drunkard, and went down. same as the rich nations, of today, some to a greater extent than others, but, still going down; empires/ and kingdoms, come and go, absorbed by others,...on and on....
I met him when I was just a little kid in San Diego. kids know the feeling when around a nice “big person”. He was the best and kindest nicest guy ever.
@@9and7 Someones a baby because they dont think his deeds matched his rhetoric? How does that work? You call names at people when you dont agree? That says alot about ya.
I was a teenager during both of Regans terms from ten to eighteen years old. That man and his style had an enormous effect on me. Made me the conservative I am today
Yes he looks and sounds noble but he was the upside down thing of that in real live. You have all no idea what this people was and had done to the Amerikan peaople and the rest of the world. He was an evil in person. Read and watch about MK Ultra Monarch and you will slowly understand that there is nothing like it looks like.
Apart from being a gentleman and a good actor, R.R must have been one of the most brilliant presidents USA has ever had. And with a sense of humor too.
And as a consequence he was roundly laughed at by liberal politicians as being an airhead bereft of intellect and inherently evil because he was conservative. Pat Brown was a good example. He was essentially Hilary Clinton during his 3rd campaign for Governor, making fun of Reagan and not taking him seriously because after all, no one was going to elect a B-actor with no political experience. Brown was so smug and cynical toward Reagan's candidacy that he took a scene from one of Reagan's movies and exploited it to tell a 9-year-old kid that Reagan shot Abraham Lincoln. Can't make this up. I'm old enough to remember this. Reagan simply went about his business despite all the personal attacks, maintained his good humor and saved his criticisms of the opposition for when it would land solidly. He was not only smart and politically savvy, his lifelong experience as a Democrat before switching parties a few years before his run for Governor gained a lot of support from Democrat voters in California, and it resulted in a landslide victory in a state in which Democrats outnumberd Republicans 3-2. He was a man of substance and impeccable character, and a man who welcomed being underestimated by his detractors. They did so at their peril, and that's ultimately why Reagan never lost an election.
@@briane173 when he abolished the fairness act, he lost a lot of trust. When he sold arms to the middle east and threw others under the bus for it, he lost respect from more.
@@briane173He actually lost the 'Republican' nomination in both [68] and [76] although he is one of only✌🏼 Presidents that have EVER won 49 states. - Reagan won a landslide re-election victory, carrying 525 electoral votes, 49 states, and 58.8 percent of the popular vote. 💪🏼🇺🇲
It’s BS. Reagan was taking an extreme example and making folly of it. Now you have the republicans giving tax cuts to the already wealthy and corporations and the corporate executives are hauling it out the door in a wheelbarrow all the while they throw scraps at the middle class and poor. You sad folks have been sold a line of crap. But you’re not even going to realize it even when it’s rubbed on your nose.
A truly great American, I was 11 years old in 1975 and had a passion for politics and history at a young age. I was also a Johnny Carson fan as my parents watched his show nightly. President Regan was the first President I ever voted for and his words in 1975 ring so very true today! As I was taught as a grade school student, history always repeats itself, so I encourage fellow Americans to pay attention to today and study the past, wisdom is knowledge with experience. Wisdom is something President Regan possessed and it was evident in his decisions and leadership.
REAGAN increased the military to defeat Soviet Russia. And it worked. It forced Gorbachev to negotiate with Reagan for peace & in 1989 caused the fall of Communist Europe. They became Democratic republics & joined NATO (enemies became allies). We have Reagan to thank for that. Study your history, or you’ll continue to look uneducated .
It's gonna take a 'round turn in voters' attitudes before someone like Reagan could even be electable in the 21st Century. In the age of social media, We The People are in no mood for someone with character, sincerity, or substance. We're all angry, and that's all we want in office is angry people posturing and pandering to us.
How much I miss both of these men! Ronald Reagan was one of our best presidents. Can you imagine a presidential candidate taking all of these questions today, and answering directly and intelligently?
To think that it's 33 years since that Regan was the president, but no one has taken and notice. And the deficit has gone up 57 fold to $32 trillion. I live in Sydney/Aust and last Wednesday I delivered a talk on the demise of the US and referenced Regan in it.
@@scottstevens2752the law and order president? Yeah most corrupt administration, budget deficits and debt ridden, Government is the problem? Stealing from the poor to cut taxes for the rich? Tell me more of why he helped America? Reagan wanted to poison the air and water in America. He must’ve rally loved Americans…
Ronald could talk and answer all of the questions and speak without a teleprompter, he used index cards to ensure he covered what he wanted to, can’t imagine Obama or Biden doing that and Hillary Clinton had a copy of the debate questions and topics provided to her by Donna Brazile.
In 1984, I was a member of my high marching band and we won the National Championship that year, so we were invited to play for him at his second term inaugural in January of 1985. One of my proudest moments. What a great President!
@@MLP88 Hi🙂🌻🏵️🌹🌺🕊️✌️ What follows is all just my personal opinion from living and surviving for over 60 yrs... This nation's problems started WAAAAY before our current President ... How about pushing the credit cards on the people waayyy back in the '60's... ?!?? Find the 1968 classic , original film ,'.Bullitt' - Near the beginning of the iconic chase scene on San Francisco streets .. ( one would probably need a DVD of this film to spot it.. .. slow - motion frame - by - frame the film ..it is visible for maybe two seconds - . ). On a billboard in the background in the upper left corner is an ad for ( paraphrasing here ). 'get a credit account with Wells Fargo Bank' ... Just my humble opinion . People thought of credit cards then as if it was ' free money ' ... To a certain extent 🤔 ..A lot of careless , non - thinking, impulsive - like a toddler - folks still do now , all turning into that repulsive 'Veruca Salt' 👸🙄😤 character from the 'Willy Wonka' stories - ' They want what they want , when they want it ' - 'I want it ALL - and I want it ... NOW' 🤑🤑🤑😲😝❗... never considering the interest that builds up over time , getting a line of credit involves a lot of responsibility attached to that card... Lazy , spoiled, immature persons refuse to accept responsibility , even regarding their own well - being (. food. a warm dwelling in which to live , appropriate clothing for the seasons , paying the required bills to keep a permanent roof over one's head, providing properly for one' s children, etcetera..). .🤔 ... Does anyone really want to pay a ton of interest on a cup of coffee one purchased FOUR YEARS or longer back?!?? ..🤔 😄.💫💫💤💤😯😪😫🚧🚧. 💰💰💰💰💨💵💵💵💵💶💷💷💶💶💷💴💨Just my humble opinion... People who abuse credit cards should not have any cards..People as students should be taught how to create - and maintain - a budget📓 one can stick with , and be also taught HOW TO LIVE WITHIN ONE'S MEANS...Why is THIS not taught in grade school AND high school??!? .🤚🛑🚧🚧A LOT Of folks out there in the world 🌐🗺️ too ignorant to know how to USE , NOT ABUSE 😫 , them...👍👍🍀🍀🍀🍀☕☕🙂🤞🖖✌️🙏
He reminds me of my dear neighbors who are now in their 80's. Wisdom and calmness in the face of so much turmoil. We can solve problems with people like this. Carson was such a great interviewer. Reagan a great American.
I think you should move to China. If that's how you feel about America then you're better off being happy in another country. I'll pay for your plane fare to Hunan
@Oggatha Christie you do realize that nothing is free right? All those Professors, faculty, maintenance, etc all have to put food on thier table for themselves and if they have families as well. Not only that, there are property taxes and utilities that cost money as well. All this comes in to the question of "Well, how do we provide and pay everyone?" The answer comes by charging the students for access to an education. So, yes it would be nice to have a free education, but the US is not set up this way.
Lord how I miss this kind of conversation. The man knew his facts and could present them in an articulate manner. Whether you liked him, or voted for him he was always congenial and showed grace. My fellow Americans we all could learn something from this - public speaking and the gift of people being kind and informative. Be well all and stay well 😊
I would listen to Reagan on my drives to college in 1975 on the car radio. I think he was the California Governor at the time. He was concise, sharp, and told the truth. He was the first President I voted for at age 21.
Reagan was incredibly good at talking - no real hesitation, calm and quick witted. Very admirable. Edit: I was simply complimenting on his ability to connect. Did not intend for this to get political. But since we are there, he was an excellent President and a vast majority of Americans would agree. You can't please everyone all the time.
Joe H Wish he would have been President from 77-85, instead of going into the late 80s with cognitive decline, and he probably wouldn’t have had that crook Bush be his running mate.
Too bad that's all he was good at. As a politician, he was perfect. he could give any speech and give the people every lie in it with confidence and aptitude. All the while, pushing forward policies that steamrolled through every community and still do to this day. He's destroyed more lives than small pox and the plague put together. We are still struggling under the economic disparity and drug war horrors that this man and his corporate sponsors profit from. But hey....wasn't he such a wonderful speaker?
@@curtisbressler Hi Curt, I agree with you on the drug wars... but please elaborate on the policies specifically that steamrolled every community and destroyed more lives than smallpox and the plague put together.
Reagan increased military spending to defeat Soviet Russia. It forced Gorbachev to negotiate with Reagan for peace & in 1990 caused the fall of Communist Europe. They became Democratic republics & joined NATO (enemies became allies). We have Reagan to thank for that. Study your history, or you’ll continue to look uneducated .
@@TheTruthness2011 Please explain how wanting less government is woke? Personally I think you're full of s*** and I don't think you watched the goddamn video. And given the "fools ye" slogan means you're not American so f*** off
I think mr Reagan was a good soul we loved him as Calif governor and later on president plus he was a darn good actor on the tv show Death Valley Days too
Wishing I could step back in time and watch this on the TV in my grandparents farmhouse when it was aired back in the mid/late 70’s, God rest their souls. So nice to see a respectful and thoughtful discourse, it just doesn’t happen anymore. We’re such a divided nation. God help us all. “There’s enough fat in the federal government, that if you rendered it, you could wash the whole world.” Spot on, Mr. Reagan, and that statement is far truer today than it ever was in 1976, though it was absolutely very true, even back then. If we have enough money to send BILLIONS to other countries while the cost of our federal debt interest payments are second only to the cost of Social Security, then taxes are too high. It’s that simple. I don’t want to hear the government telling me that there’s nothing there when it comes time for me to collect my Social Security after I’ve paid into it my entire adult life while I’ve seen them send billions upon billions upon billions to foreign countries such as Ukraine or Israel with NO OVERSIGHT WHATSOEVER and they’ve opened our borders wide to illegal immigrants while housing them and giving them $2k a month while disabled American veterans are either dying on the streets or can’t get disability for service connected disabilities, but that’s where we’re headed, and that’s taxation without representation or recompense. Revolutions have been started for far less. I’m sick and tired of the “elites” pissing all over the very AMERICAN people they’re supposed to be representing while enriching themselves and making their constituents poorer and more miserable.
I’m from 1973, it always brings back warm feelings seeing and listening Ronald Reagan speak with his warm voice I really love the 80’s , and Ronald Reagan has a big part in that
I switched from the dem party to repub, that year Reagan ran. Even more true now, in2022: "I didn't leave the democrat party, the democrat party left me." LGB
I was 10 when Reagan was elected in 1980. Before then, the country seemed hopeless and weak. The news counted the days of the Americans held hostage in Iran. Long lines to get gas. The country changed immediately after Reagan was sworn in. It was noticeable even as a kid.
It's shocking to me that California turned so far to the left. A friend of mine calls it Commifornia. It was si Republican. Why did it turn to the left?
President Reagan had a great smile. Used to watch him present Death Valley Days with my granny, he was a great Governor when we lived in California, and the first time I voted Republican was for him. I miss him.
This is the man who made me realize I'd been wrong my whole life. I voted against him twice. And am so glad I was outvoted. Sure he made some mistakes, every president does... but he did far more good than anyone since, and most of those who came before. I'm proud to admit I was wrong. I learned.
“It’s far easier to fool people than to convince them they’ve been fooled.” Mark Twain’ 1906 I’ll add; and extremely admirable when a man has the humility to do so! Thank you for being that rare individual. God bless you!
Ronald Reagan was the first President I voted for. He was like my late Daddy…backed up his words with action. I remember Reagan handling the air traffic controllers and his bombing Libya. He is greatly missed.
@@jstravelers4094 I watch many news channels and at least Fox has some hilarious commentary with Gutfeld. CNN has sticks up their @$$es, that's all that can be said. I enjoyed Alan Colmes radio show and only Fox made that possible. And John Batchelor's show was very inspiring.
This is a timely commentary Betty. It is interesting to note that President Reagan simply sat in a chair, legs crossed, calm, and kept his voice in a similar calming tone. Unfortunately politicians today are hyper focused, donor sensitive, micro managed, and obsessed with their self-image. They rarely allow for lengthy ad hoc discussion, which is sometimes the most interesting, and sadly wouldn't know that such an opportunity exists. I say all of this equally surprised at your own calming image which I say respectfully is beautiful and comforting in its own way.
I am eternally grateful that my first inkling of “President of the United States” was Ronald Reagan. I vaguely remember Carter, but only the failed hostage rescue. I was born in 1971. Reagan was a gift.
Common sense. Yes, that's it. Not all that common today. Many have bought into the lies fed them by well-meaning educators, politicians, and, perhaps, not-so-well-meaning folks in public media. Parents bought into it and many have abandoned their God-given responsibility to help their children learn what it takes to think clearly through issues and learn the truth before making decisions rather than relying on others to tell them what to think.
@@markcotton3481 take a look into planned economies, how well they work . . . Wait, there are none. And mixed economies have a countryfull of problems and the other hand just behind their back; you never know until you look for yourself.
@@softlycrumblingcastle1820 And the USA has been going great since then, right? I don't like the trajectory that America has taken since the eighties and I think it has plenty to do with Reaganomics. Bill Clinton entrenched the neoliberal agenda. All national economies are planned to a degree, including USA. I disagree with economic policy that favours the rich getting richer and the poor getting shafted. Very simple. Your argument doesn't hold water given the state of the country you want to present as a model example.
@@markcotton3481 Well, I frankly think left anarchism has some good things but not communism by any strech. More freer economies benefit poor people, avoid monopolies and are reliable. Once you get rid of privatization permanently there is no more middle class, nor progress at all, until mercantilization raises up from ancient times. By the way my friend, you are welcome to come visit us is south america, I kindly take a yankee place if you like. [Asuming you reside there]. Have a great day.
Wow .... television was civilized and CALM back then. I find it interesting how much information Reagan gave the public about government policy and the budget regarding funded programs. Everything really clicks now with how our government has been the past 10 years. Glad I saw this. Thanks Reagan for being a stand up guy, I appreciate all you tried to do. Rest peacefully.
@@kelleychilton2524 weak and depraved, they attack everything good and Godly implementing propaganda campaigns demonizing family values, secretly teaching our children how to think immorally they're evil vulgar demons
@@chancesareshewears you’re a liberal buffoon . The economy was booming under Reagan. Inflation under carter and his weakness like most liberals got him out.
I recall listening to President Reagan on TV discussing the Wall in Russia. I recall him addressing the nation and hearing his solitude, his authority, and his compassion for people all over the world. If there ever was a modern day Father of Our Country, it was Ronald Reagan.
@@IWantToBelieve1 And what? Almost all modern president have overseen an increase in national debt. It's been a matter of fact for a long time now. Reagan increased it by about $1 trillion, which people were shocked by at the time. Then Obama increased it by over $9 trillion. More than every single president before him combined..
polifatts Yes yes deflect by talking about Obama. I’m not a fan of Obamas debt either. That doesn’t change the fact that Reagan fucked up and put this country into so much financial trouble that Bush had to raise taxes which cost him his presidency after one term. For some reason Reagan is considered the ultimate financial conservative when all he did was put the country in huge debt.
@@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath Reagan had to do it, he spent so much on military that he got Soviets so much nervous they ended up bankrupting themselves just to compete the US and finally broken into countries after Reagan left the office. He literally bribed Gorbachev! He was so smart to finish a Cold War in a decade rather than 'endless wars' initiated by current US Presidents.
Timeless in every way this interview. Two great men in the fields. Joe Rogan is the johnny Carson of this generation. Reagan was an incredible man. Brings a tear to my eye that gentlemen like this are hard to find today.
It's s pity that we shall never see another top-notch specimen like Ronald Reagan running the show from the WH. Smartphones and Facebook have very subtlety destroyed the millennial generation.
Reagan is the reason things are so screwed up today...he kicked it off and ruined the middle class with the big lie that if you cut taxes for the wealthiest it will trickle down to the rest.
Carson being a comedian asked much better questions compared to todays journalists.
yep...
@hiram hacklesworth And they're not even funny.
@hiram hacklesworth and leftie commies
If we was alive he’d be a great debate moderator.
Carson was the perfect politician...
He wanted to end the show with everybody happy...
And being from the Midwest,,, didn't want to irritate anyone: good Christian attitude.
Everything President Reagan said has stood the test of time! And Johnny Carson was one of the greatest interviewers of all time.
NOPE. Reagan was wrong. Lots of people died because he diddled while AIDS spread. He did nothing about it until tons of people protested
Except he didn't balance the budget when he became President.
@@RichGilly
"HE' was not a dictator, we have the senate and the House which were both Democrat at the time, why don't you ask WHY THEY didn't send a balanced budget to Pres. Reagan to sign into law?
I believe that you need to go back to school and learn how government works.
@@RichGilly no president has ever balanced the budget, except for bill clinton
@@markv.5962 Wrong again, the Republican congress balanced the budget, which in point of fact Clinton vetoed the first and second times it came to his desk, causing two govenment shutdowns. I find it absurd that at the time the Republicans got the blame for the govenment shutdowns, and now Clinton gets the credit for the balanced budget, when the reverse is true. People really need learn how the American government works.
I miss this generation! They were the calm voice of reason and a bastion of strength.
We aren’t all dead yet. We still Vote. We Are ( all Americans) are Blocked by The Media . 90 per cent of news is Democrat news stations. Myself we don’t need 2 party control. Yes there is the Independent Party who can only Vote what the other 2 party’s elected. Sad but True.
I don’t.
No. Reagan sucked
@@css1323 How's your piggy bank, ricenick?
Me, too. Calm, spirited, and measured. Truthfulness could probably even come into the fold, God forbid.
Watching this is like watching a long-forgotten bygone era of classy and courteous discourse... And we could sure use this kind of discourse today!
Amen! As I wrote elsewhere in reply to Carson's interview of Ronald Regan, I'm a Trump supporter, but I have a terrible lack of respect for the manner in which Donald Trump talks to people. Hopefully Trump has learned from his first four-year tour as President. I do believe Trump has the intelligence, the will power and the work ethic to do good work. I pray that Trump wins in November 2024, and I pray he proves to be over his final four years in the White House the best President the United States has ever had. Andrew "Andy" McKane IV, 7 September 2024, Maunaloa, Hawaii.
Amen!
It stands out like a sore thumb compared to today. Today it's "You're on the team or you're not, and if you're not, I will destroy you!" In 1975 we could discuss things rationally without having to destroy each other's lives due to a disagreement.
Over half the country just voted for a man who has absolutely no class or courtesy, and is proud of that, so I don't see a return to this type of discourse any time soon.
You can if you look carefully. You just won’t find it on main stream media.
It looks like I'm not the only one watching this in 2020 and seeing how relevant it is today.
Conservatism has destroyed our middle class (although as California's governor, he was actually pretty liberal). And Reagan was suffering from dementia probably around 1984. BUT - it's pretty clear in this vid why he was so popular as a politician. At this point in 1975, Reagan had been public speaking for almost 40 years. He was smooth, glib, and good looking. No wonder Obama admired him and quoted him - game recognizes game, as they say.
@Marius Ipad I'm still trying to figure out Reagan's role in everything. Do you think he was just a puppet or more sinister than that?
100% on.
@@krystalcarey Puppet.
@@fadetoblack7046 my suspicion as well. Do you think Trump is a puppet.
He answered more questions in the first 2 minutes than any of the politicians of today.
people are alot more easier to trick back then
@@aceous99 maybe so but that still doesn't excuse the absolute word salad answers of today's politicians.
@@aceous99 no one cares what you think-you don't even live in the US-so BITE ME bucko.
@@aceous99 Uhhh what? People are far more easier to trick now. People had their heads screwed on back then
@@rogerigez21 💯%
I’m 70 and miss the respect that we used to have in the good ol days. We didn’t know how good we had it.
I am78 and I totally agree! The children are not taught respect! Their parents lost it somewhere along the way.
We took it for granted.
MaryJeanne Chessrown I have respect for you all Mary Jeanne. Genuinely and honestly. I love the older generations and love to hear your perspectives. God bless you - Joe (37 yo)
The flaming left have to be stopped...at any price...period
@Rocky racoon Tadd the sad part is since everybody is dropping ages I'm 68 and I remember stopping watching television in the 60s by accident and then when I did start watching it again or seeing it again I realized it was 100% mind control brainwashing subliminal suggesting same with Hollywood.
Fortunately is someone else has mentioned they are destroying themselves exposing themselves and imploding I have a feeling there's a plan somewhere in the heavens
His words still matter even after decades. Johnny Carson and Ronald Reagan, two of the best in their field by a long shot. Memorable interview!
Yes, but, why did Johnny pick that jacket to wear when he knew he would be interviewing Ronald Reagan? Furthermore, why would anyone pick that jacket to wear anytime, anywhere, in any time period. Yeesh.
@@Predilus absolutely. Miss this era totally and will never see it again
Two of the Classiest men to emerge out of the mid-west via Hollywood. Ultimate gentlemen.
They're both acting.
Wakey-wakey 😆.
The whole interview is scripted. People are so-gullible and don't realise how society fools yee
💙🌿.
Sorry anybody that creates an Osama BinLadin is not very 'classy' at all.
A wife beater and the other a buffoon that created binLaden. Ronnie was showing signs of Alzheimer's even back then.
Well said, they both were gentlemen. It's hard to find people like that in 2023. Society is in moral decay.
Now you see the sobs, low IQ morally defective lowlife's roaming our society.
God bless 🙏
Old school.we don't have any today
The conversation is so clean and clear. Why we don't have those conversations anymore
Partly because "conversation" has been reduced to 140 characters and 7-second sound bites....
Because the national IQ average had dropped in America.
@@Anonymous27376 I agree
Because at some stage feelings became truth...
Nothing twisted about it. Just honest conversation.
Could you imagine Jimmy Fallon interviewing him with his constant giggling like a little child?
Jimmy Fallon is a dumb ass. Reagan would have out him in his place.
No, definitely not.
@truth atlast - Well said, truth at last!
@Red Balloon
Conan is the best American TV show
and Sona) adorable girl
he has been to my country too, so a big +
Falon is a moron, Jimmy is not funny he he he - too political on the off time
Cordon is okay, Oliver is meh
Please, no
June 2024 in UK maybe our politicians should listen to this respectful, sensible person.
President Reagan was a great and lovely man. He was kind and I believe honest, because in 44 years I've NEVER heard otherwise. And even though the mainstream media never talked about it, he was known for his great sense of humor! Sometimes you could see glimpses of it when he was speaking publicly. 😃 He was always polite and well-composed, a shining example of his generation, known as "America's Greatest Generation". ❤️🙏 🇺🇸🦅
Trump is just like him ...for the most part.
@davidwayne5152 Only differences is Trumps is a bit more brazen stepping on people's toes when necessary, and people don't get his sense of humor, but I think he's hilarious, you just got to understand him😅 Two great men!❤🤍💙
One of our best President's.
You actually have a national healthcare program. If your leaders listened to Reagan, it would get turned over to private for profit industry, and you'd be in the same miserable boat as Americans
Calm poised , not emotional. Facts and common sense. We have lost this.
It's so good to be able to see Ronald Reagan . So many things he says are exactly the problems Donald Trump has addressed in his 1st term as our President. R R's calm demeanor is much like Vice President Mike Pence. Real facts are the truth. Democrats now think Americans are so caught up in their stupidity
That we believe everything their lying faces and mouths say like K Harris and "Joe" As in debate 10/7/2020
I agree. The man had common sense and knowledge. His leadership is timeless. Need more like him.
he's an actor.
Sensitive to both sides..for "U.S."! Not themselves.
Did you see how respectful each treated the other? Can you imagine that today? Neither can I.
the liberals have destroyed common decency
holoholo haole no ka oi nah, that’s your fuhrer, Trump.
@@walex19 dumb comment
Holo, you're grieving the loss of common decency while shooting off the divisiveness that killed it. Johnny was a liberal. If we could all flush the contentious tribalism we'd get back some of that common decency. ...I'm not holding my breath.
@@swanofnutella4734 no, we will not accept liberalism or globalism ever again. Trump 2020 or all is lost
LOOK AT THIS A REALLY NICE INTELLIGENT CONVERSATION WITH TWO PEOPLE SITTING DOWN AND LISTENING TO EACH OTHER WOW!!!
YOU sure do not see that anymore!
Imagine Donald Trump would be there 😂
Can't do it now because the Fake news spreads like wildfire
And no vulgar language....Imagine That!👍
This was why Johnny Carson was so good. He could talk to anybody. Whether it was an important person like Reagan, or if he was interviewing the National Hog Calling Contest national champion.
I think being from small town Nebraska served him well.
He was great. He could interview anyone and make it interesting and even funny.
When people in politics and entertainment acted like adults.
Once upon a time in a land far far away they did act like adults. THEN THE DEMOCRATS BECAME THE FAR-LEFT AND THIS IS THE RESULT.
Incredible. Johnny's great quality completely lost on today's hosts he actually lets them talk and answer questions. People conducted themselves with respect and intelligence. What happened?
Yes, until Trump.
@@vuchicago The big difference between Reagan's time and Trump,s time isn't between Reagan and Trump but, the media had more adults than children. Johnny Carson any day rather than Jim Acosta, Don Lemmon, Rachel Maddow and their ilk.
@@oad51 I don't seem to recall any of this when Obama or Bush was president. We desperately need an adult in the room, not a crybaby president who lies . Mexico is not paying for that wall. Coronavirus did not magically disappear. Russian meddling in our elections was not a hoax.
I miss this decency between human beings.
Always treat your warmonger with decency.
@@orionsghost9511 Oh god not this.
@@michaelterrell5061 Ohhh yea.
I don’t think we will have it in my lifetime.
@@orionsghost9511 Saw your response from awhile back and was curious....why this comment? It seemed Reagan may not have specifically been what you were mentioning, but voting, or better yet the system of voting or perhaps our system of government. Or?
The good old days when talk shows meant something. Look at this.. A long, respectful conversation about serious topics,without too much interruption and bullshit.
You sound foolish the next thing you mentioned is make America great again👎🏾
@Benni B You are absolutely correct and it's even worse. In double blind tests, some who watch too much internet and social media evidenced lower cognitive performance than those who limited internet and social media. Unfortunately, when a percentage of the high internet/social media group agreed to limit use, six months later their performance had not recovered. And at one year, the same thing.
"...when talk shows meant something..." Lol.
And seemingly a pole meant something.
@Benni B But the internet and social media gave us 3 hour-long podcasts millions of people watch daily.
This was television at its best. Respectful and thought-provoking dialogue.
Bro he brought cocain in black and brown communitys to crack them down later
@@bloodygano7313 - that sounds like a claim that it would be good to get a second opinion about. Maybe from someone who has a different political stance than you, to try to remove the influence of bias.
We have THE VIEW...just as good, no? 😂
@@whatsupfoo4592 😂🤣
@@whatsupfoo4592 😂 big ooof…
Man, almost 50 years later and this interview still rings true.
yeah the best part was his scorn at the politicians spending money on social programs instead of defence
His comment about the enforcement of regulations was chilling, but even more important now.
In what way was the Reagan administration not an economic and foreign relations disaster? Everything he says fittingly comes from a golden age Hollywood movie version of reality.
You should watch the last debate between Reagan and Carter in 1980. It sounds like it’s from today. Scary.
Reagan was a moron whose ascent to power began America's descent into the abyss.
There are two types of leadership.
One motivates through calmness, rationality, and confidence.
The other motivates through fear, and keeping people whipped up in a constant frenzy.
I just watched 20 minutes of the first quality. I'd really like to see more of that type of leadership again.
a major problem is that you don't see the great leadership qualities of Donald Trump. You see a compendium of MOMENTS and incorrectly infer terrible things. Watch more interviews with Trump.
@@AlaborJinta Agree! Trump is Reagan, just a bit less refined!
Yes
God bless President Reagan - great show - wonderful to see Johnny Carson chatting with one of the USA’s best leaders of all times. He was such a great leader…. Strong… resolute… and a uniter and a wonderful sense of humor - funny beyond belief
As a trained actor in Hollyweird, he knew how to put on a convincing show. Offstage, he lit the fuse that would slowly burn down the middle class to appease his Wall Street masters via "Trickle Down Economics."
@jonah1976 with all due respect, you have no idea what you're talking about.
@@jonah1976 There was no acting in this video. That was Ronaldus Magnus in all his glory, five years before he became president.
My God I miss Reagan. I know the 80s had troubles but it’s easy to forget how much dignity and respect we’ve lost in the last 30 years or so.
Hindsight is 20/20. Can't wait till 20/20 is hindsight.
@Carlos Regan was President from 1981-1989, I believe this is what he is referring to. But hell, I would take the mid 70's too!
@@katrinaprice7267 clever word play there
Your correct and one reason because people have taken God out of their lives
Our last duly elected president.
That conversation is just as relevant right now as it was 45 years ago.
I absolutely agree !!
Remember in 2016 Trump said, "I try to pay as little tax as possible, because the government wastes so much of it!"? He was RIGHT!
Ronald Reagan inevitably . . . upon review, may have been our best President from the 1970's to present !
What Really boils my britches is people bashing Reygun for wearing rouge. There isn’t a single television personality that doesn’t wear makeup.
I strongly agree and that's why 45 years later POTUS45 is TRUMP.
Just Wow! Brought tears to my eyes. I'm 63 now, and I still LOVE him!
I hear you Anjeta... I'm 62 and miss him so....
Indeed, I'm 62 and voted for his second term, (couldn't vote in 1980) RR! what a marvellous Country USA used to be under his command.
Same here !
Me too ❤❤🎉🎉
One word. "Class". As a Brit, i was a kid when Reagan was President. Maggie Thatcher and Reagan were ideologically aligned.
I miss the maturity. Popular media interviews with politicians now sound closer to teenagers than adults. It's a shame. Are there no regular adults in media anymore?
Watching politicians in 2020 is like watching proponents of one ingrained, mindless, high school football rivalry versus another. Politicans, and people, can't even rationally discuss ANY political point without juvenile name-calling.
So right
Reagan was a respectful mature adult compared to Trump, but he was the same snake oil salesman.
WT Keeton Jimmy Fallon would never host Reagan in today’s climate.
@@jerrysoh619there was no better snake oil salesman than that ole community leader himself, Barack O
The late night talk show hosts we have today couldn't hold a candle to Johnny Carson.
Dick Cavett was similar to Carson in the 60s and 70s.
Facts!!!
Except Conan
AMEN
I no longer watch any of the late night hosts on TV. I'd rather watch reruns.
A perfect example of why Johnny Carson's program was so popular, and why such a huge audience stayed up late to watch it. Thoughtful, incisive, insightful interviews interlaced with warmth and gentle, non-confrontational humor were, and still are, extremely popular. Hardly any of today's programming comes even close to matching it, which is why their ratings are so low by comparison.
Ok boomer
@@LF12468 you're just jealous
@@LF12468 ok groomer
Colbert and Kimmel could learn a lot by watching Carson.
I'm a MAGA guy and will also say that Trump could learn a lot by watching Reagan.
I remember seeing Letterman interview George W. Bush during the 2000 election campaign and Letterman's distaste for Bush was really obvious, particularly in his body language. I can't even imagine any of the current crop of late show hosts giving a respectful interview to any Republican that was even remotely conservative in outlook: I'm sure they'd be full of snark and bile.
Im a Canadian and even I loved President Reagan. An amazing man.
You are a very smart person! Love the Canadian people!
Im British and i loved Reagan, he was lucky, he had Thatcher, telling him what to do 😂
@@philh8288 Haha true!
He was like our General George S. Patton, born to play a role in history at just the right time.
Reagan was a plain speaker who defaulted to common sense. We Canadians have a guy coming who emulates this. But Reagan was the gold standard
What a fantastic conversation. You just wouldn’t witness this sort of conversation today on evening TV.
Then, there were just 3 networks yet then, there was something more.
It’s all corrupt nowadays.
This isn't a conversation, it's Reagan campaigning.
@@MrMZaccone Dude, it's a conversation. Can't belittle that fact successfully, whatever else it may have been.
@@skidancin A conversation is two-sided. That wasn't.
The crazy thing is this man won the biggest landslide electoral victory in the history of the U.S. That record STILL stands!
Until this coming Tuesday 🇺🇸👍😉🎃🎃🎃
@@playbackproductions1 Dont say that until we know!
That’s when Americans had common sense and the media wasn’t a propaganda machine for an anti-American agenda!
Until tomorrow.
@@Mediumal For your mouth to gods ears! #TRUMP2020
A Great President who left his mark in history.
I can keep watching them talking and laughing for hours. So much intelligence and honesty. It’s the best time of America.
Yup - just hope we're not forever stuck with the clown show that is our modern world.
Seriously, what the hell happened to TV talkshows? We went from two adults having an intelligent conversation in front of a live audience to.... Kimmel, Colbert and Fallon. This society has devolved
We have dumbed down and the idiocy running everything today us the result.
Social media has brought the crazy to our once sane world. Liberals are throwing gas on the fire, supporting antyfa and 8lm...
They became podcasts.
you had to taint the comment sec putting those sellout weasels names on here
lol
A short attention span, wanting to be constantly entertained and not wanting to put forth any energy to think and be engaged in the conversation.
See there used to be a time in this country when a talk show host/media allowed a politician to question without a spin or an agenda.
EXACTLY!
True. Shame on Fox News.
@@mml1426 fox news???? You mean all of the media in general ESPECIALLY the left side that spins any story going against their narrative.
@@superfluffy7171 The right side too
There is no one close to the class of these two gentlemen in politics or media today.
Two legends. You don't get quality conversations on these late night shows anymore
We don't even get conversations anymore let alone discussions of quality.
Yup, nowadays they're inviting BTS to play hide and seek instead of talking about the real issues
I'm not sure who started the trend to politics and not comedy, but I sure long for the old days. I remember over the years Johnny's original show was two hours, the an hour and a half and finally one hour. I thought the show would suffer but never did. I miss him and Ronald Reagan.
SJ so very true.
The modern TV audience hasn't the IQ to keep up I'm afraid...
Oh my. President Regan was the best.
Can I just say how calm and soothing this is to listen to, I choose old news over fake news. Thank you Mr. President.
@@JR-playlists you're so spun up in your emotions, you can't even post a comment without an insult in it. That's just sad.
More relevant now than then hahahahahaaahaaa
@@JR-playlists Not wanting to listen to fake news is a republican or conservative desire? At least you can admit it...
Thats because life was wholesome and easy going why I like country living over city anyday!
Hmmm, sir are you implying that I myself, an independent actually, destroyed your government? If that was the case I myself would immediately rectify said chaos but alas, this just not so. And just because I don't listen to bullshit news and commented how peaceful the "protest" in his statements are you felt a need to bash me as apart of a problem? Sure I'll accept it. 😌
With all the turmoil of 2020, I had a lump in my throat listening to this interview. Ronald Reagan, you are sorely missed!!
Amen!
I miss Reagan, too. I also miss the men and women, like my Grandparents, who predominately appreciated the class, tact, and language skills of men like Reagan and Carson. Sadly, class, tact, and language skills fell out of favor, for the most part, 30 years ago, give or take.
Yes.🥺
He sounds adult compared to now Democrats
@@larrytrejo1882 His "Government is the problem" is responsible for the crisis US finds itself today.
Such an elegant, classy man. I sure do miss him. Rest in peace, President Reagan.
I should have added this interview was almost 50 years ago and still holds true.
It makes me sad to see we've gone from this kind of polite, constructive discussion to petty insults, whining and infantile attacks.
IF strong men will NOT MAKE A STAND, and stand UP for Biblical Values, then the result will be moral decay, decadence, and ultimate failure of ANY SOCIETY.......look at history, ancient Rome became a brothel, and a drunkard, and went down. same as the rich nations, of today, some to a greater extent than others, but, still going down; empires/ and kingdoms, come and go, absorbed by others,...on and on....
Because FACTS ARE - today the democrats own 90% of the media and will run propaganda
@@TheTriplelman correct
@@petersack5074 Amen!
I met him when I was just a little kid in San Diego. kids know the feeling when around a nice “big person”. He was the best and kindest nicest guy ever.
They're both acting.
Wakey-wakey 😆.
The whole interview is scripted. People are so-gullible and don't realise how society fools yee
💙🌿.
Who’s “ he and him” genius? 🙄
Like a priest?
@@serenityinside1 there’s 2 men featured in this clip. and the good Doctor is most likely not referring to Johnny.
not too hard to figure out.
He had every person in the studio at his feet. Not a sound when he talked.......he was amazing and right!
ONE OF A KIND
His talk was excellent. Too bad his deeds didn't match his rhetoric.
@@KutWrite Poor baby...
@@9and7 Someones a baby because they dont think his deeds matched his rhetoric?
How does that work? You call names at people when you dont agree? That says alot about ya.
@@DrummerJacob LOL!!! Yeah you got me there I'll take the Berlin Wall and as it crumbles and enjoy my day....Cheers.
Respectful of each other, entertaining and enlightening for viewers, refreshing like a breath of fresh air. Missing them both terribly.
Johnny Carson was one of the best to ever do this. His influence is immeasurable.
47 years later and these words from Reagan are still relevant!
They are!
Conservatism is always relevant because it’s not based on emotion but facts
Reagan’s suit was something! He looks and sounds so noble. Americans should feel luck for his years in Office.
It was an honor to have served in the Navy under his guidance.
I was a teenager during both of Regans terms from ten to eighteen years old. That man and his style had an enormous effect on me. Made me the conservative I am today
His suit is still wearable today. Carson's on the other hand looks like a 70;s realtor's suit.
@@scottm.franklinnc7942 wow that's a first hand reference
Yes he looks and sounds noble but he was the upside down thing of that in real live. You have all no idea what this people was and had done to the Amerikan peaople and the rest of the world. He was an evil in person. Read and watch about MK Ultra Monarch and you will slowly understand that there is nothing like it looks like.
Dear god we have fallen so far , dicussions such as this would be so refreshing
Apart from being a gentleman and a good actor, R.R must have been one of the most brilliant presidents USA has ever had.
And with a sense of humor too.
And as a consequence he was roundly laughed at by liberal politicians as being an airhead bereft of intellect and inherently evil because he was conservative. Pat Brown was a good example. He was essentially Hilary Clinton during his 3rd campaign for Governor, making fun of Reagan and not taking him seriously because after all, no one was going to elect a B-actor with no political experience. Brown was so smug and cynical toward Reagan's candidacy that he took a scene from one of Reagan's movies and exploited it to tell a 9-year-old kid that Reagan shot Abraham Lincoln. Can't make this up. I'm old enough to remember this.
Reagan simply went about his business despite all the personal attacks, maintained his good humor and saved his criticisms of the opposition for when it would land solidly. He was not only smart and politically savvy, his lifelong experience as a Democrat before switching parties a few years before his run for Governor gained a lot of support from Democrat voters in California, and it resulted in a landslide victory in a state in which Democrats outnumberd Republicans 3-2. He was a man of substance and impeccable character, and a man who welcomed being underestimated by his detractors. They did so at their peril, and that's ultimately why Reagan never lost an election.
We live with his horrible choices today ,but you idiots know jack squata
Selling arms to the middle east wasn't his proudest moment. Nor was abolishing the fairness act.
But, yeah, he was entertaining.
@@briane173 when he abolished the fairness act, he lost a lot of trust. When he sold arms to the middle east and threw others under the bus for it, he lost respect from more.
@@briane173He actually lost the 'Republican' nomination in both [68] and [76] although he is one of only✌🏼 Presidents that have EVER won 49 states. - Reagan won a landslide re-election victory, carrying 525 electoral votes, 49 states, and 58.8 percent of the popular vote. 💪🏼🇺🇲
I miss both of these men. Carson’s expression, when Reagan said a study showed “young people are happier than old people,” was priceless.
alan30189 I don’t think young people are happy anymore
It’s BS. Reagan was taking an extreme example and making folly of it.
Now you have the republicans giving tax cuts to the already wealthy and corporations and the corporate executives are hauling it out the door in a wheelbarrow all the while they throw scraps at the middle class and poor.
You sad folks have been sold a line of crap. But you’re not even going to realize it even when it’s rubbed on your nose.
@@michaelrief4424 Bernie Sanders is a con man. THE PROOF IS IN THE TAPIOCA PUDDING!
A truly great American, I was 11 years old in 1975 and had a passion for politics and history at a young age. I was also a Johnny Carson fan as my parents watched his show nightly. President Regan was the first President I ever voted for and his words in 1975 ring so very true today! As I was taught as a grade school student, history always repeats itself, so I encourage fellow Americans to pay attention to today and study the past, wisdom is knowledge with experience. Wisdom is something President Regan possessed and it was evident in his decisions and leadership.
REAGAN increased the military to defeat Soviet Russia. And it worked. It forced Gorbachev to negotiate with Reagan for peace & in 1989 caused the fall of Communist Europe. They became Democratic republics & joined NATO (enemies became allies). We have Reagan to thank for that.
Study your history, or you’ll continue to look uneducated
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It's gonna take a 'round turn in voters' attitudes before someone like Reagan could even be electable in the 21st Century. In the age of social media, We The People are in no mood for someone with character, sincerity, or substance. We're all angry, and that's all we want in office is angry people posturing and pandering to us.
same here - i was 12 in '75 & saw this show when it aired. Great to take a look back at a time when the world had so much more class.....
How much I miss both of these men! Ronald Reagan was one of our best presidents. Can you imagine a presidential candidate taking all of these questions today, and answering directly and intelligently?
He wasn't a liberal is why he could answer intelligently :)
To think that it's 33 years since that Regan was the president, but no one has taken and notice. And the deficit has gone up 57 fold to $32 trillion.
I live in Sydney/Aust and last Wednesday I delivered a talk on the demise of the US and referenced Regan in it.
@@scottstevens2752the law and order president? Yeah most corrupt administration, budget deficits and debt ridden,
Government is the problem? Stealing from the poor to cut taxes for the rich? Tell me more of why he helped America? Reagan wanted to poison the air and water in America. He must’ve rally loved Americans…
@@markferguson7563Trump needs to be in the White House or it's the end of America. I'm from New York.
Ronald could talk and answer all of the questions and speak without a teleprompter, he used index cards to ensure he covered what he wanted to, can’t imagine Obama or Biden doing that and Hillary Clinton had a copy of the debate questions and topics provided to her by Donna Brazile.
In 1984, I was a member of my high marching band and we won the National Championship that year, so we were invited to play for him at his second term inaugural in January of 1985. One of my proudest moments. What a great President!
What a wonderful honor ! I'll bet you'll never forget that precious moment ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Congratulations on the win.
Oh yeah!! WOW 😲😲 I bet you had a fabulous day... you got pictures 😂😂
It’s crazy how everything he said back then is so true for what we are going through today.
People are people whether it's 2020 or 1420 people are the same
History repeats itself....
What is past is prologue..
Biden was slinking his way around during the Reagan era. Biden is doing everything Reagan warned about
The truth does not change. And it is NOT different from facts, no matter how many times Biden tells you otherwise.
@@app4jxs Nobody but nobody lies and whines more than Trump...
“People keep looking to government for the answer, and government is the problem.”
..
Trump is the problem. Big fkn problem.
@@MLP88 Hi🙂🌻🏵️🌹🌺🕊️✌️ What follows is all just my personal opinion from living and surviving for over 60 yrs... This nation's problems started WAAAAY before our current President ... How about pushing the credit cards on the people waayyy back in the '60's... ?!?? Find the 1968 classic , original film ,'.Bullitt' - Near the beginning of the iconic chase scene on San Francisco streets .. ( one would probably need a DVD of this film to spot it.. .. slow - motion frame - by - frame the film ..it is visible for maybe two seconds - . ). On a billboard in the background in the upper left corner is an ad for ( paraphrasing here ). 'get a credit account with Wells Fargo Bank' ... Just my humble opinion . People thought of credit cards then as if it was ' free money ' ... To a certain extent 🤔 ..A lot of careless , non - thinking, impulsive - like a toddler - folks still do now , all turning into that repulsive 'Veruca Salt' 👸🙄😤 character from the 'Willy Wonka' stories - ' They want what they want , when they want it ' - 'I want it ALL - and I want it ... NOW' 🤑🤑🤑😲😝❗... never considering the interest that builds up over time , getting a line of credit involves a lot of responsibility attached to that card... Lazy , spoiled, immature persons refuse to accept responsibility , even regarding their own well - being (. food. a warm dwelling in which to live , appropriate clothing for the seasons , paying the required bills to keep a permanent roof over one's head, providing properly for one' s children, etcetera..). .🤔 ... Does anyone really want to pay a ton of interest on a cup of coffee one purchased FOUR YEARS or longer back?!?? ..🤔 😄.💫💫💤💤😯😪😫🚧🚧. 💰💰💰💰💨💵💵💵💵💶💷💷💶💶💷💴💨Just my humble opinion... People who abuse credit cards should not have any cards..People as students should be taught how to create - and maintain - a budget📓 one can stick with , and be also taught HOW TO LIVE WITHIN ONE'S MEANS...Why is THIS not taught in grade school AND high school??!? .🤚🛑🚧🚧A LOT Of folks out there in the world 🌐🗺️ too ignorant to know how to USE , NOT ABUSE 😫 , them...👍👍🍀🍀🍀🍀☕☕🙂🤞🖖✌️🙏
Credit cards just make banks richer ... While draining the hapless credit card owner of every joy of living.. 💀☠️💀🛑🛑🛑🚧🚧🚧🛑🛑🛑🤔
Mr. Ronald Reagan ♥️🙏🕯️. 🗿 .......
On one stage..two of the best Americans ever to live.
He was so much smarter than he got credit for.
And a truly great president.
This man was racist...
Trump 2020!
@@Prince_Yonte idiot
goodkawz He was our last GREAT leader.
Shire from the Shrine typical response from someone who has no cognitive ability to look beyond race.
He reminds me of my dear neighbors who are now in their 80's. Wisdom and calmness in the face of so much turmoil. We can solve problems with people like this. Carson was such a great interviewer. Reagan a great American.
@Oggatha Christie STFU DEMOCRAT BITCH!!
@Oggatha Christie No such thing as free college you twat.
I think you should move to China. If that's how you feel about America then you're better off being happy in another country. I'll pay for your plane fare to Hunan
@Oggatha Christie you do realize that nothing is free right? All those Professors, faculty, maintenance, etc all have to put food on thier table for themselves and if they have families as well. Not only that, there are property taxes and utilities that cost money as well. All this comes in to the question of "Well, how do we provide and pay everyone?" The answer comes by charging the students for access to an education. So, yes it would be nice to have a free education, but the US is not set up this way.
I wasn’t a Reagan fan but I respected him. He knew how to capture his audience. Now in 2020 I never realized how much I would miss Reagan.
everything about this man was carismatic and original. his voice , his atitude , his thoughts , his policy . long live his memory
yep, a great actor. The rest was mostly one liners to be fair
@@Gurra_Gforce What video did you watch?
"Balance the budget". Bull jism. He spent more, created more deficit up to that point. He had commie on the brain
Nobody could sell arms to the middle east like he could.
You are correct; he was a true TV legend. Who is his guest on this one? Some dull actor, not any brighter than the ones we have now apparently.
Lord how I miss this kind of conversation. The man knew his facts and could present them in an articulate manner. Whether you liked him, or voted for him he was always congenial and showed grace. My fellow Americans we all could learn something from this - public speaking and the gift of people being kind and informative. Be well all and stay well 😊
Bambi? really??!!!!! there are no facts here 40 years later and we got worse unless you were wealthy facts please pure drivel
He’s an extinct breed, corruption now is the new breed and porc in the congress is king starting at the top. Shame.
He was a War veteran that understood the enemy
Yes absolutely he was better than his nasty opponents, he didn't decend to thier lowlife level.
@@kiwiwifi Reagan in WWII MADE FILMS FOR THE MILITARY...he didn't see combat, he had bad eye-sight.
This was one of Johnny's best guest segments. We also saw, that Johnny was indeed an intelligent man, in his own right.
I would listen to Reagan on my drives to college in 1975 on the car radio. I think he was the California Governor at the time. He was concise, sharp, and told the truth. He was the first President I voted for at age 21.
Watching this in 2024. Wish we could turn the clock back.
Reagan was incredibly good at talking - no real hesitation, calm and quick witted. Very admirable.
Edit: I was simply complimenting on his ability to connect. Did not intend for this to get political. But since we are there, he was an excellent President and a vast majority of Americans would agree. You can't please everyone all the time.
Joe H Wish he would have been President from 77-85, instead of going into the late 80s with cognitive decline, and he probably wouldn’t have had that crook Bush be his running mate.
He knew what he beleived.
Too bad that's all he was good at. As a politician, he was perfect. he could give any speech and give the people every lie in it with confidence and aptitude. All the while, pushing forward policies that steamrolled through every community and still do to this day. He's destroyed more lives than small pox and the plague put together. We are still struggling under the economic disparity and drug war horrors that this man and his corporate sponsors profit from.
But hey....wasn't he such a wonderful speaker?
@Moon Shine swing and a miss.
Choke up, Keep your feet planted and your head down....oh and your helmet's on backwards.
@@curtisbressler Hi Curt, I agree with you on the drug wars... but please elaborate on the policies specifically that steamrolled every community and destroyed more lives than smallpox and the plague put together.
I love the calmness and brutal honesty of Reagan.
I miss him so much.
Reagan increased military spending to defeat Soviet Russia. It forced Gorbachev to negotiate with Reagan for peace & in 1990 caused the fall of Communist Europe. They became Democratic republics & joined NATO (enemies became allies). We have Reagan to thank for that.
Study your history, or you’ll continue to look uneducated
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They're both acting.
Wakey-wakey 😆.
The whole interview is scripted. People are so-gullible and don't realise how society fools yee
💙🌿.
@@TheTruthness2011
Please explain how wanting less government is woke?
Personally I think you're full of s*** and I don't think you watched the goddamn video.
And given the "fools ye" slogan means you're not American so f*** off
Me too. It's been so long since we had a president who actually made me proud to be an American. In fact for me he was the last one to make me proud.
@@JosephDiveleyOvunque sia adesso Ronald spero che stia bene e in pace insieme a Nancy
Growing up through the Reagan administration is when I learned about government. Watching years later he was definitely a class act.
one of the best!!
@Will Pfeiffer Well I know who you are voting for the loser.
I think mr Reagan was a good soul we loved him as Calif governor and later on president plus he was a darn good actor on the tv show Death Valley Days too
Greatest US President of my lifetime, easily.
I'm with you Dan.
Wishing I could step back in time and watch this on the TV in my grandparents farmhouse when it was aired back in the mid/late 70’s, God rest their souls. So nice to see a respectful and thoughtful discourse, it just doesn’t happen anymore. We’re such a divided nation. God help us all.
“There’s enough fat in the federal government, that if you rendered it, you could wash the whole world.”
Spot on, Mr. Reagan, and that statement is far truer today than it ever was in 1976, though it was absolutely very true, even back then. If we have enough money to send BILLIONS to other countries while the cost of our federal debt interest payments are second only to the cost of Social Security, then taxes are too high. It’s that simple. I don’t want to hear the government telling me that there’s nothing there when it comes time for me to collect my Social Security after I’ve paid into it my entire adult life while I’ve seen them send billions upon billions upon billions to foreign countries such as Ukraine or Israel with NO OVERSIGHT WHATSOEVER and they’ve opened our borders wide to illegal immigrants while housing them and giving them $2k a month while disabled American veterans are either dying on the streets or can’t get disability for service connected disabilities, but that’s where we’re headed, and that’s taxation without representation or recompense. Revolutions have been started for far less. I’m sick and tired of the “elites” pissing all over the very AMERICAN people they’re supposed to be representing while enriching themselves and making their constituents poorer and more miserable.
The second amendment is there for a reason, folks.....
Absolutely correct - something must change soon, or America will swiftly become a 3rd- world country.
I’m from 1973, it always brings back warm feelings seeing and listening Ronald Reagan speak with his warm voice
I really love the 80’s , and Ronald Reagan has a big part in that
Amen to that, now Go tell today's young people this and see the response, it won't be nice and they couldn't care less about it either!!!!!
I switched from the dem party to repub, that year Reagan ran. Even more true now, in2022: "I didn't leave the democrat party, the democrat party left me." LGB
1970
2 adults acting like adults here. Wow! His words ring true today. Brilliant.
Damn well it does right now. Washington is all full of crooks
God I miss Reagan!
Too bad all the TV shows are so left wing now they’re unwatchable
@@guggyp Times are a changin’ dickhead!
@@jacobharman2010 you’re right mindless people like you are the only ones watching any more. Me I like to actually use my brain . Dick head
I’m a millennial. Obviously wasn’t alive for Raegan. He seems like a special man. Has unbelievable presence. This was a good watch
Same
I was 10 when Reagan was elected in 1980. Before then, the country seemed hopeless and weak. The news counted the days of the Americans held hostage in Iran. Long lines to get gas. The country changed immediately after Reagan was sworn in. It was noticeable even as a kid.
Four years before he ran for President.
It's shocking to me that California turned so far to the left. A friend of mine calls it Commifornia. It was si Republican. Why did it turn to the left?
Amazing
President Reagan had a great smile. Used to watch him present Death Valley Days with my granny, he was a great Governor when we lived in California, and the first time I voted Republican was for him. I miss him.
What a genuine man. Such character. Kind eyes, great smile.
I am mesmerized by the way Reagon speaks.
This is the man who made me realize I'd been wrong my whole life. I voted against him twice. And am so glad I was outvoted. Sure he made some mistakes, every president does... but he did far more good than anyone since, and most of those who came before. I'm proud to admit I was wrong. I learned.
Wow! Thank you for your courageous honesty and love for this country!
And way more than those that came after him.
Maybe we will get someone worth a vote.
“It’s far easier to fool people than to convince them they’ve been fooled.” Mark Twain’ 1906 I’ll add; and extremely admirable when a man has the humility to do so! Thank you for being that rare individual. God bless you!
Yeah, Iran, Contra
Ronald Reagan was the first President I voted for. He was like my late Daddy…backed up his words with action. I remember Reagan handling the air traffic controllers and his bombing Libya. He is greatly missed.
It’s so calm god damn. I wish talk shows and politics were still like this.
It's scary to believe the media will never be this honest again.....
That`s because the media is run by the government !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are right
They actually just talk with a soothing tone for late night. Today‘s late night hosts are just shouting giving me a piercing migraine 💆🏻♀️
And none of them are funny.
That's why I don't watch Faux.
@@jstravelers4094 I watch many news channels and at least Fox has some hilarious commentary with Gutfeld. CNN has sticks up their @$$es, that's all that can be said. I enjoyed Alan Colmes radio show and only Fox made that possible. And John Batchelor's show was very inspiring.
This is a timely commentary Betty. It is interesting to note that President Reagan simply sat in a chair, legs crossed, calm, and kept his voice in a similar calming tone. Unfortunately politicians today are hyper focused, donor sensitive, micro managed, and obsessed with their self-image. They rarely allow for lengthy ad hoc discussion, which is sometimes the most interesting, and sadly wouldn't know that such an opportunity exists. I say all of this equally surprised at your own calming image which I say respectfully is beautiful and comforting in its own way.
They are rude now and showoffs
Anyone watching it in 2024? Liked his balanced view at 5:02.
I am September 2024
Yup. 9/13/24. I miss those days.
YES🇺🇸9-17-24🇺🇸👍🏻
20th September... A week after Friday the 13th 😂
“Like protecting your virtue, you have to learn how to say no” ….classic
Oh my Spot on then and right on NOW, PERIOD!!!!!
Man he was smooth. I’d vote for him today.
You can still vote for the same policies Trump 2020
@@winterszhuzhupets2 Great men both.
Did once,will again. TRUMP 2020🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
Hey Trump folks. I'm not a trump fan, but I want to apologise for how rude people are to you. Good day laddies
Nothing's changed u voted and will vote body bag trump again
I am eternally grateful that my first inkling of “President of the United States” was Ronald Reagan. I vaguely remember Carter, but only the failed hostage rescue. I was born in 1971. Reagan was a gift.
Every strip mall you see with empty stores that went out of business or moved was created in the 80s under Reagan
He swore me in as a Arizona Ranger in Flagstaff. 😊
In 1974 my High School English Teacher stated that "One day Ronald Regan will become one of our best Presidents". Well....seven years later he did.
That’s actually cool. I think ur teacher was a time traveler.
Great teacher
Reagan always give me goose bumps when I listen to him. He had such a way to talk and common sense that it was unique.
Common sense. Yes, that's it. Not all that common today. Many have bought into the lies fed them by well-meaning educators, politicians, and, perhaps, not-so-well-meaning folks in public media. Parents bought into it and many have abandoned their God-given responsibility to help their children learn what it takes to think clearly through issues and learn the truth before making decisions rather than relying on others to tell them what to think.
You should look into what he says, cos it's all bullshit.
@@markcotton3481 take a look into planned economies, how well they work . . . Wait, there are none. And mixed economies have a countryfull of problems and the other hand just behind their back; you never know until you look for yourself.
@@softlycrumblingcastle1820 And the USA has been going great since then, right? I don't like the trajectory that America has taken since the eighties and I think it has plenty to do with Reaganomics. Bill Clinton entrenched the neoliberal agenda. All national economies are planned to a degree, including USA. I disagree with economic policy that favours the rich getting richer and the poor getting shafted. Very simple. Your argument doesn't hold water given the state of the country you want to present as a model example.
@@markcotton3481 Well, I frankly think left anarchism has some good things but not communism by any strech. More freer economies benefit poor people, avoid monopolies and are reliable. Once you get rid of privatization permanently there is no more middle class, nor progress at all, until mercantilization raises up from ancient times. By the way my friend, you are welcome to come visit us is south america, I kindly take a yankee place if you like. [Asuming you reside there]. Have a great day.
The best president this country has had in 80 years. The YOUTH that seem to run things today, have never heard of him. I cry, I really do.
I’m 17, I’ve heard of him!
@@dariah1346 Study
Please. He was good but time marches on.
Ira
He left office with the shame of Iran Contra and a sinking economy. His 2nd term was a disaster.
Wow .... television was civilized and CALM back then. I find it interesting how much information Reagan gave the public about government policy and the budget regarding funded programs. Everything really clicks now with how our government has been the past 10 years. Glad I saw this. Thanks Reagan for being a stand up guy, I appreciate all you tried to do. Rest peacefully.
Hearing common sense, no matter what era it is it’s just beautiful
Two great men having a great discussion, wish we could have this on television today.
Where ya' gonna' find two men of this caliber ?
Agree @45 Hoppy.
@@stevehammond2016 they're around they've just been silenced by weak demons
@@philobetto5106 Yep, not allowed to speak their minds publicly anymore.
@@kelleychilton2524 weak and depraved,
they attack everything good and Godly
implementing propaganda campaigns demonizing family values,
secretly teaching our children how to think immorally
they're evil vulgar demons
Ronald Reagan spoke with such peace, humility and grace and knowledge. There has not been another..
A corporate shill did more damage to this country than any other.
There's a reason he's called the Great Communicator.
@@chancesareshewears you’re a liberal buffoon . The economy was booming under Reagan. Inflation under carter and his weakness like most liberals got him out.
@@Longshore79 Exactly!
Worst president ever! Lol
Enjoyed every moment of listening to these two great personalities!
I recall listening to President Reagan on TV discussing the Wall in Russia. I recall him addressing the nation and hearing his solitude, his authority, and his compassion for people all over the world. If there ever was a modern day Father of Our Country, it was Ronald Reagan.
compassion for who?
I think you mean the wall in Berlin, Germany. 🇩🇪🙏🏼
A brilliant man , calm , classy , informed , smooth, what a president
Yeah. All that talk about balancing the budget and....
@@IWantToBelieve1 And what? Almost all modern president have overseen an increase in national debt. It's been a matter of fact for a long time now. Reagan increased it by about $1 trillion, which people were shocked by at the time. Then Obama increased it by over $9 trillion. More than every single president before him combined..
polifatts Yes yes deflect by talking about Obama. I’m not a fan of Obamas debt either. That doesn’t change the fact that Reagan fucked up and put this country into so much financial trouble that Bush had to raise taxes which cost him his presidency after one term. For some reason Reagan is considered the ultimate financial conservative when all he did was put the country in huge debt.
@@IWantToBelieve1 Mostly correct the last 2 presidents to try to BALANCE THE BUDGET were Clinton and Obama .
@@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath Reagan had to do it, he spent so much on military that he got Soviets so much nervous they ended up bankrupting themselves just to compete the US and finally broken into countries after Reagan left the office. He literally bribed Gorbachev! He was so smart to finish a Cold War in a decade rather than 'endless wars' initiated by current US Presidents.
Reagan was 64 in 1975 and he will live another 30-years after this interview. He became Governor and then President of the U.S. What a life!
29 years because he died on June 5, 2004.
He was a sleazy fucker who made deals with terrorists holding Americans hostage in order to get elected.
What a fake!
@@jstravelers4094 Was he ?
@@satrialangit2116 No, he wasn't. Carter was mush and Reagan fixed the hostage problem.
He was a complete sell out. Started the Corporate Coup
Timeless in every way this interview. Two great men in the fields. Joe Rogan is the johnny Carson of this generation. Reagan was an incredible man. Brings a tear to my eye that gentlemen like this are hard to find today.
I MISS THIS SO MUCH!!!! Mr.Regan is exactly what we need today!!!! And Carson would be a breath of fresh air as well!!!!
It's s pity that we shall never see another top-notch specimen like Ronald Reagan running the show from the WH. Smartphones and Facebook have very subtlety destroyed the millennial generation.
@Truth Served we're such a small generation we are never going to be in the majority. You may not see one of us in the White House.
Reagan is the reason things are so screwed up today...he kicked it off and ruined the middle class with the big lie that if you cut taxes for the wealthiest it will trickle down to the rest.
REAGAN
@@Werewolf0216 You obviously weren't around in the 80's. The 80's was prosperous and probably the best time for the middle class in American history.