About this episode
Join Heritage Foundation President Dr. Kevin Roberts and renowned author and former Reagan speechwriter Peter Robinson as they delve into the enduring legacy of President Ronald Reagan. In this compelling episode, they discuss how Reagan's principles and policies continue to shape and inspire the modern conservative movement. Discover why the Gipper's legacy remains as relevant as ever in today's political landscape, and what lessons conservatives can draw from his leadership to address the challenges of our time. Don't miss this engaging conversation that bridges the past with the present and future of conservatism. Peter M. Robinson is the Murdoch Distinguished Policy Fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he writes about business and politics, edits Hoover's quarterly journal, the Hoover Digest, and hosts Hoover's video series program, Uncommon Knowledge™. Robinson is also the author of three books: How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life (Regan Books, 2003); It's My Party: A Republican's Messy Love Affair with the GOP, (Warner Books, 2000); and the best-selling business book Snapshots from Hell: The Making of an MBA (Warner Books, 1994; still available in paperback). In 1979, he graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College, where he majored in English. He went on to study politics, philosophy, and economics at Oxford University, from which he graduated in 1982. Robinson spent six years in the White House, serving from 1982 to 1983 as chief speechwriter to Vice President George Bush and from 1983 to 1988 as special assistant and speechwriter to President Ronald Reagan. He wrote the historic Berlin Wall address in which President Reagan called on General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall!" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.