Reagan: Portrait of a Presidency | NewsNation Films

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NewsNations Films presents “Reagan: Portrait of a Presidency,” an original documentary. Narrated by actor Dean Cain, the film includes reflections and commentary by President Reagan’s close associates, along with those of Pulitzer Prize award-winning columnist and NewsNation senior political contributor George Will, whose wife served as a speechwriter during Reagan’s presidency. The documentary focuses on President Reagan’s most iconic moments as commander-in-chief, including the economic crisis, the space race and the end of the Cold War. Archival footage will transport viewers back in time to relive President Reagan’s two terms in office. The documentary includes Reagan’s most famous speeches, a tour of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, where both the president and former first lady Nancy Reagan are buried, along with rare anecdotes and analysis from one of Reagan’s former press secretaries and a Reagan historian. Credits: Director: Cameron Downing Writer: Jonathan Rodgers Producer: Susanna Pinto Director of Photography: Zack Lawler Editor: Cameron Downing Executive Producers: Sean Compton, Michael Corn & Cherie Grzech NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on cable: https://trib.al/YDOpGyG How to watch on TV or streaming: https://trib.al/Vu0Ikij Chapters: 0:00:00 - Ronald Wilson Reagan 0:02:13 - Rise to Power 0:07:01 - The First Press Briefing 0:10:23 - National Address on the Economy 0:12:29 - Assassination Attempt 0:19:14 - Space Race and The Birth of Challenger 0:22:29 - Rancho del Cielo 0:25:22 - First Lady Nancy Reagan 0:27:52 - Air Traffic Controller Strike 0:30:11 - Margaret Thatcher 0:32:48 - Peace Through Strength 0:38:20 - “Star Wars” 0:43:04 - Korean Airlines Flight 007 0:46:08 - Grenada 0:53:09 - 1984 0:54:43 - Morning in America 1:00:27 - Winning Re-Election 1:04:07 - Enter Gorbachev 1:07:43 - AIDS Crisis 1:10:25 - Reykjavik Summit 1:13:43 - The Challenger Disaster 1:19:13 - Chernobyl, Ukraine 1:22:15 - Iran-Contra Affair 1:27:56 - The Tower Commission 1:30:21 - Tear Down This Wall 1:33:43 - Doveryai, no Proveryai: Trust, but Verify 1:36:20 - Reagan’s Legacy