Grade School In-Class Video Or Classified Presidential Briefing? CIA Reveals Videos It Made To Help Ronald Reagan -- Daily Mail
The Central Intelligence Agency has released videos about the Soviet Union that have all the charm of retro grade school public service announcements.
Except, these movies - complete with cheesy special effects, dramatic music and a droll narrator - were classified intelligence briefings for President Ronald Reagan.
The agency began producing the briefings in 1981, suggesting they might be 'helpful for Reagan'.
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My Comment: When I first heard about Ronald Reagan, it was in the mid-1970s when he was defeated by then President Ford for the Republican Presidential ticket. I read what he wrote at the time (and he wrote a lot), as well as watching him on two Firing Line episodes on PBS (I was always impressed with William Buckley's english) and in other debates. What was my take on his opinions and approach towards the Soviet Union .... to put it bluntly ..... Reagan was spot on. As to the question .... did these videos have an impact in influencing his thinking .... hmmmm ..... I doubt it. President Reagan was a man who clearly had principles that he held very dear to his chest, and his hatred towards communism and totalitarianism was something that he was not going to compromise on.