A Time for Choosing

A Time for Choosing (English about: A time to ( between alternatives ) select ) refers to a speech by Ronald Reagan in the U.S. presidential campaign of 1964 he held the support of the then Republican candidate Barry Goldwater. .

Importance

In the U.S., the speech is also known as " The Speech ." It was first broadcast on 27 October 1964 under the aegis of a TV program entitled "Rendezvous with Destiny " (Eng. rendezvous with destiny ), was advertised in the for the candidate Goldwater ( Reagan used towards the end of the speech the sentence " You and I have a rendezvous with destiny "). Then it was repeated several times a week. Although Goldwater a historically bad result import and lost to Lyndon B. Johnson with tremendous distance, the speech marked the beginning of the political career of Ronald Reagan, the successful candidate shortly thereafter as governor of California.

Content

In the speech, Reagan's future program became visible, he joined foreign policy for the liberation of " millions of people enslaved behind the Iron Curtain " and domestically for the most extensive suppression of state influence. In several examples Reagan speaks of big government and high taxes and calls for an end of the initiated by President Johnson " War on Poverty. " In foreign policy, he is against the risk of appeasement and wants " peace through strength ".