http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf7c6005hf No online items Register of the Ronald Reagan Radio Commentary sound recordings Finding aid prepared by Brandon Burke Hoover Institution Library and Archives © 2010 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6003 [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives Register of the Ronald Reagan 2000C19 1 Radio Commentary sound recordings Title: Ronald Reagan radio commentary sound recordings Date (inclusive): 1967-1980 Collection Number: 2000C19 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 3 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 card file box, 3 oversize audio boxes(7.5 Linear Feet) Abstract: This collection contains sound recordings, transcripts, correspondence, and other documents related to the radio broadcast series Viewpoint with Ronald Reagan and Ronald Reagan Radio Commentary as well as the LP records Ronald Reagan: The Great Moments (aborted) and Ronald Reagan: On the Air. O'Connor Creative Services produced both the radio series and the LPs. A variety of domestic and international topics are covered including the economy, oil, guns, religion, taxes, energy, and welfare. Era-specific subjects such as conflict in Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia) and the Torrijos-Carter Treaties that returned control of the Panama Canal to Panama receive considerable attention. Creator: Reagan, Ronald Creator: O'Connor Creative Services Hoover Institution Library & Archives Access Box 3 and 5-7 closed. Access copies available. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2000. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Ronald Reagan radio commentary sound recordings, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Historical Note The series Viewpoint with Ronald Reagan and Ronald Reagan Radio Commentary were produced by O'Connor Creative Services and concern political conditions in the United States and abroad. The titles Viewpoint with Ronald Reagan and Ronald Reagan Radio Commentary were used at different times to describe the series: Viewpoint for the programs produced in 1975 and 1976 and Ronald Reagan Radio Commentary for the programs produced in 1977 and 1978. Programming was halted during the times Reagan was a declared candidate for the presidency: the first occurrence being November 1975, resuming September 1, 1976 after he lost the nomination; the second being November 1979, when he declared for the 1980 presidential election. Programming ceased altogether following the 1980 election. Reagan recorded his radio commentaries in batches of fifteen programs (five a week). During the period of January 8, 1975, to December 12, 1978, these recordings were pressed on vinyl LPs. Each LP contained three weeks of programming. At least once during this period Reagan recorded twenty programs at a studio session instead of fifteen, leaving fifteen to be distributed while he was on a foreign trip. Commentaries were committed to magnetic tape following the December 12, 1978, program. In 1977, O'Connor Creative Services began planning Ronald Reagan: The Great Moments, the first attempt to issue select commentaries commercially. Tracks were sequenced and artwork selected, however the project was aborted in 1978. Later in 1978, a comparable LP, Ronald Reagan On the Air: A Collection of His Most Memorable Broadcasts (O'Connor Creative Services, 1978), was successfully created and issued. In 2001, a five-CD collection titled Reagan in his Own Voice (Simon & Schuster Audio, 2001) was issued and includes many more commentaries as well as recorded thoughts by Nancy Reagan, Harry O'Connor, Peter Hannaford, Martin Anderson, Annelise Anderson, Edwin Meese III, and others. A selection of twenty recordings was also included on CD in Reagan's Path to Victory (The Free Press, 2004), eight of which overlapped with the Simon & Schulster Audio). Transcripts of these recordings were published in the books Reagan in His Own Hand (The Free Press, 2001) and Reagan's Path to Victory (The Free Press, 2004). Scope and Content of Collection This collection contains sound recordings, transcripts, correspondence, and other documents related to the radio broadcast series Viewpoint with Ronald Reagan and Ronald Reagan Radio Commentary as well as the LP record albums Ronald Reagan: The Great Moments (aborted) and Ronald Reagan: On the Air. O'Connor Creative Services produced both the radio series and the LPs. A variety of domestic and international topics are covered, including the economy, oil, guns, religion, Register of the Ronald Reagan 2000C19 2 Radio Commentary sound recordings taxes, energy, and welfare. Era-specific subjects such as conflict in Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia) and the Torrijos-Carter Treaties that returned control of the Panama Canal to Panama receive considerable attention. Audio recordings of these commentaries are included on the records or tapes in this collection. For preservation purposes, the original recordings have been reformatted and are available as digital use copies in the Hoover Archives reading room. Selected recordings from this series were issued commercially on the compilation LP Ronald Reagan On the Air: A Collection of His Most Memorable Broadcasts (O'Connor Creative Services, 1978) and the CD collection Reagan in His Own Voice (Simon & Schuster, 2001). Transcripts of the recordings issued on Reagan in His Own Voice were published in the book Reagan in His Own Hand (Simon & Schuster, 2001), and are included in Box 2 of this collection. Related Materials Ronald Reagan subject collection, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Citizens for Reagan records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Deaver & Hannaford, Inc. records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Peter D. Hannaford papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Annelise G. Anderson papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Subjects and Indexing Terms Audiotapes Sound recordings Radio broadcasting -- United States United States -- Politics and government -- 1974-1977 United States -- Politics and government -- 1977-1981 Subject File 1974-1980 Scope and Contents note Drafts, proofs, transcripts of recorded programs, memos and correspondence related to the Ronald Reagan Radio Commentary and Viewpoint radio programs and the LP record album, Ronald Reagan: The Great Moments box 1, folder 1 Contracts, proofs, transcripts, memos, and correspondence related to the Ronald Reagan Radio Commentary and Viewpoint with Ronald Reagan radio programs and the LP record album, Ronald Reagan: The Great Moments 1977 box 1, folder 2 Photographs and postcards of Ronald Reagan, his associates, and proposed artwork for the LP record album Ronald Reagan: The Great Moments undated box 1, folder 3 Correspondence, affiliate rosters, and clippings related to the radio programs Viewpoint and Ronald Reagan Radio Commentary 1974-1980 Transcripts of Viewpoint with Ronald Reagan 1976-1977 box 1, folder 4 Programs 1-11 1977 Scope and Contents note See Program List for a full list of program titles and dates box 2, folder 1 Programs 12-22 1977 box 2, folder 2 Programs 76-2A and 76-9A 1976 Transcripts of Ronald Reagan Radio Commentary box 2, folder 2 Programs 77-20 through 77-23 1977 box 2, folder 3 Programs 78-1 through 78-8 1978 box 2, folder 4 Programs 78-9 through 78-15 1978 box 2, folder 5 Programs 79-1 through 79-7 1979 Register of the Ronald Reagan 2000C19 3 Radio Commentary sound recordings Subject File 1974-1980 Transcripts of Ronald Reagan Radio Commentary box 2, folder 6 Programs 79-8 through 79-15 1979 Program List 1975-1979 Access All recordings listed below have been digitized and are available on the reading room workstations. The original media, located on various formats in Boxes 3 and 5-8, are closed. Viewpoint onsite digital Program 75-01 1975 January 8 Scope and Contents note Topics discussed: food stamps, consumer protection, inflation, boondoggle, Cuba, unemployment, bureaucrats, civil service, 3 R's, postal service, and free trade Program 75-02 1975 February 1 Scope and Contents note Topics discussed: inflation fighting, supply and demand, surprise tax bills, energy problems, Rocky's story, public employees, Vietnam policy, capitalism-socialism, volunteerism, incredible bread machine, and Red China Program 75-03 1975 February 14 Scope and Contents note Topics discussed: federal budget, detente, Peru revolution, Mozart vs. Sibelius (with Peter Hannaford), Delta Queen, Cuba documentary, farm facts, tax plan 1, tax plan 2, tax plan 3, arms limitations, and crisis of democracy Program 75-04 1975 February 27 Scope and Contents note Topics discussed: unemployment, West Germany/infaltion, national debt, Congress and security, The Work Ethic, land planning, price of beef, private government, New Hampshire Senate Contest, and recession vs. inflation Program 75-05 1975 March 12 Scope and Contents note Topic discussed: Southeast Asia, energy sources, capital punishment, vacation exchange program, superintendent's dilemma, oil talk, Tiffany and Company, cold beer, regulations, federal retirement pension, easy voting and the money supply Program 75-07 1975 April 3 Scope and Contents note Topics discussed: Indochina, satellites,