«mr gorbachev, tear down this wall!»
on 12 june 1987, president ronald reagan delivered one of the most famous speeches of his presidency. at the height of the cold war, reagan addressed the people of west berlin next to the barrier that separated them from the communist portion of the city. during the speech, he challenged soviet leader mikhail gorbachev to "open this gate, to tear down this wall."
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