Ronald Reagan: “The tide has been met, the tide turned, and the flow of history is now…”

On the recordOctober 20, 1986

The tide has been met, the tide turned, and the flow of history is now on the side of the free.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for Chancellor Helmut Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany

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Ronald Reagan: “The tide has been met, the tide turned, and the flow of history is now on the side of the free.”