Ronald Reagan was widely viewed as a visionary. His deep and abiding faith in the goodness of the American people and our unlimited potential, coupled with his unmatched skills as a speaker, enabled him to communicate a clear and compelling idea of what our country could and should be. Sometimes, he was even predictive.
He was never more so than in August 1984, a very important month in Reagan’s Presidency – one that was choreographed as carefully as any during his eight years in the White House. Everything was designed to be a build-up to the Republican National Convention at the end of the month in Dallas where Reagan would triumphantly accept his party’s nomination for another term as president, officially kicking off the final stretch of his campaign for re-election.
