president ronald reagan gave the address to the nation on the challenger disaster in january 1986.
president ronald reagan gave the address to the nation on the challenger disaster in january 1986.
who gave the address to the nation on the challenger disaster in january 1986?
president ronald reagan
president ronald reagan had been scheduled to give the 1986 state of the union address on the evening of the "challenger" disaster. after a discussion with his aides, reagan postponed the state of the union, and instead addressed the nation about the disaster from the oval office of the white house. reagan's national address was written by peggy noonan, and was listed as one of the most significant speeches of the 20th century in a survey of 137 communication scholars. it finished with the following statement, which quoted from the poem "high flight" by john gillespie magee jr.:
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bullet::::- complete text and audio and video of ronald reagan's shuttle "challenger" address to the nation americanrhetoric.com









































bullet::::- space shuttle "challenger" tragedy – video of shuttle launch and reagan's address – youtube









































bullet::::- challenger: a rush to launch, an emmy award-winning documentary about flight sts-51-l and what caused the challenger explosion









































bullet::::- january 29, 1986 newspaper









































bullet::::- cbs radio news bulletin of the "challenger" disaster anchored by christopher glenn from january 28, 1986









































bullet::::- part 1 (mp3),









































bullet::::- part 2 (mp3),









































bullet::::- part 3 (mp3),









































bullet::::- part 4 (mp3).
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