President Reagan's Address to the Nation on Central America, May 9, 1984

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On May 9, 1984, President Reagan gave an address to the nation shortly after returning from his trip to China. The address was about the growing Communist threat in Central America, and what the United States must do to protect the world from allowing it to grow out of control.

00:10 - Successful trip to China
00:56 - Important decision ahead for Americans
01:54 - The Soviet Union threatens us with subversion
03:10 - Communist threat in Central America
04:27 - We can't afford to do nothing
05:13 - Ways to avoid these risks
06:01 - We must help Central America
07:04 - The Sandinista Regime and Fidel Castro
09:29 - The Sandinistas immediately repressed democracy
11:19 - Communist reign of terror
13:51 - Military buildup sent from other communist countries
16:40 - In 1958, Castro pledged to start a war against America
18:09 - El Salvador's efforts to achieve a stable democracy and economy
22:28 - If we pull together, Soviet aggression can be defeated
27:29 - More military aid is needed in El Salvador
28:26 - The world is shrinking, and we must protect ourselves

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