Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall!

It certainly was not on account of the Leftist protests that Ronald Reagan transformed during his time in office from a “devourer of communists” to a serious peace negotiator with Gorbachev. His impressive speech, which following the fall of the Wall would be lauded for being prophetic, secured Reagan second place in the “best of” Berlin-speeches made by post-JFK American presidents (see above).