The Speech [excerpt]

I think this excerpt from Ronald Reagan's "A Time for Choosing" speech shows how confident Reagan is in front of the camera. The way he delivers the speech makes it very believable - the way he says the words, the way he holds his body and the way he is not nervous shows how his acting career made it easier for him to be in front of the camera during his presidency. I think this is a good example of what Gould describes: "the modern presidency was more about the visual images that viewers saw each day than the substance of what the president said or what was said about him by reporters or his political opponents" (195). The way he delivers this speech is very important, and important consequences came from this speech as well.