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The united states. The president of the united states. [applause] president reagan thank you very much. Thank you. Please. Thank you. Speaker members will be seated. Members of the congress, i have a high privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the united states. [applause] president reagan thank you, mr. Speaker. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. , thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, mr. President , distinguished members of the congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens. Today marks my first state of the Union Address to you, a constitutional duty as old as our republic itself. President washington began this tradition in 1790 after reminding the nation that the dynasty the destiny of selfgovernment and the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty is finally staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the America ....
States. [laughter] [applause] pres. Reagan thank you, very much. Thank you. Thank you. Numbers will be seated. Members of the congress, i have the high privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the united states. [applause] pres. Reagan thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Mr. Speaker thank you. Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, mr. President , distinguished members of the honored guests, and fellow citizens today marks my first state of the Union Address to you, a constitutional duty as old as our republic itself. President washington began this tradition in 1790 after reminding the nation that the destiny of selfgovernment and the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty is finally staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American People. For our friends in the press, who place a high premium on accuracy, let me ....
Call it the thud or the lead sled. It was the f105 thunder chief, and during the veietnam war, it was a workhorse. Im oliver north and this is war stories. Between 1961 and 73, over 3,000 aircraft like this one were shot down or destroyed in southeast asia. 1968, the last year of Rolling Thunder and 652 men piloting these planes lost their lives. From march of 65 to october of 68, air force navy and marine airmen dropped nearly a half million tons of bombs. Rolling thunder was far from a triumph. As youll see and hear, orders straight from the white house forced the men flying these missions to fight with one hand tied behind their backs. And those restrictions inevitably cost american lives. Join us tonight as we pay tribute to the heroes of operation Rolling Thunder. Took this huge hit. Every warning light came on. Nothing to do. Could this war have been won . Of course i ....