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Color satin-finish 6 x 4 photo of President Ronald Reagan giving his historic address at the Brandenburg Gate on June 12, 1987, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall! Ronald Reagan." Handsomely cloth-matted and framed in a shadowbox with a plaque, presidential patch, and a large relic attributed to the fallen wall (approximately 4˝ x 3˝ x 2˝) to an overall size of 14˝ x 29.5˝. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a photocopy of a letter by attorney Kevin J. Lipson, explaining: "My client, a former senior White House official, was authorized by the President to distribute an extremely limited number of these photographs, as inscribed, to the supporters and participants in the Germany trip."
President Ronald Reagan delivered his famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin on June 12, 1987, imploring Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to dismantle the Berlin Wall, a powerful symbol of Cold War division. The speech underscored Reagan's commitment to freedom and was seen as a bold call for the end of communist oppression in Eastern Europe. The historic speech was elevated to iconic status after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, representing the end of the Cold War and the start of a new era of human liberty.
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