Cabot Phillips

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8,678 appearances 273 recordings 6 series first heard Nov 2024 last heard 5d ago

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Morning Wire · 4th Of July Special · 4 Jul 2026 podcast

It was the middle of the winter.

There was snow everywhere.

And he found his dad, who was struggling with alcoholism, passed out in the front.

And little 11-year-old Ronald Reagan helps physically drag his dad into the house while he's passed out.

And he's very shaken up by the episode.

And his mom gives him this book.

And the book is about a young man whose father is struggling with alcoholism, who ends up basically resolving, saying, I'm gonna make something of myself.

I'm not gonna be defined by the circumstances that I'm in.

There's a faith element there.

Ronald Reagan reads that book as a young boy,

And he finishes it and he goes and tells his mom, I want to go get baptized.

And so he went and got baptized at the church.

And by all accounts, that story really inspired him to realize, I don't have to be defined by what my life is right now.

I live in a country where there's freedom and I can do something with my freedom.

And to see a guy like that who grew up in these humble circumstances, who had this dream and ended up becoming, again, the leader of the free world, I just think is such a beautiful depiction of where else is that possible?

Yeah, and the patriotism was just oozing from the place.

There were American flags all throughout the property, and seeing that was very cool.

It's just hard to have that experience and not feel just a pride in America, regardless of anyone's thoughts on Ronald Reagan.

I myself am a fan, but regardless of anyone's thoughts, it should be inspiring to see someone come from nothing,

reach the pinnacle of success in an earthly standpoint, and then, as you said, remain humble and go back and still live in a little tiny 1,700-square-foot house that he built up in so many ways himself.

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