Kevin Mattson

And it's a person who's basically an advisor to Ronald Reagan, Richard Werthlin, who's Reagan's pollster. And he said at the moment, I knew once the speech was given that we were going to win in 1980 and that Ronald Reagan was going to beat Jimmy Carter. Because... People don't like to hear about malaise.

They want a leader who projects a much more happy sort of style, which Reagan obviously did terribly well.

They want a leader who projects a much more happy sort of style, which Reagan obviously did terribly well.

They want a leader who projects a much more happy sort of style, which Reagan obviously did terribly well.

They want a leader who projects a much more happy sort of style, which Reagan obviously did terribly well. And they don't want to be scolded. They don't want to be told what's wrong with them. And Reagan starts to build this thing where he's saying there's nothing wrong with the American people. The problem is with the leadership. Now, it's not just Reagan. He's facing opposition from Ted Kennedy.

They want a leader who projects a much more happy sort of style, which Reagan obviously did terribly well. And they don't want to be scolded. They don't want to be told what's wrong with them. And Reagan starts to build this thing where he's saying there's nothing wrong with the American people. The problem is with the leadership. Now, it's not just Reagan. He's facing opposition from Ted Kennedy.

They want a leader who projects a much more happy sort of style, which Reagan obviously did terribly well. And they don't want to be scolded. They don't want to be told what's wrong with them. And Reagan starts to build this thing where he's saying there's nothing wrong with the American people. The problem is with the leadership. Now, it's not just Reagan. He's facing opposition from Ted Kennedy.

Kennedy basically says something similar to Ronald Reagan. You know, the American people should not be blamed for their problems. We need better leadership than that. So Carter gets kind of nailed on both sides of the political spectrum. And that's where Carter just sinks. There's no going back at that point in time.

Kennedy basically says something similar to Ronald Reagan. You know, the American people should not be blamed for their problems. We need better leadership than that. So Carter gets kind of nailed on both sides of the political spectrum. And that's where Carter just sinks. There's no going back at that point in time.

Kennedy basically says something similar to Ronald Reagan. You know, the American people should not be blamed for their problems. We need better leadership than that. So Carter gets kind of nailed on both sides of the political spectrum. And that's where Carter just sinks. There's no going back at that point in time.

And obviously the election is not too far off where he does take a pretty big hit and loses the White House.

And obviously the election is not too far off where he does take a pretty big hit and loses the White House.

And obviously the election is not too far off where he does take a pretty big hit and loses the White House.

Absolutely. Reagan's the president who calls Vietnam an honorable cause. And it's Reagan who projects the kind of smiley face politics that I think makes him leap to the front. Actually, in the Carter Library are the solar panels that Ronald Reagan ripped down from the White House. Reagan represents the make-believe idea that there really is no energy crisis. There's nothing wrong.

Absolutely. Reagan's the president who calls Vietnam an honorable cause. And it's Reagan who projects the kind of smiley face politics that I think makes him leap to the front. Actually, in the Carter Library are the solar panels that Ronald Reagan ripped down from the White House. Reagan represents the make-believe idea that there really is no energy crisis. There's nothing wrong.

Absolutely. Reagan's the president who calls Vietnam an honorable cause. And it's Reagan who projects the kind of smiley face politics that I think makes him leap to the front. Actually, in the Carter Library are the solar panels that Ronald Reagan ripped down from the White House. Reagan represents the make-believe idea that there really is no energy crisis. There's nothing wrong.

We can continue to rely upon foreign sources of oil. We can drill in the Arctic refuge or wherever. That sort of... Easy hopefulness is, I think, what defines Ronald Reagan.

We can continue to rely upon foreign sources of oil. We can drill in the Arctic refuge or wherever. That sort of... Easy hopefulness is, I think, what defines Ronald Reagan.

We can continue to rely upon foreign sources of oil. We can drill in the Arctic refuge or wherever. That sort of... Easy hopefulness is, I think, what defines Ronald Reagan.

I don't think Carter ever regretted. regretted giving the speech. He did regret the cabinet firings. He did say, I remember in his memoirs, that that was a big mistake. But the speech itself, no, I think he'd stand by it. I think he would say, I basically... did what I should have done.