Streamed live on Mar 5, 2023
Onstage at the Reagan Library with Special Guest Governor DeSantis
Please join us for an in-person event with special guest Governor Ron DeSantis for his new book, The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival (Publish Date: February 28, 2023).
A native Floridian with blue-collar roots, Governor DeSantis attended Dunedin High School and worked his way through Yale University, where he graduated with honors and was the captain of the varsity baseball team. He also graduated with honors from Harvard Law School. While at Harvard, he earned a commission in the U.S. Navy as a JAG officer. During his active-duty service, Governor DeSantis deployed to Iraq as an adviser to a U.S. Navy SEAL commander in support of the SEAL mission in Fallujah, Ramadi and the rest of Al Anbar province. His military decorations include the Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Service and the Iraq Campaign Medal.
Governor DeSantis also served as a federal prosecutor, where he targeted and convicted child predators. He was elected to Congress in 2012 and advocated for congressional term limits and a balanced budget amendment. He also spearheaded oversight efforts to expose malfeasance in the IRS and in agencies involved in abusing their authority during the manufacturing of the Russia collusion conspiracy theory. Congressman DeSantis was also a leading champion for America’s veterans and helped enact reforms to the VA and place an emphasis on mental health.
Table of Contents:
12:30 – Program begins
13:30 – Executive Director of the Ronald Reagan Foundation and Institute, John Heubusch, introduces Governor DeSantis
21:33 – Governor DeSantis takes the podium
22:10 – President Reagan understood how government could be a negative force
24:16 – The American people have voted with their feet
29:21 – The pandemic caused people to re-evaluate who is in charge of state governments
30:40 – Florida stood as a refuge during the pandemic
37:05 – Florida is the top state in the country for education choice
46:42 – Law and order in Florida
51:04 – What does all this mean in terms of the election?
56:46 – Why are other states getting it wrong?
58:42 – The problem is not just at a state level, but federal as well
01:00:38 – Ronald Reagan dealt with similar issues
01:04:07 – We owe it to the people of the past who sacrificed everything for our freedom
Reagan Foundation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVpWJzk1Ngs