Discussion panel on President Reagan's Westminister speech -- 06/27/2007

On June 20, 2007, IRI celebrated the 25th anniversary of Presidents Ronald Reagans historic speech to the British Parliament where he called on Americans to foster the infrastructure of democracy -- the system of a free press, unions, political parties, universities -- which allows a people to choose their own way, their own culture, to reconcile their own differences through peaceful means. A role, that former U.S. Attorney General Ed Meese pointed out in his keynote speech, that IRI is fulfilling. The event also featured a panel discussion featuring Richard V. Allen, President Reagans chief foreign policy advisor and his first National Security Affairs Advisor; IRI Board Member, Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., Co-Chairman the Democracy Program study, whose principle recommendations helped craft the National Endowment for Democracy initiative; Mark Palmer, credited with conceiving some of the core ideas behind President Reagans Westminster speech; and Michael Samuels, who helped shape the ideas that went into the Democracy Program study. IRI Board Member Richard S. Williamson served as moderator. Click here to read more http://bit.ly/dfwnxk.

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