Tear down this wall / Ratnesar, Romesh

Examines how Ronald Reagan's June 12, 1987, speech in West Berlin helped end the Cold War, describing the events leading up to the speech as well as its aftermath and lasting impact on world power.

Drawing on interviews with Reagan administration officials, journalists, historians, and eyewitnesses, the author focuses on Ronald Reagan's June 1987 speech at the Brandenburg Gate and his historic challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.