Published on May 16, 2022 Ronald Reagan was famously known as The Great Communicator. But who helped the Great Communicator communicate? One of them was Hoover Institution Research Fellow Peter Robinson, who wrote Reagan's “Tear Down This Wall” speech — one of the most famous speeches of the twentieth century. If you have ever been asked to deliver a speech in public (or even if you haven’t), listen to a master of the genre Peter Robinson speak of the humor, honesty, and honing involved in writing over 150 speeches for a U.S. President. ABOUT THE SERIES Secrets of Statecraft​ is a bi-monthly podcast hosted by Andrew Roberts which explores the effect that the study of History has had on the careers and decision-making of public figures, and which will also ask leading historians about the influence that the study of History had on their biographical subjects. The title is taken from Winston Churchill’s reply on Coronation Day 1953 to a young American who had asked him for life-advice, to whom he said ‘Study History, study History, for therein lie all the secrets of statecraft.’ To view the transcript and to learn more about this series visit, https://www.hoover.org/publications/secrets-statecraft-andrew-roberts Listen to the podcast on the platforms listed below. Spotify: https://hvr.co/3iJAYEc Amazon Music/Audible: https://hvr.co/3JBMQmB Apple iTunes: https://hvr.co/3Lis78E Google Podcasts: https://hvr.co/3tLkWzP Stitcher: https://hvr.co/3NsVzdZ