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This clip was a portion of a 20+ minute [[yt:xrNKguJLUYE|Interview on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 3/1/1975]]. Reagan had just recently ended his terms as governor of California (January 6, 1975) and would have just started recording his short-form radio show, as well as writing a syndicated newspaper column. | This clip was a portion of a 20+ minute [[yt:xrNKguJLUYE|Interview on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 3/1/1975]]. Reagan had just recently ended his terms as governor of California (January 6, 1975) and would have just started recording his short-form radio show, as well as writing a syndicated newspaper column. | ||
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Carson: My first guest tonight is, uh, rather a phenomenon on a political scene as a citizen politician. Making his first try for public office, he was elected California's 33rd governor in 1966 by a majority of something around over a million votes. And he held that office you know for eight years. And he used to joke that in his earlier profession he used to ride off in a sunset with the words "The End" on his back. But there are those who would say that Ronald Reagan the 1975 may only be the beginning. Would you all complete the former governor of | Carson: My first guest tonight is, uh, rather a phenomenon on a political scene as a citizen politician. Making his first try for public office, he was elected California's 33rd governor in 1966 by a majority of something around over a million votes. And he held that office you know for eight years. And he used to joke that in his earlier profession he used to ride off in a sunset with the words "The End" on his back. But there are those who would say that Ronald Reagan the 1975 may only be the beginning. Would you all complete the former governor of | ||
California, Ronald Reagan. | California, Ronald Reagan. | ||
Nice to see you. | Nice to see you. | ||
Reagan: Nice to be here John. Nice of you to have me here after a little more than two months unemployment. | Reagan: Nice to be here John. Nice of you to have me here after a little more than two months unemployment. | ||
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us tonight really | us tonight really | ||
it's a pleasure to see you again | it's a pleasure to see you again | ||
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Revision as of 20:37, 20 March 2026
Ronald Reagan's Interview on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 3/1/1975
On December 24, 2024, Elon Musk posted on X (formerly Twitter) a short video of Ronald Reagan talking to Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show, adding only "Very Wise Words." The 7:43 clip went viral.
(The portions of the full video that are included in the clip will be emphasized in the transcript below.)
This clip was a portion of a 20+ minute Interview on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 3/1/1975. Reagan had just recently ended his terms as governor of California (January 6, 1975) and would have just started recording his short-form radio show, as well as writing a syndicated newspaper column.
