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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.