Author and Former Reagan Speechwriter

Peter Robinson

1 article 1997

Peter Robinson is a fellow at the Hoover Institution and a former speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan, best known for crafting the famous 'tear down this wall' line in Reagan's 1987 Berlin Wall speech. He is the author of several books and host of the interview series *Uncommon Knowledge*. He contributed to The Weekly Standard with a piece reflecting on the history behind the Berlin Wall speech.

TEARING DOWN THAT WALL

June 23, 1997 · Magazine

LAST MONTH, A TELEVISION PRODUCER wanted to interview me for a piece on the tenth anniverary of President Reagan's address at the Berlin Wall, a speech I drafted. We met at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., so the crew could film the interview in front of the actual…