Tim Matheson on Playing Ronald Reagan | Killing Reagan

very rarely is there the perfect man and

very rarely is there the perfect man and the perfect job and we see it in actors

the perfect job and we see it in actors

the perfect job and we see it in actors and we see it and we certain certain

and we see it and we certain certain

and we see it and we certain certain politicians and stuff here was a man who

politicians and stuff here was a man who

politicians and stuff here was a man who was born to play that role as president

was born to play that role as president

was born to play that role as president of the United States and was an

of the United States and was an

of the United States and was an inspirational leader when the nation

inspirational leader when the nation

inspirational leader when the nation really needed it at that point in time

really needed it at that point in time

really needed it at that point in time Ronald Reagan was sort of the FDR the

Ronald Reagan was sort of the FDR the

Ronald Reagan was sort of the FDR the the conservative FDR he started the

the conservative FDR he started the

the conservative FDR he started the Saturday morning radio program and used

Saturday morning radio program and used

Saturday morning radio program and used that voice to reassure people whenever

that voice to reassure people whenever

that voice to reassure people whenever he needed the groundswell of support in

he needed the groundswell of support in

he needed the groundswell of support in Congress to get a bill passed he would

Congress to get a bill passed he would

Congress to get a bill passed he would go to the people and talk from the Oval

go to the people and talk from the Oval

go to the people and talk from the Oval Office and say I need you to call your

Office and say I need you to call your

Office and say I need you to call your congressmen and Senators and tell him

congressmen and Senators and tell him

congressmen and Senators and tell him you support my project here that this is

you support my project here that this is

you support my project here that this is for us and it’s you know it’s important

for us and it’s you know it’s important

for us and it’s you know it’s important and and people believed him you know and

and and people believed him you know and

and and people believed him you know and they and they loved him he would be

they and they loved him he would be

they and they loved him he would be assassination affected him in a rather

assassination affected him in a rather

assassination affected him in a rather profound way I think he became really

profound way I think he became really

profound way I think he became really aware of his vulnerability and his very

aware of his vulnerability and his very

aware of his vulnerability and his very narrow threat of that hold you up to

narrow threat of that hold you up to

narrow threat of that hold you up to life and he felt according to my

life and he felt according to my

life and he felt according to my readings that he survived for a reason

readings that he survived for a reason

readings that he survived for a reason and the reason was to broker a peace

and the reason was to broker a peace

and the reason was to broker a peace deal with the Russians to to make the

deal with the Russians to to make the

deal with the Russians to to make the world a safer place and that was his

world a safer place and that was his

world a safer place and that was his purpose and that’s I think what he

purpose and that’s I think what he

purpose and that’s I think what he devoted himself to I found it him very

devoted himself to I found it him very

devoted himself to I found it him very heroic that he found a greater purpose

heroic that he found a greater purpose

heroic that he found a greater purpose in his life when that critical moment

in his life when that critical moment

in his life when that critical moment where he thought maybe he would die and

where he thought maybe he would die and

where he thought maybe he would die and certainly a lot of people thought he was

certainly a lot of people thought he was

certainly a lot of people thought he was going to die it gave him a stronger

going to die it gave him a stronger

going to die it gave him a stronger purpose to come back and refocus his

purpose to come back and refocus his

purpose to come back and refocus his presidency and his

presidency and his

presidency and his life