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While attempting to research for this Wiki, it was discovered that the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (National Archives) had posted PDFs of a large number of the radio scripts in June of 2024. This will be a great help to this wiki.

According to this PDF, they were part of the materials used by the Hannaford and Deaver PR firm and transferred to Reagan's Presidential campaign headquarters. "Box 14" of the collection contained these scripts.

ALL the scripts numbered "76", "78" and "79" (recorded and broadcast from 1976-1979), which are listed and linked in the PDF on pages 24 and 25. Missing are the scripts from 1975 and any numbers for "77" (which were likely scripts written after the conclusion of Reagan's 1976 campaign).

Links to these PDFs will follow (and are being integrated into the transcripts), along with any other resources that should appear through the Presidential Library.

Radio Scripts

• 1980 Campaign Files: 550 pages outlining the contents of over 900 boxes of materials. Box 14 (details on pages 24-25 of the PDF) contained the radio scripts. Boxes 15-18 include other materials related to the radio show, possibly including recordings, though none have been found yet at the Reagan Library website.

Box 14

• Radio Commentaries / Broadcasts: Disc 76-1A through 76-4 (1976)
• Radio Commentaries / Broadcasts: Disc 76-5 through 76-7 (1976)
• Radio Commentaries / Broadcasts: Disc 76-8 through 76-10 (1977)
• Radio Commentaries / Broadcasts: Disc 76-11 through 76-13 (1977)
• Radio Commentaries / Broadcasts: Disc 76-14 through 76-16 (1977)
• Radio Commentaries / Broadcasts: Disc 76-17 through 76-19 (1977)
• Radio Commentaries / Broadcasts: Disc 78-1 through 78-3 (1978)
• Radio Commentaries / Broadcasts: Disc 78-4 through 78-6 (1978)
• Radio Commentaries / Broadcasts: Disc 78-7 through 78-9 (1978)
• Radio Commentaries / Broadcasts: Disc 78-10 through 78-12 (1978)
• Radio Commentaries / Broadcasts: Disc 78-13 through 78-15 (1978)
• Radio Commentaries / Broadcasts: Disc 78-16 through 78-17 (1978-1979)
• Radio Commentaries / Broadcasts: Disc 79-1 through 79-3 (1979)
• Radio Commentaries / Broadcasts: Disc 79-4 through 79-6 (1979)
• Radio Commentaries / Broadcasts: Disc 79-7 through 79-9 (1979)
• Radio Commentaries / Broadcasts: Disc 79-10 through 79-12 (1979)
• Radio Commentaries / Broadcasts: Disc 79-14 through 79-15 (1979)