Hi,
On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger was launched with seven persons aboard.
The flight was launched at 11:38 a.m., but sadly, it exploded just 73 seconds later. The explosion killed all seven crew members.
President Ronald Reagan consoled the USA and the world with a remarkable speech from the Oval Office that evening. As Reagan prepared his speech, he realised that his words needed to provide condolence, gratitude, respect, comfort and strength. He recalled a time when the actor Tyrone Power recited a poem at a party he attended. The poem was called 'High Flight' and was written by a former pilot called John Magee. In his speech that evening, Reagan borrowed words from the poem including 'touch the face of God'.
I wrote about Reagan in the book for a few reasons, but please let me make one point here. Reagan's first thought was about what he needed to achieve in his speech. Once he knew that, he accessed every part of his memory to pull out the best words to support and comfort his audience. We all have moments in our lives that we can use as the perfect inspiration when we need it. Tyrone Power recited the poem to Reagan at the party because he loved it so much. Power was not just a hero on the big screen. He was a Marine pilot who served in the Pacific during World War 2. Reagan remembered Power's passion for the 'High Flight' poem, and he knew he had the perfect words when he spoke to the USA and the world in January, 1986.
In tomorrow's blog, I'd like to tell you the hardest thing I encountered when I wrote the book.
Take care,
Darren.
PS: 'HOW TO GIVE A BETTER SPEECH THAN OBAMA and change your world' - will be available on iTunes and Amazon in December.
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