When U.S. President Ronald Reagan delivered his famous line, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" on this day (12 June 1987), it represented victory for a junior speechwriter named Peter Robinson.

In 1987, the world was in the icy grip of the Cold War and Reagan, an ardent… pic.twitter.com/wcDHlrqrUF

— Eamonn (@wewritespeeches) June 12, 2023