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'''''A Time for Choosing''''', also known as "''The Speech,''" was presented on a number of speaking occasions during the [[U.S. presidential election, 1964|1964 U.S. presidential election campaign]] by future-[[President of the United States|president]] [[Ronald Reagan]] on behalf of [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate [[Barry Goldwater]]. |
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A '''psychostimulant''' is a substance that enhances locomotor behavior. Examples of psychostimulants include [[amphetamine]], [[methamphetamine]],<ref name="urlDorlands Medical Dictionary:psychostimulant">{{cite web |url=http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands_split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/seven/000088218.htm |title=Dorlands Medical Dictionary:psychostimulant |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> [[cocaine]], [[methylphenidate]], and [[arecoline]], the most widely used psychostimulant.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Gupta PC, Ray CS |title=Epidemiology of betel quid usage |journal=Ann. Acad. Med. Singap. |volume=33 |issue=4 Suppl |pages=31–6 |year=2004 |month=July |pmid=15389304 |doi= |url=http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf200409/V33N4p31S.pdf}}</ref> |
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Many versions of the speech exist, as it was altered during many stops, but two are best known: |
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[[Nicotine]] and [[caffeine]] are not considered psychostimulants because they do not enhance locomotor behavior in rodents.<ref name="Mechanisms-Sulzer">{{cite journal |author=Sulzer D, Sonders MS, Poulsen NW, Galli A |title=Mechanisms of neurotransmitter release by amphetamines: a review |journal=Prog. Neurobiol. |volume=75 |issue=6 |pages=406–33 |year=2005 |pmid=15955613 |doi=10.1016/j.pneurobio.2005.04.003}}</ref> |
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*[[1964 Republican National Convention]] - [[San Francisco, California]] - Given as a nomination speech for Goldwater. |
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*As part of a pre-recorded [[television]] program titled "Rendezvous with Destiny", broadcast on [[October 27]], [[1964]]. |
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Following the speech, Ronald Reagan was asked to run for [[governor of California]]. To this day, this speech is considered one of the most effective ever made on behalf of a candidate. Reagan was later called the "''great communicator''" in recognition of his effective communication skills. |
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Psychostimulants are often potent modulators of [[dopamine]] signaling, often affecting the activity of [[monoamine transporter]]s such as the [[dopamine transporter]] and [[vesicular monoamine transporter]]s.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Riddle EL, Fleckenstein AE, Hanson GR |title=Role of monoamine transporters in mediating psychostimulant effects |journal=The AAPS journal |volume=7 |issue=4 |pages=E847–51 |year=2005 |pmid=16594636 |doi=10.1208/aapsj070481}}</ref> |
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*[http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreaganatimeforchoosing.htm Transcript, audio, and video of the broadcast] |
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Revision as of 17:27, 13 October 2008
A Time for Choosing, also known as "The Speech," was presented on a number of speaking occasions during the 1964 U.S. presidential election campaign by future-president Ronald Reagan on behalf of Republican candidate Barry Goldwater.
Many versions of the speech exist, as it was altered during many stops, but two are best known:
- 1964 Republican National Convention - San Francisco, California - Given as a nomination speech for Goldwater.
- As part of a pre-recorded television program titled "Rendezvous with Destiny", broadcast on October 27, 1964.
Following the speech, Ronald Reagan was asked to run for governor of California. To this day, this speech is considered one of the most effective ever made on behalf of a candidate. Reagan was later called the "great communicator" in recognition of his effective communication skills.
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