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Episode 271 GEORGE H W BUSH 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History (Part 12) The Reunification of Germany A
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Here is one of the great stories of the Bush Administration and of World History. After 4 decades of separation the people of Germany would be one country again. Though the Berlin Wall had come crashing down just 11 months before, this was the big moment for the German People, but it did not come without a lot of high level negotiations that involved horse trading, and skilled diplomacy. The other countries of Europe had not forgotten the Germany of two different World Wars and they were also aware that they would be creating an economic powerhouse in the center of Europe, the moment the two countries were reunited.
Margaret Thatcher was opposed, Mikhail Gorbachev was opposed, and Francois Mitterrand was so opposed he famously said "He loved Germany so much that he thought there should be two of them", so who was for it other than Helmut Kohl of West Germany? The answer to that was the President of the United States, George H. W. Bush. It would be his goal, and his Secretary of State's skills that would make it happen. It is an incredible story, and one we hope we captured, with a lot of documentary help, in this episode of our podcast.
It took 11 months from the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and it is an incredible tale to tell, but one that has allowed the people of Germany to finally be whole after a half century of being divided, as the price it paid for the days under the Nazi regime.
Questions or comments at , Randalrgw1@aol.com , https://twitter.com/randal_wallace , and http://www.randalwallace.com/
Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcasts
Thanks for listening!!
Chapter
1. Hardball with Chris Matthews interview with John McLaughlin, former Acting CIA Director (00:00:00)
2. Intro Music (00:01:09)
3. CNN Headline News with Lynn Russell covering the Reunification of Germany (00:01:33)
4. Host Randal Wallace talks about the Reunification of Germany and how George Bush deserves credit for it. (00:03:21)
5. Who was opposed to German Reunification - History Matters (00:04:21)
6. Host Randal Wallace talks about why so many were opposed to the Reunification of Germany (00:07:05)
7. The Presidency: George H. W. Bush and German Reunification Jeffrey Engel SMU History Professor - C-Span (00:07:28)
8. Host Randal Wallace talks about how George Bush was the father of German Reunification (00:10:51)
9. The Story of German Reunification as told by Robert Gates (00:11:32)
10. The George H. W. Bush Legacy: The German Perspective D.W. Report (00:13:30)
11. Host Randal wallace talks about the Baker - Bush relationship and how they could make things happen (00:18:54)
12. German Reunification - A Short History DW Documentary 1 (00:19:38)
13. German Reunification A Short History DW Documentary 2 (00:30:13)
14. German Reunification A Short History DW Documentary 3 (00:32:08)
15. Host Randal Wallace talks about Secretary Jim Baker and President Bush and their roles in these events (00:34:29)
16. James Baker President Maker - Real Stories segment 1 (00:35:06)
17. German Reunification A SHort History segment 4 (00:42:38)
18. Jim Baker President - Maker - Real Stories (00:47:26)
19. Host Randal Wallace reads from passages in the book "All My Best" by George H. W. Bush (00:49:38)
20. German Reunification A Short History - Segment 8 (00:54:13)
21. CNN Coverage of the Reunification of Germany October 3, 1990 (00:56:47)
22. Closing theme (01:02:46)
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Manage episode 413194384 series 2850631
Here is one of the great stories of the Bush Administration and of World History. After 4 decades of separation the people of Germany would be one country again. Though the Berlin Wall had come crashing down just 11 months before, this was the big moment for the German People, but it did not come without a lot of high level negotiations that involved horse trading, and skilled diplomacy. The other countries of Europe had not forgotten the Germany of two different World Wars and they were also aware that they would be creating an economic powerhouse in the center of Europe, the moment the two countries were reunited.
Margaret Thatcher was opposed, Mikhail Gorbachev was opposed, and Francois Mitterrand was so opposed he famously said "He loved Germany so much that he thought there should be two of them", so who was for it other than Helmut Kohl of West Germany? The answer to that was the President of the United States, George H. W. Bush. It would be his goal, and his Secretary of State's skills that would make it happen. It is an incredible story, and one we hope we captured, with a lot of documentary help, in this episode of our podcast.
It took 11 months from the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and it is an incredible tale to tell, but one that has allowed the people of Germany to finally be whole after a half century of being divided, as the price it paid for the days under the Nazi regime.
Questions or comments at , Randalrgw1@aol.com , https://twitter.com/randal_wallace , and http://www.randalwallace.com/
Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcasts
Thanks for listening!!
Chapter
1. Hardball with Chris Matthews interview with John McLaughlin, former Acting CIA Director (00:00:00)
2. Intro Music (00:01:09)
3. CNN Headline News with Lynn Russell covering the Reunification of Germany (00:01:33)
4. Host Randal Wallace talks about the Reunification of Germany and how George Bush deserves credit for it. (00:03:21)
5. Who was opposed to German Reunification - History Matters (00:04:21)
6. Host Randal Wallace talks about why so many were opposed to the Reunification of Germany (00:07:05)
7. The Presidency: George H. W. Bush and German Reunification Jeffrey Engel SMU History Professor - C-Span (00:07:28)
8. Host Randal Wallace talks about how George Bush was the father of German Reunification (00:10:51)
9. The Story of German Reunification as told by Robert Gates (00:11:32)
10. The George H. W. Bush Legacy: The German Perspective D.W. Report (00:13:30)
11. Host Randal wallace talks about the Baker - Bush relationship and how they could make things happen (00:18:54)
12. German Reunification - A Short History DW Documentary 1 (00:19:38)
13. German Reunification A Short History DW Documentary 2 (00:30:13)
14. German Reunification A Short History DW Documentary 3 (00:32:08)
15. Host Randal Wallace talks about Secretary Jim Baker and President Bush and their roles in these events (00:34:29)
16. James Baker President Maker - Real Stories segment 1 (00:35:06)
17. German Reunification A SHort History segment 4 (00:42:38)
18. Jim Baker President - Maker - Real Stories (00:47:26)
19. Host Randal Wallace reads from passages in the book "All My Best" by George H. W. Bush (00:49:38)
20. German Reunification A Short History - Segment 8 (00:54:13)
21. CNN Coverage of the Reunification of Germany October 3, 1990 (00:56:47)
22. Closing theme (01:02:46)
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