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When President Ronald Reagan visits West Berlin in 1982, protestors take to the street to demonstrate for disarmament and peace. But rather than focus on phasing out weapons and bringing East and West closer together, Reagan uses his speech to call for a build-up of military power.

Hand-picked Berliners welcome Reagan as he arrives at Tempelhof airport. Another carefully selected crowd wait to greet him at Charlottenburg Palace, where he delivers his now-famous words: “Berlin bleibt doch Berlin. Berlin is still Berlin.”

That evening, demonstrations against America’s arms policy tip over into rioting on the streets of West Berlin.

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• Schloss Charlottenburg

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• Flughafen Tempelhof

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• Clayallee (Deutsch-Amerikanisches Volksfest), 14169 Berlin

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