While Reagan steps to the podium a narrator provides an introduction, stating that Reagan recently gave a group of citizens his views on the role of government. Speaking to the audience, Reagan declares that Washington politicians are slow to catch on to the reawakening of the American spirit of independence and self reliance. He calls for a government that's confident in what people can do for themselves.

This television commercial for the 1976 Ronald Reagan presidential campaign aired around January 22, 1976. It was created by the Citizens for Reagan campaign committee for the Republican Party presidential nomination in 1976.

Sequence: Slate (00:34), Reagan steps to podium as narration begins (00:44).

Audible edge damage on the audio track.