and carter started becoming the symbol of lost american prestige. >> ronald reagan is running officially. he got in the race tonight in new york city at a fund-raising dinner. and he taped a speech yesterday for showing tonight on about 90 independent television stations. >> i'm here tonight to announce my intention to seek the republican nomination for president of the united states. the crisis we face is not the result of any failure of the american spirit, it's a failure of our leaders. >> the country is looking for optimism, looking for a new dawn, new beginnings. and ronald reagan epitomized all those things. >> between '76 and '80, reagan's building a coalition, bringing