For 10 points, name this 1964 speech supporting Barry Goldwater that launched the political career of Ronald Reagan.
Poetic moments in this speech include an evocation of man's "climb from the swamp to the stars" and a warning of a "thousand years of darkness." This speech darkly hints at the cause for the disappearance of 66 shiploads of grain headed for Austria, and criticizes the gi t of a yacht to Haile Selassie. Near its conclusion it opens three consecutive paragraphs with the phrase "You and I," quoting FDR's 1936 convention speech to say "You and I have a rendezvous with destiny." It was known as "The Speech" while being perfected over a series of deliveries to city Chambers of Commerce, before it was  nally delivered on television by the host of GE Theater. This speech raised $8 million for a man it praises for promising "peace through strength" against the advance of communism. For 10 points, name this 1964 speech supporting Barry Goldwater that launched the political career of Ronald Reagan.
Poetic moments in this speech include an evocation of man's "climb from the swamp to the stars" and a warning of a "thousand years of darkness.
"A Time for Choosing" [prompt on "The Speech" before it is read]