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At the outset if his presidency, Ronald Reagan took a hard line against the Soviet Union, calling it the evil empire and daring its leader at the time, Mikhail Gorbachev, to tear down the Berlin Wall. A few years later, the wall was down and the Cold War was effectively over.<\/p>\n

By starting from a position of strength and then showing a willingness to compromise, the two leaders were able to advance their own country\u2019s interests while allowing the other side to do the same, renowned journalist Bob Woodward told thousands of REALTORS\u00ae Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to give as well as take,\u201d Woodward said at a political forum during the 2016 REALTORS\u00ae Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a lesson President Barack Obama could have benefited from when he took office in 2009 because he conceded too much power by downplaying the country\u2019s military strength and pinning its security on the strength of its moral rightness, Woodward said. The result, he added, was a loss of negotiating position. \u201cNo one was afraid of him,\u201d Woodward said, sharing what a key American ally had told him. \u201cToughness is absolutely essential.\u201d<\/p>\n

Congress might have the opposite problem: It relies solely on toughness with no compromise. Woodward quoted a leader in the House who said Republican lawmakers weigh every decision they make based on how it will play in conservative media: \u201cEvery action taken now is driven by whether they get beaten up by conservative radio.\u201d<\/p>\n

Woodward called on leaders to take the time to engage today\u2019s problems in a spirit of wanting to do what\u2019s best for the majority of people, and to have the courage to make the decisions they feel are right.<\/p>\n

He credited former President Gerald Ford with trying to do the right thing when he pardoned disgraced President Richard Nixon shortly after taking office. At the time, Woodward said, he shared the views of many that the pardon was the result of a deal Ford had struck with Nixon. But years later, he came to believe that Ford sacrificed his political career in an attempt to heal the country by moving past Watergate to focus on other daunting problems.<\/p>\n

With the country now preparing to vote for the next president, it\u2019s important to learn as much about presumptive nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as possible, Woodward said, because the presidency is an office that wields more power than ever before.<\/p>\n

He called Trump a \u201cskilled reader of people\u2019s reaction to himself\u201d and someone who is always \u201cgauging how what he\u2019s saying is going down.\u201d And he suggested Clinton is someone who passionately believes in the power to shape the future.<\/p>\n

Regardless of who wins the election, Americans must never stop demanding transparency from their leaders. The next president, he said, must \u201cunderstand the office is a trust that the holder gets temporarily\u201d and has a responsibility to ask, \u201cWhat do people need?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Robert Freedman, REALTOR\u00ae Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Start Tough and Negotiate   At the outset if his presidency, Ronald Reagan took a hard line against the Soviet Union, calling it the evil empire and daring its leader at the time, Mikhail Gorbachev, to tear down the Berlin Wall. A few years later, the wall was down and the Cold War was effectively … <\/p>\n

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