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Jeff Daniels on playing Ronald Reagan in “The Brink of War”
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August 14, 2026
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1:28Now PlayingEmmy Award-winning actor Jeff Daniels joins Morning Joe to discuss his new historical political drama “The Brink of War,” in theaters today. Daniels plays former President Ronald Reagan during the 1986 Reykjavík Summit, when Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met to discuss the nuclear arms race. Daniels discusses the way in which Reagan “used his sense of humor” to navigate politics.
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