The Jesse Helms Center marked the 35th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s 1976 North Carolina Republican presidential primary victory with a celebration Wednesday night in Raleigh.

Reagan’s son Michael delivered featured remarks. Before the event, CarolinaJournal.tv asked the younger Reagan about the significance of his father’s primary win in the race that set the stage for his eventual presidential win in 1980. Click play below for his response to that question and others about the Reagan legacy.