Arriving in Berlin on Friday, June 12, 1987, President and Mrs. Reagan were taken to the Reichstag, where they viewed the wall from a balcony.[10] Reagan then made his speech at the Brandenburg Gate at 2:00 pm, in front of two panes of bulletproof glass.[11] Among the spectators were West German President Richard von Weizsäcker, Chancellor Helmut Kohl, and West Berlin Mayor Eberhard Diepgen.[10]