Ronald Reagan A Guiding Force in the Evolution of the Republican Party

US President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn greet Ronald Reagan and wife Nancy at the ... party's nomination for president in the 1980 ... (Boston College '36), Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, were two political opposites. While much of their political ... Political Party: Republican. Family. Father: John Reagan Mother: Nelle Wilson Wife: Jane Wyman, Nancy Davis Children: Maureen and Michael (with Jane Wyman) ... The Republican Party no longer the party of Ronald Reagan, more like an authoritarian cabal of Donald Trump. Author Max Boot on Ronald Reagan's legacy, the roots of Trumpism, and how the Great Communicator opened the door to the far right. Then-Governor Ronald Reagan joined Face the Nation in 1975 to talk about whether or not he would challenge President Gerald Ford for the ... Reagan, a Republican from California, took office following his landslide victory over Democrat incumbent president Jimmy Carter and independent congressman ... Abstract. The results of the 1980 elections encouraged high hopes among Republicans that their party's long period of minority status was at last reaching a ... In this Throwback Thursday, Ronald Reagan passionately discusses the strength of Republican Party values and sheds light on the perceived ... (“Pat”) Brown (who had defeated Nixon's challenge in 1962), ridiculed Reagan's lack of experience, declaring that while he (Brown) had been serving the public, ...