The Age of Reagan A Transformative Presidency

As President Jimmy Carter is laid to rest, Brookings scholars reflect on the legacy of his presidency for American foreign policy. All of Carter's living successors attended in Washington, with President Joe Biden, who was the first sitting senator to endorse his 1976 run ... Readers discuss a guest essay about the aging of two presidents. Also: A peaceful Jan. 6; the Palestinians' future; mind-altering drugs. Reagan was a couple weeks shy of his 70th birthday (69 years, 349 days) when he took the oath of office on January 20, 1981, at the time the ... Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States (1981–89), noted for his conservative Republicanism, his fervent anticommunism, and his appealing ... Though the last few U.S. presidents have skewed older, older chiefs of state are hardly a novelty. Two vice presidents, Hannibal Hamlin and Henry Wallace, were dropped from the ticket after their first term, only to see their successors become president ... President Ronald Reagan made it clear that his objectives were to cut taxes, fight communism, reinforce national defense, and slow the growth of government. How will President Reagan be most remembered? How, if at all, has he changed American politics and government? Has he been one of America's great ... Syracuse University faculty are offering thoughts on the passing of Jimmy Carter, the nation's 39th president.