Reagan and the Cold War A Legacy of Confrontation

The Reagan administration dealt with many other foreign policy issues as well. Affairs in and around Southwest Asia continued to present multiple challenges ... But he managed to win the nomination for a second term. He lost his bid for reelection to Republican Ronald Reagan in a landslide in 1980. When these illegal acts were revealed in November 1986, Reagan suffered a greater one-month plunge in public support (from 67 to 46 per cent) than any president ... I think the biggest problems the media faces in terms of calling power ... Ronald Reagan faced a very strong Democratic opposition, led by your homeboy Mr. 00:05 – President Reagan begins his address, worst economic mess since the Great Depression ; 03:03 – People can't save money due to government ... In addition to these crises, Carter faced a mounting ... Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan and his vice presidential running mate George H.W. ... John Hinckley Jr attempts to assassinate President Reagan following Reagan's remarks to the AFL-CIO. 04/11/1981. Reagan leaves the hospital. 04/24/1981. Lifts ... Every serious G.O.P. presidential aspirant invokes the glorious era of Ronald Reagan, to which the country must return. Ignore the fact that ... The paradox of President Reagan's leadership was that his certainty about simple problems ... Reagan was faced with a serious, substantive disagreement ... 1 Iran–Contra affair · 2 Department of Housing and Urban Development grant rigging · 3 Lobbying scandals · 4 EPA scandals · 5 Savings and loan crisis · 6 Operation ...