Reagan's Impact on America Exploring the Controversies and Consequences

There was more than enough blame to go around for each of these problems. Reagan resisted tax increases, and Congress resisted cuts in domestic spending. The ... 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 ... Bush, who won the 1988 presidential election. Reagan's 1980 landslide election resulted from a dramatic conservative shift to the right in American politics, ... Ronald Reagan - Domestic policy ... The most significant element of Reagan's first months in office, however, was not the crafting of his public image or the ... Brian Cheffins explores how and why a now highly controversial antitrust consensus that emerged under Ronald Reagan proved to be enduring but is now under ... In 1980 Ronald Reagan was elected President by an electoral vote of 489 to 49 over ... controversial regulations that had sought to impose a relatively ... In short, America faces remarkably similar challenges to those that confronted President Reagan. The combination of reckless government spending6and money ... In 1980, Ronald Reagan is elected. Ronald Reagan entered the White House in 1981 with strongly conservative values but experience in moderate politics. He ... Following his inaugural address in which he stated that “government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem,” Reagan's first term policy ... ... challenges and controversies he faced during this time. Moving forward, the book explores Reagan's journey to the White House, including his presidential ...