Reagan's Legacy on Civil Rights Controversies and Progress

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. And that is the issue of this campaign that makes all the other problems I've discussed academic, unless we realize we're in a war that must be won. Those who ... Bush, who won the 1988 presidential election. Reagan's 1980 landslide election resulted from a dramatic conservative shift to the right in American politics, ... 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 ... As president of the Screen Actors Guild, Reagan became embroiled in disputes over the issue of Communism in the film industry; his political views shifted from ... 00:05 – President Reagan begins his address, worst economic mess since the Great Depression ; 03:03 – People can't save money due to government ... The Reagan administration, spanning from 1981 to 1989, was characterized by a conservative shift in American politics. President Ronald Reagan's policies, often ... 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 ... had also experienced problems due to the lack of a strong executive under the Articles of Confederation. In creating the presidency, they were inventing an ... 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 ...