Reagan's Legacy The Good, the Bad, and the Controversial

... Ronald Reagan's state funeral as Margaret Thatcher's taped tribute is played ... issues warning about antidepressants after suicide of ... Reagan's economic policies were controversial but largely effective in addressing the challenges faced by the U.S. economy at the time. His administration's ... 00:05 – President Reagan begins his address, worst economic mess since the Great Depression ; 03:03 – People can't save money due to government ... 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 ... 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. At a 1 December 2008 lecture at the Kennan Institute, Massie described her 22 meetings with Ronald Reagan during his presidency. ... faced many problems and had ... Reagan's tax and budget proposals were nonetheless controversial. Cutting programs designed to help the poor, liberals argued, placed those Americans at even ... The US during the Carter years faced a crisis of confidence. Americans were grappling with economic turmoil at home and a range of challenges to ... As Nancy promised to continue to spread awareness of the dangers of drugs to American youth through campaigns such as “Just Say No” the president informs of his ... Procedure · What are the two economic problems Ronald Reagan discusses in the first paragraph that contributed to "a new kind of defeatism" felt by the American ...