The Reagan Era A Time of Economic Transformation and Political Battles

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 ... Ronald Reagan won the 1980 presidential election decisively. He beat incumbent president Jimmy Carter by 10 points in the popular vote. In Ronald Reagan's first inaugural address, referring in 1981 to economic problems the nation faced at the time, he famously said that ... At the beginning of Reagan's presidency the US was facing high inflation and high unemployment rates. Reagan's economic policies known as “reaganomics' ' ... Ronald Reagan entered the White House in 1981 with strongly conservative values but experience in moderate politics. ... problems of Soviet society. Because he was aware that he was on the wrong ... To Ronald Reagan, such two-faced behavior was anathema. Why support a ... During Ronald Reagan's presidency, there were several controversies that arose. Some of the more notable ones include: The Iran-Contra affair, in which ... 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 ... The purpose of this research to is analyze the public support Reagan accorded the legislative objectives of the Christian Right. 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 ...