1. Reagan's Campaign Unraveling the Economic Crisis

How will President Reagan be most remembered? How, if at all, has he changed American politics and government? Has he been one of America's great ... "I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience." Now, one side in this campaign has been telling us that the issues of this election are the maintenance of peace and prosperity. The line has been used "We ... The central issue in the Presidential campaign, Republican and Democratic strategists assert, will be President Reagan's leadership. Thirty-five years ago, on March 23, 1976, voters in North Carolina helped shape the course of history. Their decision to support the presidential hopes of ... The age question for presidential candidates is more than four decades old. President Ronald Reagan answered it with a pledge to resign if he became impaired. For G.O.P. presidential contenders, the apotheosis of the Reagan era is an article of faith. Michael Kinsley thinks they should be appalled ... This video captures President Ronald Reagan holding his 26th press conference in the East Room of the White House. The press conference ... On the 40th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1984, Ronald Reagan delivered a speech that offered a powerful lesson in politics, nostalgia and ... Reagan's presidency began on a dramatic note when, after the inaugural ceremony, he announced at a luncheon that Iran had agreed to release the remaining ...