26. Reagan's Impact on American Culture and Society

For G.O.P. presidential contenders, the apotheosis of the Reagan era is an article of faith. Michael Kinsley thinks they should be appalled ... Ronald Reagan's tenure as the 40th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1981, and ended on January 20, 1989. Ronald Reagan and Reaganism were blows from which the Democratic Party has not fully recovered in the 24 years since his election. Photocopied transcripts of interviews of California state government officials, politicians, and political observers, relating to Ronald Reagan ... ... the entire House and one-third of the Senate up for reelection. On September 25, 1982, President Reagan had discussed the election in his weekly radio address. Abernathy, after professing his support for Reagan, said he opposed President Carter 'on behalf of poor black people who can't make it under ... As a liberal. Democrat, Reagan drew upon the Democratic tradition of populist appeals, adopting the themes of the citizen politician and class conflict in his ... In the final week of the 1980 presidential campaign between Democratic President Jimmy Carter and Republican nominee Ronald Reagan, the two candidates held ... And it will be 50 years since his late October telecast for Barry Goldwater made him a national political figure. Ronald Reagan had been in ... Ronald Reagan entered the White House in 1981 with strongly conservative values but experience in moderate politics.