Scrutinizing the Stumbling Blocks Challenges that Faced Reagan's Campaign

Reagan asserted that voters faced a ''historic choice'' between his economic policies and Walter F. Mondale's program of ''higher taxes, more ... With ideological zest and political determination, Ronald Reagan set three major goals when he stepped into the Oval Office: to fire up the ... Reagan wrote as a supporter of the conservative Republican Senator Barry Goldwater. Reagan had spent much of his political career campaigning and voting for ... Ronald Reagan swept into office in 1980, capturing nearly 10 times as many electoral votes as his incumbent opponent Jimmy Carter. Ronald Reagan quipped during their 2nd Debate in 1984. President Reagan's sense of humor even solicited a laugh from Democratic opponent Walter Mondale. For G.O.P. presidential contenders, the apotheosis of the Reagan era is an article of faith. Michael Kinsley thinks they should be appalled ... 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. ... 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. He carried 49 of the 50 states and won the highest number of electoral votes ever received by a presidential candidate. Nancy Reagan Hugs President Reagan as He ... 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.