Debating the Reagan presidency / John Ehrman and Michael W. Flamm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ehrman, John, 1959-

Contributor:

Flamm, Michael W., 1964-

Series:

Debating twentieth-century America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--1981-1989--Sources.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1981-1989.

Reagan, Ronald.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

ix, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2009]

Summary:

The presidency of Ronald Reagan has become a Rorschach test for politicians and citizens alike. While many conservatives see the Reagan era of the 1980s as the high-water mark for their movement and a time of national recovery from the difficulties of the 1970s, many liberals maintain that the rosy Reagan legacy is based largely on myth, and that in fact his eight years as president caused serious harm to the country. John Ehrman and Michael W. Flamm give due attention to the lasting controversies surrounding the Reagan record and provide a balanced view of the fortieth president's foreign and domestic policies. Students are encouraged to draw their own conclusions by reading key primary documents.

Contents:

Debating the Reagan Presidency: Domestic Politics and Issues / John Ehrman 1

Documents

1 Excerpts from "Inaugural Address" (January 20, 1981) 81

2 Excerpts from "Economic Report of the President" (1985) 85

3 Excerpts from "Walter Mondale's Speech Accepting the Democratic Nomination" (July 19, 1984) 89

4 "Remarks Announcing the Nomination of Robert H. Bork to Be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States" (July 1, 1987) 91

5 Excerpts from "Nomination of Robert H. Bork to Be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate" (September 15, 1987) 93

6 Excerpts from "Farewell Address to the Nation" (January 11, 1989) 97

The Reagan Presidency and Foreign Policy: Controversies and Legacies / Michael W. Flamm 101

1 Excerpts from "Address to Members of the British Parliament" (June 8, 1982) 183

2 Excerpts from "Address to the Annual Convention of the National Association of Evangelicals" (March 8, 1983) 187

3 Excerpts from "Address to the Nation and Other Countries on United States-Soviet Relations" (January 16, 1984) 191

4 Excerpts from Minutes, National Security Planning Group Meeting (June 25, 1984) 195

5 Excerpts from Addresses by New York Governor Mario Cuomo and Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy, Democratic National Convention (July 16-19, 1984) 201

6 Excerpts from The Tower Commission Report (February 26, 1987) 205

7 Excerpts from "Address to the Nation on the Iran Arms and Contra Aid Controversy" (March 4, 1987) 211

8 Excerpts from "Remarks and Question-and-Answer Session with the Students and Faculty at Moscow State University" (May 31, 1988) 215

9 Excerpts from "Address by Mikhail Gorbachev at the Forty-Third U.N. General Assembly Session" (December 7, 1988) 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index.

ISBN:

9780742561397

0742561399

9780742561403

0742561402

9780742570573

0742570576

OCLC:

297206913