The 1980s (1980-1989) / editor, Michael Shally-Jensen, PhD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Michael Shally-Jensen, Ph.D.

Contributor:

Shally-Jensen, Michael, editor.

Series:

Defining documents in American history (Salem Press)

Defining documents in American history

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--1980-1989.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 volumes (xvii, ix, 662 pages)) : illustrations (some color).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

1980s

Defining Documents in American History

Place of Publication:

Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Incorporated ; Amenia, New York : Grey House Publishing, [2022]

Summary:

The first volume of this set focuses on the presidency of Reagan and the differing party opinions on policy. The second volume is dedicated to court decisions, international affairs, the advancement of technology, and cultural shifts within the United States during that time.

Contents:

Volume 1

Publisher's Note

Editor's Introduction

Contributors

Full Table of Contents

Reagan on Reagan-and Reaganism

Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Address

President's Remarks and a Q and A Session with Reporters Concerning the Air Traffic Controllers Strike

Ronald Reagan's "Evil Empire" Speech

Remarks on the Attack in Beirut

Ronald Reagan on the Strategic Defense Initiative

Ronald Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall" Speech

Reaganomics

Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980

The Laffer Curve

Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981

Ronald Reagan on the Federal Budget and Deficit Reduction

"Greed Is Good"

Stocks Plummet on "Black Monday"

Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989

Immigration, Guns, Drugs, and Crime

Incident Memo regarding Cuban Refugees

Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act

Second Amendment Right to "Keep and Bear Arms"

Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" Message to the Nation

"Sandinistas, Cocaine Traffic in U.S. Linked"

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

Congressional Summary of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986

"Willie Horton" Ad-and a Bush-Dukakis Debate Question

George Bush on the National Drug Control Strategy

Other Voices-Pro and Con

"Organizing the Moral Majority"

"Schlafly's Gala Goodbye to the ERA"

"Pirouetting on Civil Rights"

"1,112 and Counting"

Cesar Chavez's Commonwealth Address

Geraldine Ferraro's Acceptance Speech at the Democratic National Convention

Jesse Jackson's "Rainbow Coalition" Address at the 1984 Democratic National Convention

"Blame America First"

The Cultural Literacy Debate: Excerpt from "First Lessons"

ACT UP Founding Document and Speech.

Volume 2

Court Decisions

Plyler v. Doe

United States v. Kelly "Abscam" Case

Bowers v. Hardwick

White House Status Report on the Bork Nomination

Hazelwood School District et al. v. Kuhlmeier et al.

Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell

Morrison v. Olson

Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

Texas v. Johnson

Iran

President Jimmy Carter's Address on the Iran Hostage Rescue Attempt

Diary Excerpts of an American Hostage in Iran

President Ronald Reagan's Address to the Nation on the Iran-Contra Affair

Public Statements on the Destruction of an Iranian Jetliner by the US Navy Over the Persian Gulf

World Affairs

CIA Cable on the Situation in Poland

Memos Concerning a Meeting between Donald Rumsfeld and Saddam Hussein

Able Archer '83: The Soviet "War Scare"

Response to Caribbean Governments' Request to Restore Democracy on Grenada

Measures to Improve U.S. Posture and Readiness in the Persian Gulf

Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons Program and US Security Assistance

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

Chile-Government Contingency Plans to Disrupt Plebiscite

US Embassy Cables Concerning the Crackdown in Tiananmen Square

George Bush's Address to the Nation Announcing US Military Action in Panama

George Bush on the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Technology and the Environment

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

Personal Computer Announced by IBM

Jonathan Pollard Sentencing Affidavit

Thiokol Letter regarding the Space Shuttle O-Ring

Extraordinary Session of the Soviet Politburo concerning the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

James Hansen: The Case for Climate Change

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: A Report to the President

Old Wounds and New Change

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial

"When Wal-Mart Comes to Town"

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781637000847

1637000847

OCLC:

1313531166