The Reagan Presidency

Author : Chris Jordan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003-06-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780313057489

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Movies and the Reagan Presidency by Chris Jordan Pdf

The 1980s were unique in both American history and the history of American cinema. It was a time when a United States president—a former B-movie actor and Cold War industry activist—served as a catalyst for the coalescence of trends in Hollywood's political structure, mode of production, and film content. Ronald Reagan championed a success ethos that recognized economic and moral self-governance as the basis of a democratic society. His agenda of tax reform and industry deregulation simultaneously promoted the absorption of Hollywood's major studios into tightly diversified media conglomerates, and concentrations of ownership promoted the production and release of movies with maximum revenue potential. Indeed, the most commercially successful movies of the decade put forth the ideologies of WASP America, nuclear family self-sufficiency, and conspicuous consumption. Three genres in particular—the biracial buddy movie, the MTV music-video movie, and the yuppie movie—provide case studies of how Reagan-era cinema addressed issues of race, gender, and class in ways very much in tune with Reaganomics and the President's cultural policies. Author Chris Jordan provides a complete overview of both the influence of Reagan's presidency on the film industry and on the films themselves. Exploring 80s genres and movies with both a sociocultural and aesthetic eye, this book will be invaluable to historians, cinema scholars, and film buffs.

Author : Lou Cannon
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 916 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780786724178

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President Reagan by Lou Cannon Pdf

Hailed by the New Yorker as "a superlative study of a president and his presidency," Lou Cannon's President Reagan remains the definitive account of our most significant presidency in the last fifty years. Ronald Wilson Reagan, the first actor to be elected president, turned in the performance of a lifetime. But that performance concealed the complexities of the man, baffling most who came in contact with him. Who was the man behind the makeup? Only Lou Cannon, who covered Reagan through his political career, can tell us. The keenest Reagan-watcher of them all, he has been the only author to reveal the nature of a man both shrewd and oblivious. Based on hundreds of interviews with the president, the First Lady, and hundreds of the administration's major figures, President Reagan takes us behind the scenes of the Oval Office. Cannon leads us through all of Reagan's roles, from the affable cowboy to the self-styled family man; from the politician who denounced big government to the president who created the largest peace-time deficit; from the statesman who reviled the Soviet government to the Great Communicator who helped end the cold war.

Author : John Ehrman,Michael W. Flamm
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780742570573

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Debating the Reagan Presidency by John Ehrman,Michael W. Flamm Pdf

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.

Author : Larry Berman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1990-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015017914022

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Looking Back on the Reagan Presidency by Larry Berman Pdf

Papers of a conference held at U. of California, Davis in May 1988. Nineteen president-watchers review the Reagan administration's impact in four areas: foreign policy, economic and fiscal policy, institutional changes, and electoral and congressional relations. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Changing Domestic Priorities Project (Urban Institute)
Publisher : The Urban Insitute
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0877663475

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The Reagan Presidency and the Governing of America by Changing Domestic Priorities Project (Urban Institute) Pdf

Author : Richard Steven Conley
Publisher : Upa
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015056495974

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Reassessing the Reagan Presidency by Richard Steven Conley Pdf

Essays collected here, first presented at the International Conference on the History of the Presidency of Ronald Reagan, March 2002, represent a cross-section of presidency scholars in the fields of history and political science. After an overview of the current state of research on the Reagan presidency, essays address Reagan's "public" or "rhetorical" presidency, his connection with conservatives and conservatism, and institutional politics in the Reagan years. Conley teaches political science at the University of Florida. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Author : Jeffrey L. Chidester,Paul Kengor
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674967694

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Reagan's Legacy in a World Transformed: by Jeffrey L. Chidester,Paul Kengor Pdf

Reagan’s Legacy in a World Transformed offers a timely retrospective on the fortieth president’s policies and impact on today’s world, from the influence of free market ideas on economic globalization, to the role of an assertive military in U.S. foreign policy, to reduction of nuclear arsenals in the interest of stability.

Author : David M. Abshire
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781585444663

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Saving the Reagan Presidency by David M. Abshire Pdf

“. . . required reading for all presidents and White House aides to come . . . ”—from the foreword by Richard E. Neustadt What did the president know, and when did he know it? Once again, only a dozen years after Watergate, the nation faced these troubling questions. Would we see another president forced to resign or be impeached? Could our democracy survive another presidential scandal so soon? As the Iran-Contra affair unfolded, the nation waited tensely for answers. At this crucial moment, advisors to President Ronald Reagan called home the Ambassador to NATO, David Abshire, to serve in the cabinet as Special Counselor. His charge: to assure that a full investigation of the sale of arms to Iran in exchange for freeing American hostages and the subsequent channeling of those funds to Nicaraguan rebels be conducted expeditiously and transparently, to restore the confidence of the nation in the shaken Reagan presidency. Two decades later, David Abshire for the first time reveals the full behind-the-scenes story of his private meetings with the president, how he and his team conducted this crucial process, his alliance with Nancy Reagan, the role of the Tower Board, and how the Reagan presidency was saved. Abshire’s efforts helped Reagan fill the credibility gap created by revelation of the Iran-Contra scandal and thus restored the president’s power to lead the nation and its allies toward the end of the Cold War. His unique recollections show the inner workings of the Reagan White House in this critical period: the conflicts with the powerful Chief of Staff Donald Regan, the politically astute First Lady, the involvement of CIA Director William Casey, and Reagan’s triumph of personal character to overcome his indiscretion, a feat unmatched by Clinton or Nixon. Abshire’s story casts new light on the episode and draws important lessons about how presidents should respond to unfolding scandals to limit the threat not only to their own reputations but also to national confidence in democratic institutions.

Author : Wilbur Edel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015025240543

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The Reagan Presidency by Wilbur Edel Pdf

Considers Reagan to be "the biggest fraud ever to occupy the White House"--Jacket.

Author : Paul Kengor,Peter Schweizer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0742534154

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The Reagan Presidency by Paul Kengor,Peter Schweizer Pdf

In this important new volume, editors Paul Kengor and Peter Schweizer bring together original essays from leading scholars who examine topics as varied as Iran Contra, abortion, the Cold War, governmental management, and economic policy. Through critical analysis, these essays seek a better understanding of Ronald Reagan, his policies, and his lasting legacy.

Author : Peter J. Wallison
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0813340462

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Ronald Reagan by Peter J. Wallison Pdf

A first-hand account of Reagan's presidency by a former White House counsel describes the president's commitment to key priciples and noting his success in such areas as the economy, arms reduction, and the Iran-Contra affair.

Author : Kenneth Franklin Kurz
Publisher : McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : WISC:89058253584

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The Reagan Years A to Z by Kenneth Franklin Kurz Pdf

A-to-Z format makes it easy to refer to particular people or events, but the writing style makes it an interesting read from beginning to end.

Author : Jacob Weisberg
Publisher : Times Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780805097283

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Ronald Reagan by Jacob Weisberg Pdf

The conservative icon who reshaped American politics and laid the groundwork for the end of the Cold War In the second half of the twentieth century, no American president defined his political era as did Ronald Reagan. He ushered in an age that extolled smaller government, tax cuts, and strong defense, and to this day politicians of both political parties operate within the parameters of the world he made. His eight years in office from 1981 to 1989 were a time of economic crisis and recovery, a new American assertiveness abroad, and an engagement with the Soviet Union that began in conflict but moved in surprising new directions. Jacob Weisberg provides a bracing portrait of America's fortieth president and the ideas that animated his political career, offering a fresh psychological interpretation and showing that there was more to Reagan than the usual stereotypes. Reagan, he observes, was a staunch conservative but was also unafraid to compromise and cut deals where necessary. And Reagan espoused a firm belief, just as firm as his belief in small government and strong defense, that nuclear weapons were immoral and ought to be eliminated. Weisberg argues that these facets of Reagan were too often ignored in his time but reveal why his presidency turned out to be so consequential. In the years since Reagan left office, he has been cast in marble by the Republican Party and dismissed by the Democrats. Weisberg shows why we need to move past these responses if we wish truly to appreciate his accomplishments and his legacy.

Author : William E Pemberton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317470878

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Exit with Honor by William E Pemberton Pdf

Few presidents have sparked as much interest in recent years as Ronald Reagan, already the subject of a large number of biographies and specialized subjects. This biography, based on recent research into the Reagan archives and synthesis of the large memoir literature, explores the shaping of his values and beliefs during his childhood in the American heartland, his leadership of the American conservative movement, and his successful political career culminating in the first two-term presidency since Dwight Eisenhower. Pemberton finds Reagan's personal career and ability to understand and communicate with the American people admirable, but finds many of the long-term effects of his presidency harmful.

Author : Bill O'Reilly,Martin Dugard
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781627792424

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Killing Reagan by Bill O'Reilly,Martin Dugard Pdf

From the bestselling team of Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard comes Killing Reagan, a page-turning epic account of the career of President Ronald Reagan that tells the vivid story of his rise to power--and the forces of evil that conspired to bring him down. The basis for the 2016 television movie available on streaming. Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after a gunman's bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable -- or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Could he silently overcome his traumatic experience while at the same time carrying out the duties of the most powerful man in the world? Told in the same riveting fashion as Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, Killing Jesus, and Killing Patton, Killing Reagan reaches back to the golden days of Hollywood, where Reagan found both fame and heartbreak, up through the years in the California governor's mansion, and finally to the White House, where he presided over boom years and the fall of the Iron Curtain. But it was John Hinckley Jr.'s attack on him that precipitated President Reagan's most heroic actions. In Killing Reagan, O'Reilly and Dugard take readers behind the scenes, creating an unforgettable portrait of a great man operating in violent times.