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Remarks Announcing the Death of President Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt. Out of concern for Reagan's security, he will not attend Sadat's funeral but is represented by former Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter. On 10/07/1981 by Proclamation, Reagan directs that Sadat be honored by flying the flag at half-staff. 11/18/1981
Although Democrats controlled the House throughout the Reagan presidency, the Republicans won control for the first time in 40 years in 1994 under the banner of Newt Gingrich's "Contract With America," a potpourri of leftover Reagan proposals. Even today, with Democrats back in control, there are more avowed Reagan Republicans in Congress than there ever were during Reagan's lifetime. In the ...
On March 30, 1981, just months into the Reagan presidency, John Hinckley, Jr. attempted to assassinate the president as he left a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel. Hinckley wounded Reagan and three others in the attempt. Here, National Security Adviser Richard V. Allen recalls what happened the day President Reagan was shot:
Ronald Wilson Reagan ( / ˈreɪɡən / RAY-gən; February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, his presidency constituted the Reagan era, and he is considered one of the most prominent conservative figures in ...
The Reagan presidency has been both eulogised and reviled. Supporters have claimed that Ronald Reagan not only regenerated American power and restored American prestige but changed the direction of domestic policy in a way which marked the end of a twenty year period of expanding government. This book explores the Reagan policy style and ...
12. Nov. 2020 · “The Reagans” is a consistently revisionist enterprise, resting on the premise that Ronald Reagan has been treated far too well by history — that he’s seen today as an exemplary president ...
5. Sept. 2020 · The Reagan presidency : pragmatic conservatism and its legacies. Publication date 2003 Topics Reagan, Ronald -- Political and social views, Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century, Pragmatism -- History -- 20th century, U ...
