Summary
Following a week of mourning in which tens of thousands of admirers paid their respects, former president Ronald Reagan was laid to rest in June 2004. Credited by former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher with having "won the cold war," Reagan is best known for his supply-side economics and fiscal policy (dubbed Reaganomics), the Reagan Revolution, and his summits with Mikhail Gorbachev. A beloved president, Reagan left office as the nation was experiencing an unprecedented period of peacetime prosperity.
From relations with the Soviet Union to domestic tax reform, The Reagan Years provides a comprehensive look into Ronald Reagan's presidency. In an easily accessible format, this A-to-Z guide provides approximately 90 biographical entries on the most important people in Reagan’s administration and examines the consequential events, policies, and issues of this era.
Biographical entries include:
- James Baker
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- John Poindexter
- Nancy Reagan
- Margaret Thatcher
- Caspar Weinberger.
Events, policies, and issues discussed include:
- 1984 re-election
- 1986 Tax Reform Act
- Abortion, school prayer, and AIDS policies
- Iran-Contra Affair
- Reaganomics
- Response to terrorism
- Uses of force in Libya, Lebanon, and Grenada.
Specifications
Black-and-white photographs. Index. Appendix. Bibliography. Cross-references. Chronology. Tables.
About the Author(s)
Stephen F. Knott received his Ph.D from Boston College and teaches at the University of Virginia, where he is also a research fellow at the Miller Center of Public Affairs. He is currently involved in editing an oral history of the Reagan administration.
Jeffrey L. Chidester received his M.A. in International History from the London School of Economics, and is currently editing the Ronald Reagan Oral History Project at the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs.