The 1980s and 1990s (Costume and Fashion Source Books)
On January 20, 1981, the presidential candidate for the Republican Party, former movie actor Ronald Reagan, was sworn in as the fortieth president of the United States. Under Reagan, the country underwent a political and economic revolution characterized by deregulation (the lessening of government controls over the banking and industrial sectors) and large tax cuts. This political mood corresponded exactly to that of the then prime minister of Britain, Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher.
One man, more than any other, has helped define the most important issues of our time. His name is Ronald Reagon -- one of our nation's most powerful and popular Presidents. This extraordinary audio collection includes historical excerpts from selected addresses that span his political career, laying out his vision for America and the world. From his cornerstone 1964 speech on behalf of Barry Goldwater to his moving farewell address in January of 1989, here is President Reagan as we came to know him: the public figure, the political leader, the private man.
21 Richard Milhous Nixon "The Great Silent Majority" 22 John Fitzgerald Kennedy "Ich bin ein Berliner" 23 Clarence Seward Darrow "Mercy for Leopold and Loeb" 24 Russell H. Conwell "Acres of Diamonds" 25 Ronald Wilson Reagan "A Time for Choosing" 26 Huey Pierce Long "Every Man a King" 27 Anna Howard Shaw "The Fundamental Principle of a Republic" 28 Franklin Delano Roosevelt "The Arsenal of Democracy" 29 Ronald Wilson Reagan "The Evil Empire" 30 Ronald Wilson Reagan First Inaugural Address
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21 Richard Milhous Nixon "The Great Silent Majority"
