Ronald Reagan and the 1980s

1. Introduction Reagan and the 1980s
Cheryl Hudson, Gareth Davies

Part I. Perceptions

2. Ronald Reagan: Communicating the America Within
Dan Rather

3. Only an Actor: Memories of a Reagan Biopic
Godfrey Hodgson

4. “Just Say No”: Drug Abuse Policy in the Reagan Administration
Peter G. Bourne

5. Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War
Jack F. Matlock

Part II. Politics and Policies

6. Reagan, Nuclear Weapons, and the End of the Cold War
Simon Head

7. Reaganomics and its Legacy
Iwan Morgan

8. African American Protest during the Reagan Years: Forging New Agendas, Defending Old Victories
Stephen Tuck

9. Reagan’s Religious Right: The Unlikely Alliance between Southern Evangelicals and a California Conservative
Daniel K. Williams

10. Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party: Responses to Realignment
Robert Mason

Part III. Legacies

11. The Baptist and the Messiah: Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
Dominic Sandbrook

12. Transforming the Presidency: The Administration of Ronald Reagan
Joel D. Aberbach

13. The Road to Mount Rushmore: The Conservative Commemoration Crusade for Ronald Reagan
Niels Bjerre-Poulsen

14. Toward a Historiography of Reagan and the 1980s: Why Have We Done Such A Lousy Job?
Gil Troy

15. Epilogue Ronald Reagan and the Historians
M. J. Heale

Avainsanat: History, US History, Modern History, International Relations, European Politics, Political History, Political Science