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Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan. Reagan Public Approval Ratings. Before National Politics. Goldwater speech 1964. Winning the Republican Nomination. Capturing the Nomination. New Hampshire debate 1980: The Line. Reagan’s Clarity. Strong Defense Cut taxes Cut Spending Balance the Budget.

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Ronald Reagan

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  1. Ronald Reagan

  2. Reagan Public Approval Ratings

  3. Before National Politics Goldwater speech 1964

  4. Winning the Republican Nomination

  5. Capturing the Nomination • New Hampshire debate 1980: • The Line

  6. Reagan’s Clarity • Strong Defense • Cut taxes • Cut Spending • Balance the Budget

  7. Effect of Reagan on US Political Culture LeftRight Left-right defined as accepted level of government intervention in the economy: right = less intervention left = more intervention US Pre-1981; New Deal and Great Society era Reagan era

  8. New Deal Coalition Democratic South African-Americans Union members Urban North Immigrant/newer ethnic groups Farmers Reagan Coalition Midwest small towns Wealthiest Americans Hawks on foreign policy Blue Collar in North and Midwest (union and non-union) White Southerners Evangelicals Yuppies Realignment

  9. The “Troika” Counsellor Chief of Staff Dep. Chief Ed Meese James Baker Michael Deaver Policy Process Image

  10. Presidential Power and Persuasion LBJ Model Pres Congress People

  11. Presidential Power and Persuasion Reagan Model Pres People Congress

  12. Reagan Media Strategy • Bully Pulpit • Stage Events in Controlled Settings • Feed the Media • Consistency of Message • Selling the President • Popularity is Power

  13. The Ultimate Example • Berlin 1987

  14. Iran-Contra • Comparison to other scandals • When Congress tries to restrain presidential actions • Ignore Congress • Reinterpret the law

  15. The Iran Contra Scandal Contras Private US $ Foreign Gov’t $ $$$ Hostages weapons weapons Swiss bank accounts; controlled by North Iran US Israel

  16. Congressional Restrictions on Arms Sales in 1980s Arms Export Control Acts • No arms sales to nations determined to be sponsors of terrorism (US State Dept determines which nations fit into this category; it included Iran) • No arms sales of over $25 m in value without congressional approval (1974); A 1976 bill lowered this to $14 m for sophisticated weaponry and $50 m for other items • Both the House and Senate would have to reject the arms sales

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