HIUS 2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Karl Popper, Anita Hill, Arms Race
24 Oct 2016
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Ronald reagan, rebirth of the presidency, the end of the cold war, and a new world view. 16 april 2015: the revival of the presidency and the end of the cold war, ronald reagan elected in 1980. John anderson, independent running in 1980 (weakening carter) Conservative republican in "64 and running against johnson (top of his game: johnson barely cleared 50% of the vote. Regan"s race: 50% of popular vote killed it with electoral votes. Took a lot of typically democratic states (taking votes away from carter) Most intellectuals did not like reagan thought he wasn"t up for the job: underestimated him. Reagan first president, since eisenhower, to hold office for two full terms. Desired lower taxes, less regulation but also wanted a lot more money for defense: iran-contra almost derailed the presidency again. Vietnam veteran and nsc staffer oliver north (1984) National security adviser robert mcfarlane, vice admiral john pointdexter, fawn hall (north"s secretary)
