Ronald Reagan and the American Dream (TRIH eps 310-312)
1981 · Resource
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine Ronald Reagan's presidency across his first and second terms, emphasising image, policy and pivotal episodes. They open with the iconic 'Morning in America' ad and analyse Reagan's talent for performance and parable, his inauguration style and recovery after the 1981 assassination attempt. Domestically they trace Reaganomics — supply-side tax cuts, David Stockman's role, rising defence spending and ballooning deficits — and decisive moves like the fir...
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Around 1981
- Chernobyl disaster (1986)
- Dissolution of the Soviet Union (1991)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- Yugoslav Wars (1991)
- Yom Kippur War (1973)
- Watergate scandal (1972)
- Gulf War (1990)
- (Everything I Do) I Do It for You (Bryan Adams) (1991)
- Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
- Night Fever (Bee Gees) (1978)