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Aug 30, 2019

We seek to solve two puzzles:  How did Reagan the Truman booster become Reagan the Goldwater acolyte?   And when he entered politics, became GOP nominee and President, what were the economic results of his presidency? Also, Reagan and the KAL007 incident that reveals a bit about his personality and approach.


Aug 30, 2019

1982 doesn't go as well for Ronald Reagan as 1981 did. Recession hits, a recession that challenges cuts of the previous year. Compromises, new taxes, the reality of deficits hit hard. David Stockman, the chief budget czar of Reaganomics is blocked by others and gets frustrated. Reagan makes a defining speech. Part 2 of...


Aug 27, 2019

A look at the first year of Ronald Reagan, ups and downs, including a traumatic shooting and injury.  Public approval, a tax bill that sweeps through Congress and a near legislative goof that almost cost him his new-found popularity.