The Reagan Presidency Assessing the Man and His Legacy

by Kengor, Paul; Schweizer, Peter; Barrilleaux, Ryan J.; Busch, Andrew E.; Chidester, Jeff; Gregg II, Gary L.; Hall, Wynton C.; Kelley, Christopher; Kengor, Paul; Knott, Stephen F.; Nelson, Michael; Rossotti, Jack; Rozell, Mark J.; Sitman, Matthew; Sollenber

• ISBN13: 9780742534148
• ISBN10: 0742534146
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-29
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

In this important new volume, editors Paul Kengor and Peter Schweizer bring together original essays from leading scholars who examine topics as varied as Iran Contra, abortion, the Cold War, governmental management, and economic policy. Through critical analysis, these essays seek a better understanding of Ronald Reagan, his policies, and his lasting legacy.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	1	(180)
1 Elections and Achievement: Campaigning and Governing in the Reagan Era
Michael Nelson	5	(20)
2 Ronald Reagan and Economic Policy
Andrew E. Busch	25	(22)
3 The Origins and Meaning of Reagan's Cold War
Elizabeth Edwards Spalding	47	(24)
4 The Conscience of a President: Ronald Reagan and Abortion
Matthew Sitman	71	(22)
5 Reagan and the Courts
Mitch Sollenberger, Jack Rossotti, and Mark J. Rozell	93	(22)
6 Ronald Reagan, Iran-Contra, and Presidential Power
Ryan J. Barilleaux and Christopher Kelley	115	(16)
7 Ronald Reagan and the Rebuilding of the Symbolic Presidency
Gary L. Gregg II	131	(16)
8 The Other Reagan Revolution: Managing the Departments
Shirley Anne Warshaw	147	(20)
9 The Great Composer: A Behind the Scenes Look at Ronald Reagan's Rhetorical Symphony
Wynton C. Hall	167	(14)
10 Religious Reagan: The Role of Faith in Reagan's Presidency and Attack on Communism
Paul Kengor	181	(20)
11 The Six-Year War: Intelligence Oversight in the Reagan Years
Jeff Chidester and Stephen F. Knott	201	(30)
Index	231	(4)
About the Contributors	235