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Second edition. |
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1 online resource (xxiii, 463 pages). |
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text file |
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Historical dictionaries of U.S. politics and political eras
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Historical dictionaries of U.S. history and politics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Appendix A: President Ronald Reagan and His Administration, 1981-1989; Appendix B: Vetoes of Public Bills Cast by Ronald Reagan, 1981-1989; Appendix C: President Ronald Reagan's Success Rate in Congress, 1981-1988; Appendix D: President Ronald Reagan's Public Approval Rating (Percent), 1981-1988; Appendix E: President Ronald Reagan's Monthly Approval Data (Percent), 1981-1988. |
| Summary |
This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Reagan-Bush Era contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, events, institutions, policies, and issues. |
| Contents |
<Span style="s Foreword (Jon Woronoff)</span></span><br /><span style="line-height:2"><span>Preface</span></span><br /><span style="89</span></span><br /><span style="line-height:2"><span>2. Vetoes of Public Bills Cast by Ronald Reagan, 1981-89</span></span><br /><span style="s Success Rate in Congress, 1981-88</span></span><br /><span style="line-height:2"><span>4. President Ronald Reagan's Public Approval (%), 1981-88</span></span><br /><span style="s Monthly Approval Data (%), 1981-88</span></span><br /><span style="line-height:2"><span>6. President George H.W. Bush and His Administration, 1989-93</span></span><br /><span style="93</span></span><br /><span style="line-height:2"><span>8. President George H.W. Bush's Success Rate in Congress, 1989-92</span></span><br /><span style="s Public Approval (%), 1989-92</span></span><br /><span style="line-height:2"><span>10. President George H.W. Bush's Monthly Approval Data (%), 1989-92</span></span><br /><span><span>Bibliography</span></span><br /><span><span>Selected Speeches, Inaugural Addresses, and State of the Union Addresses</span></span><br /><ol start="1" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, "A Time for Choosing," 27 October 1964</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, First Inaugural Address, 20 January 1981</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, Remarks on the Air Traffic Controllers Strike, 3 August 1981</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address, 26 January 1982</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, Address to the British Parliament, 8 June 1982</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, "Evil Empire" Speech, National Association of Evangelicals (Orlando, FL), 8 March 1983</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address, 25 January 1984</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, 40th Anniversary of D-Day, Point du Hoc, Normandy, France, 6 June 1984</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, Second Inaugural Address, 21 January 1985 </span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address, 6 February 1985</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, Germany, 5 May 1985 </span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, Address on the Space Shuttle "Challenger," 28 January 1986 </span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address, 4 February 1986</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, Speech to the Nation on Air Strikes Against Libya, 14 April 1986</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address, 27 January 1987</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, Address to the Nation on Iran-Contra, 4 March 1987</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address, 25 January 1988</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>Ronald Reagan, Farewell Address, 11 January 1989</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>George H.W. Bush, Inaugural Address, 20 January 1989</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>George H.W. Bush, Address to the Nation on Panama, 20 December 1989</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>George H.W. Bush, State of the Union Address, 31 January 1990</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>George H.W. Bush, Address to the Nation on Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait, 8 August 1990</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>George H.W. Bush, Address to the Nation on the Budget, 2 October 1990</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>George H.W. Bush, Address to the Nation on the Invasion of Iraq, 16 January 1991</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>George H.W. Bush, State of the Union Address, 21 January 1991</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>George H.W. Bush, Address on t End of the Gulf War, 27 February 1991</span></li><li style="line-height:2;"><span>George H.W. Bush, State of the Union Address, 28 January 1992</span></li></ol><span><span>About the Author</span></span> |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989 -- Dictionaries.
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United States. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1981-1989 |
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Dictionaries.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-1993 -- Dictionaries.
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| Chronological Term |
1989-1993 |
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United States -- History -- 1969- -- Dictionaries.
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History. |
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1969- |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. |
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Since 1969 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Dictionaries.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Conley, Richard Steven. Historical dictionary of the Reagan-Bush era. Second edition. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2017 9781538101803 (DLC) 2016052681 |
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9781538101810 (electronic book) |
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1538101815 (electronic book) |
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9781538101803 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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1538101807 (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
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