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Statement on Signing the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1987 | Ronald Reagan
Statement on Signing the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1987 | Ronald Reagan
This is the first "signing statement" to a bill. Those who advance the unitary executive view of the presidency believes that the president has the authority to interpret laws passed by Congress as he sees fit. Others see this as an unconstitutional attack on democracy
#President Ronald Reagan#primary source#S II Unit 11: 80s America and the end of the Cold War
·reaganlibrary.gov·
Statement on Signing the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1987 | Ronald Reagan
Address to the Nation on Iran-Contra (March 4, 1987)-Miller Center
Address to the Nation on Iran-Contra (March 4, 1987)-Miller Center
Although the Iran-Contra, arms for hostages deal of the Reagan administration can be used as a lesson itself, there is one sentence that could be used as part of a critical thinking lesson. "A few months ago I told the American people I did not trade arms for hostages. My heart and my best intentions still tell me that's true, but the facts and the evidence tell me it is not."
A few months ago I told the American people I did not trade arms for hostages. My heart and my best intentions still tell me that's true, but the facts and the evidence tell me it is not.
#President Ronald Reagan#primary source#US II Unit 8: 80s America and the end of the Cold War
·millercenter.org·
Address to the Nation on Iran-Contra (March 4, 1987)-Miller Center
THE REAGAN PLAY-BY-PLAY STILL PLAYS - The New York Times
THE REAGAN PLAY-BY-PLAY STILL PLAYS - The New York Times
1985 New York Times article explains Ronald Reagan's use of the microphone and speech throughout his career. If teachers and students stumble into a "style over substance" discussion about the presidency, this provides valuable insight into Reagan's ability to communicate what his audiences what to hear
#President Ronald Reagan#primary source#US II Unit 8: 80s America and the end of the Cold War
·nytimes.com·
THE REAGAN PLAY-BY-PLAY STILL PLAYS - The New York Times
The Contras, Cocaine, and U.S. Covert Operations
The Contras, Cocaine, and U.S. Covert Operations
This National Security Archive site has copies of Oliver North's diary entries, emails from Reagan administration officials, and congressional reports that evidence that the United States was aware of the Contras role in smuggling drugs into the United States. The same planes that were being used to bring drugs into the United States were being used to bring arms from the United States to the Contras
#President Ronald Reagan#primary source#US II Unit 8: 80s America and the end of the Cold War
·nsarchive2.gwu.edu·
The Contras, Cocaine, and U.S. Covert Operations