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1 Ronald Reagan

2 Also Ronald Reagan

3 Reagan Public Approval Ratings

4 Before National Politics Goldwater speech 1964

5 The Republican Nomination Ron and NancyGHW Bush John Anderson

6 Capturing the Nomination New Hampshire debate 1980: –The LineThe Line

7 Reagan’s Clarity Strong Defense Cut taxes Cut Spending Balance the Budget

8 Economic Philosophy OLD Keynesian Economics “Demand Side” Economics New Deal NEW Chicago School “Supply Side” Economics Reaganomics (The Reagan Revolution)

9 Laffer Curve

10 Political Interpretation of Laffer Curve Maximum Revenue No revenue 0% Tax Rates 100%

11 An Analysis of the President’s Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2011: http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/112xx/doc11280/03-24-apb.pdf

12 Effect of Reagan on US Political Culture Left Right Left-right defined as accepted level of government intervention in the economy: right = less intervention left = more intervention US Pre-1981; New Deal and Great Society era Reagan era

13 Realignment New Deal Coalition Democratic South African-Americans Union members Urban North Immigrant/newer ethnic groups Farmers Reagan Coalition Midwest small towns Wealthiest Americans Hawks on foreign policy Blue Collar in North and Midwest (union and non-union) White Southerners Evangelicals Yuppies

14 The “Troika” Counsellor Chief of StaffDep. Chief Ed Meese James BakerMichael Deaver Policy ProcessImage

15 Presidential Power and Persuasion LBJ Model PresCongress People

16 Presidential Power and Persuasion Reagan Model Pres People Congress

17 Reagan Media Strategy Bully Pulpit Stage Events in Controlled Settings Feed the Media Consistency of Message Selling the President Popularity is Power

18 The Ultimate Example Berlin 1987 –(from 50 seconds)

19 Iran Contra Comparison to other scandalsComparison When Congress tries to restrain presidential actions –Ignore Congress –Reinterpret the law

20 The Iran Contra Scandal Private US $ Foreign Gov’t $ $$$ Hostages weapons Swiss bank accounts; controlled by North Contras Israel Iran US

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