New Right (United States)

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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 103. Chapters: Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, Christian right, Moral Majority, Everett Dirksen, Jesse Helms, Citizens United, Project for the New American Century, Richard Mellon Scaife, Paul Weyrich, Tim LaHaye, Committee on the... Viac o knihe

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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 103. Chapters: Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, Christian right, Moral Majority, Everett Dirksen, Jesse Helms, Citizens United, Project for the New American Century, Richard Mellon Scaife, Paul Weyrich, Tim LaHaye, Committee on the Present Danger, Grover Norquist, Milton Balkany, Christopher Ruddy, The Heritage Foundation, Wise use, Americans for Tax Reform, Clifford May, Council for National Policy, Hudson Institute, Free Congress Foundation, Center for Security Policy, Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, K Street Project, Arkansas Project, Bradley Foundation, Howard Phillips, Human Events, Bryan Fischer, Richard Viguerie, The American Spectator, National Conservative Political Action Committee, The Conservative Caucus, National Taxpayers Union, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Terry Dolan, The Rise and Fall of the Christian Coalition, Leadership Institute, Harvey Sicherman, Henry Regnery, Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies, Allegheny Foundation, Policy Review, Sarah Scaife Foundation, Scaife Family Foundation, Scaife Foundations. Excerpt: Ronald Wilson Reagan /'r¿n¿ld 'w¿ls¿n 're¿g¿n/ (February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981-1989), the 33rd Governor of California (1967-1975) and prior to that, an actor. Reagan was born in Tampico in Whiteside County, Illinois, reared in Dixon in Lee County, Illinois, and educated at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and sociology. Upon his graduation, Reagan first moved to Iowa to work as a radio broadcaster and then in 1937 to Los Angeles, California. He began a career as an actor, first in films and later television, appearing in over 50 movie productions and earning enough success to become a famous, publicly recognized figure. Some of his most notable roles are in Knute Rockne, All American and Kings Row. Reagan served as president of the Screen Actors Guild, and later spokesman for General Electric (GE); his start in politics occurred during his work for GE. Originally a member of the Democratic Party, he switched to the Republican Party in 1962. After delivering a rousing speech in support of Barry Goldwater's presidential candidacy in 1964, he was persuaded to seek the California governorship, winning two years later and again in 1970. He was defeated in his run for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968 as well as 1976, but won both the nomination and election, defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter in 1980. As president, Reagan implemented sweeping new political and economic initiatives. His supply-side economic policies, dubbed "Reaganomics," advocated reducing tax rates to spur economic growth, controlling the money supply to reduce inflation, deregulation of the economy, and reducing government spending. In his first term he survived an assassination attempt, took a hard line against labor unions, and ordered military actions in Grenada. He was reelected in a landslide in 1984, proclaiming it was "Morning in America." His second term was primarily marked by foreign

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