A Companion to Ronald Reagan evaluates in unprecedented detail the events, policies, politics, and people of Reagan's administration. It assesses the scope and influence of his various careers within the context of the times, providing wide-ranging coverage of his administration, and his legacy.* Assesses Reagan and his impact on the development of the United States based on new documentary evidence and engagement with the most recent secondary literature* Offers a mix of historiographic chapters devoted to foreign and domestic policy, with topics integrated thematically and chronologically* Includes a section on key figures associated politically and personally with Reagan

Notes on Contributors viii"To Grasp and Hold a Vision": Ronald Reagan in Historical Perspective 1Andrew L. JohnsPart I Ronald Reagan's Pre-Presidential Life and Career 71. Reagan's Early Years: From Dixon to Hollywood 9John Sbardellati2. Political Ideology and Activism to 1966 22Lori Clune3. Reagan's Gubernatorial Years: From Conservative Spokesperson to National Politician 40Kurt Schuparra4. Reagan Runs: His Campaigns for the Presidency, 1976, 1980, and 1984 54Yanek MieczkowskiPart II The Reagan Administration, 1981-1989 71Domestic Policy: Politics and Economics 735. The Great Communicator: Rhetoric, Media, and Leadership Style 74Reed L. Welch6. Reagan and the Evolution of American Politics, 1981-1989 96Andrew E. Busch7. Ronald Reagan and the Supreme Court 117Andrew E. Hunt8. "Reaganomics": The Fiscal and Monetary Policies 131W. Elliot Brownlee9. Reagan and the Economy: Business and Labor, Deregulation and Regulation 149Michael R. Adamson10. Reagan and the Military 167Jonathan Reed WinklerDomestic Policy: Social and Cultural Issues 18411. Ronald Reagan, Race, Civil Rights, and Immigration 185Lilia Fernandez12. Reagan, Religion, and the Culture Wars of the 1980s 204Matthew Avery Sutton13. Reagan and AIDS 221Jennifer Brier14. The Crackdown in America: The Reagan Revolution and the War on Drugs 238Jeremy Kuzmarov15. Ronald Reagan's Environmental Legacy 257Jacob Darwin HamblinForeign Policy: Issues 27516. Reagan, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War, 1981-1985 276Michael V. Paulauskas17. Shaking the Empire, or a Negotiated Settlement: Ronald Reagan and Visions of the Cold War's End 295Gregory Mitrovich18. The Iran-Contra Affair 321James F. Siekmeier19. The Reagan Doctrine 339Dustin Walcher20. Reagan and Terrorism 359Heather S. GreggForeign Policy: Regions 37721. Reagan and Africa 378James H. Meriwether22. Reagan and Western Europe 393William Glenn Gray23. Reagan and Asia 411Michael Schaller24. Reagan and Central America 434Jason M. Colby25. Reagan and the Middle East 453Clea BunchKey Figures 46926. Mikhail Gorbachev 470Elizabeth C. Charles27. The Vice Presidency of George H. W. Bush 491Michael F. Cairo28. Ronald Reagan, Tip O'Neill, and 1980s Congressional History 510Robert David Johnson29. The Troika: James Baker III, Edwin Meese III, and Michael Deaver 529Christopher Maynard30. A Foreign Policy Divided Against Itself: George Shultz versus Caspar Weinberger 546Andrew Preston31. Margaret Thatcher 565Michael F. HopkinsPart III The Legacy of Ronald Reagan 58332. Ronald Reagan and the Conservative Movement 585Sandra Scanlon33. Reagan and Globalization 608Thomas W. Zeiler34. Reputation and Legacies: An American Symbol 626Chester J. PachIndex 644