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ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Reagan: His Place by History, by Richard Brookhiser
Guiding Questions
How is Reagan’s Presidency viewed by historians?
What criteria should history used to evaluate presidents?
Ronald Reagan
Teacher-to-Teacher
The American Heritage article does a nice job introducing the topic of historical distance and determining an effective presidency. Using the speeches at the beginning and end of Reagan’s time in office contrasted with the discussions of his presidency with a comparison to Clinton’s presidency along with the political cartoon will provide plenty of material for students to debate Reagan’s place in history.
- Reagan His Place In History (August/September 2004 | Volume: 55, Issue: 4) articles_ah
- Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Address historical_documents
- President Ronald Reagan's Speech on Space Shuttle Challenger historical_documents
- Ronald Reagan's Farewell Address historical_documents
- Arms payoff for hostage release, political cartoon by Herblock historical_images
- The Founders Would Have Loved It, political cartoon by Herb Block historical_images
- Strange How Some Choose to Live Like That Instead of Choosing to be Rich Like Us, political cartoon by Herb Block historical_images