Preserving America’s written constitution: Federal courts and president reagan’s defense of ordered liberty

Title

Preserving America’s written constitution: Federal courts and president reagan’s defense of ordered liberty

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School/Department

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Description

Chapter 5

This book examines how Ronald Reagan’s electrifying 1964 televised speech, “A Time For Choosing,” ignited the conservative movement within the GOP. Ronald Reagan’s televised speech, or what many conservatives today simply call “The Speech,” was a call for action, telling Americans that now was “A Time for Choosing.” “The Speech” catapulted Reagan into national politics, the California governorship, and ultimately the presidency. The themes of the speech, including anti-Communism, strong national defense, and the need to protect the average American from taxes and bureaucracy, ignited the conservative movement in the GOP, resulting over time in the sidelining of the more liberal, establishment wing of the Republican Party. The contributors in this edited volume show how Ronald Reagan’s “coming out” speech on the national stage helped set the political agenda for the next three decades.

Keywords

International relations. Foreign policy; Economic policy and planning (general)

ISBN

978-3319399867

Publication Date

9-30-2016

Publication Source

The Reagan Manifesto “A Time for Choosing” and its Influence

Inclusive pages

61-76

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Disciplines

International Relations | Political Science

Comments

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-39987-4_5

Preserving America’s written constitution: Federal courts and president reagan’s defense of ordered liberty


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