Some call him the Great Communicator. Many credit him with ending
the Cold War. Others even consider him the greatest president since
FDR. Ronald Reagan claimed several distinctions as fortieth
president, but he will be most remembered by admirers and critics
alike for his lasting conservative legacy.
This first comprehensive, archivally grounded assessment of the
Reagan presidency offers balanced "second generation" evaluations
of the ideas and policies that made up the so-called Reagan
Revolution. Drawing on recently opened records, seventeen scholars
from history, political science, and economics focus on important
areas of national policy during the Reagan administration. James T.
Patterson, Hugh Heclo, David M. O'Brien, and others look closely at
Reagan's ideas and rhetoric, foreign policies, economic agenda, and
social policies, as they build a strong foundation for future
interpretations of the Reagan years.
In tackling the Reagan legacy, these contributors don't
necessarily agree on what precisely that legacy is. While there is
consensus regarding Reagan's ideas, personality, and leadership,
there is both doubt and debate about actual achievements. In
chapters covering such topics as national security, taxation,
environmental policy, immigration reform, and federal judgeships,
the authors tend to see his accomplishments as less dramatic than
"first generation" proponents have maintained-that there actually
was no "Reagan Revolution." Nevertheless, they also agree that his
administration accomplished much of its mission in foreign policy
and domestic economic policy-success attributed to his conservative
idealism and pragmatic politics-and had a lasting effect on the
transformation of American conservatism.
While less successful in advancing the social agenda of the "New
Right," Reagan nevertheless shaped politics and policy in ways that
extended beyond the years of his administration. Whether or not
Reagan changed America and the world as much as Roosevelt did
remains in dispute, but this volume, with its keen insights and
broad scope, advances our understanding of his presidency and
allows us to better assess its accomplishments and legacy.
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