
Part II -- THE REAGAN REVOLUTION IN U.S. COLD WAR STRATEGY AN OVERVIEW

Chapter 7 – The Revolution Begins: The 1980 Election Campaign and the Reagan Coalition
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Topics
- Reagan’s Political Journey and the Reagan Revolution in Cold War Strategy
- The Revolution Begins—“Let Reagan be Reagan”—A New Path
- Reagan’s Bipartisan National Security Coalition and Advisory Network
- Key Catalysts for the Reagan Revolution in National Security
- Reagan Points to His New Cold War Strategy: Election Campaign Speeches—1979 to 1980
- Reagan’s 1980 Campaign Platform: The Strategy of “Peace and Freedom” and “Peace through Strength”
- The Final Campaign Push: From Critique to Crusade—Convention Acceptance Speech and Three Campaign Speeches
- 1980 Election Victory and Mandate