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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: John Hinckley Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes John Hinckley's life in depth.
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Curated OER

Ronald Reagan Sworn in as President in 1981

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from BBC News, you can explore the death of an American president through the eyes of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC). This site offers the reader extensive information about former president Ronald Reagan including...
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Ronald Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from BBC News, you can explore the death of an American president through the eyes of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC). This site offers the reader extensive information about former president Ronald Reagan including...
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Ronald Reagan Commentating on a Baseball Game

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from BBC News, you can explore the death of an American president through the eyes of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC). This site offers the reader extensive information about former president Ronald Reagan including...
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Ronald Reagan With Margaret Thatcher

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from BBC News, you can explore the death of an American president through the eyes of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC). This site offers the reader extensive information about former president Ronald Reagan including...
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Ronald Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from BBC News, you can explore the death of an American president through the eyes of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC). This site offers the reader extensive information about former president Ronald Reagan including...
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Curated OER

Nancy and Ronald Reagan on His 89th Birthday

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from BBC News, you can explore the death of an American president through the eyes of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC). This site offers the reader extensive information about former president Ronald Reagan including...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Week of August 1 2016: Hinckley, States Tightened Use of the Insanity Plea

For Students 9th - 10th
The insanity ruling that sent President Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin John Hinckley, Jr., to a government psychiatric hospital rather than prison was handed down 34 years ago, but its repercussions still affect hundreds, if not...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Peggy Noonan

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Peggy Noonan, a speechwriter for Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush who crafted some of their best-known phrases. She has also written critically acclaimed books, written news columns, and appeared on talk shows. Includes...
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Cnn: The Reagan Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Bear witness to the life and presidency of Ronald Reagan with this CNN exclusive. Featured are pages devoted to Reagan's lives as a Hollywood actor, Governor of California and finally President of the United States.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Gipper

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical history of President Ronald Reagan.
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The Reagan Years: Inside the White House

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a cnn.com in-depth special "The Reagan Years", this site provides you with brief explanations of the US in 1980, the 1980 presidential election and assorted topics of Reagan's presidency including the assassination attempt, the...
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The Reagan Years: Inside the White House

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a cnn.com in-depth special "The Reagan Years", this site provides you with brief explanations of the US in 1980, the 1980 presidential election and assorted topics of Reagan's presidency including the assassination attempt, the...
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PBS

Pbs: The Iran Contra Affair

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from PBS provides a good summary of the Iran-Contra Affair. This is a summary of how this event is covered in the PBS film " The American Experience".
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Atomic Archive

Atomicarchive: Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty Ii, 1979

For Students 9th - 10th
Article give a brief Summary of the Treaty as well as a longer Narrative that discusses the primary goal, weapon systems to be included, and President Reagan's interaction with the SALT II negotiations.
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Photo of President Nixon

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Texas, Austin, explores photojournalism with images of recent American presidents and their times. Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton are shown.
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Photo of President Ford

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Texas, Austin, explores photojournalism with images of recent American presidents and their times. Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton are shown.
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Photo of President Carter

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Texas, Austin, explores photojournalism with images of recent American presidents and their times. Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton are shown.
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Photo of President Bush

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Texas, Austin, explores photojournalism with images of recent American presidents and their times. Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton are shown.
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Photo of President Clinton

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Texas, Austin, explores photojournalism with images of recent American presidents and their times. Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton are shown.
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 9: Modern Times

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive learning module examines the extent to which conservatism successfully challenged liberal dominance in American culture and politics, and redefined economic policies and political behaviors. It looks at how the end of the...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Foreign and Domestic Entanglements

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the many facets of Ronald Reagan's foreign policy during his presidency. Find out about support for anti-Communist fighters, detente with the USSR, and the Iran-Contra scandal.
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Other

Turmoil and Triumph: The George Shultz Years: Cold War Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
End-of-the-Cold-War timeline, which enumerates events that led up to the collapse of the Soviet empire during the Reagan administration, is both an account of the period and a retrospective of Reagan's policies vis-a-vis the Soviets,...
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Other

Civic's Resources: Texas v. Gregory Lee Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
In August 1984, the Republican National Convention was held in Dallas, Texas. On August 22, a group of about 100 demonstrators marched through the streets of Dallas to dramatize the consequences of nuclear war and protest certain...