American foreign policy during the presidency of Ronald Reagan focused heavily on the Cold War which shifted from détente to confrontation. The Reagan administration pursued a policy of rollback with
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William J. Casey
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Presidency of Ronald Reagan
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Ronald Reagan's tenure as the 40th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1981, and ended on January 20, 1989. Reagan, a Republican from California, took offic
Foreign policy of the Reagan administration
…American foreign policy during the presidency of Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) focused heavily on the Cold War which shifted from détente to confrontation. The Reagan administration pursued a policy of rollback with…
Official portrait, 1981
Ronald Reagan with a cowboy hat at Rancho Del Cielo, 1976.
Outgoing president Jimmy Carter and President-elect Ronald Reagan with his wife Nancy in the Oval Office on November 20, 1980
President Reagan and his cabinet in 1981