Richard S. Conley is associate professor of political science. He specializes in the Presidency, presidential-congressional relations, and comparative executives and legislatures.

• Editor’s Foreword (Jon Woronoff)PrefaceAcronyms and AbbreviationsChronology IntroductionTHE DICTIONARYAppendixes1. President Ronald Reagan and His Administration, 1981–892. Vetoes of Public Bills Cast by Ronald Reagan, 1981–893. President Ronald Reagan’s Success Rate in Congress, 1981–884. President Ronald Reagan’s Public Approval (%), 1981–885. President Ronald Reagan’s Monthly Approval Data (%), 1981–886. President George H. W. Bush and His Administration, 1989–937. Vetoes of Public Bills Cast by George H. W. Bush, 1989–938. President George H. W. Bush’s Success Rate in Congress, 1989–929. President George H. W. Bush’s Public Approval (%), 1989–9210. President George H. W. Bush’s Monthly Approval Data (%), 1989–92BibliographySelected Speeches, Inaugural Addresses, and State of the Union AddressesRonald Reagan, “A Time for Choosing,” 27 October 1964Ronald Reagan, First Inaugural Address, 20 January 1981Ronald Reagan, Remarks on the Air Traffic Controllers Strike, 3 August 1981Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address, 26 January 1982Ronald Reagan, Address to the British Parliament , 8 June 1982Ronald Reagan, “Evil Empire” Speech, National Association of Evangelicals (Orlando, FL), 8 March 1983Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address, 25 January 1984Ronald Reagan, 40th Anniversary of D-Day, Point du Hoc, Normandy, France, 6 June 1984Ronald Reagan, Second Inaugural Address, 21 January 1985 Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address, 6 February 1985Ronald Reagan, Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, Germany, 5 May 1985 Ronald Reagan, Address on the Space Shuttle “Challenger,” 28 January 1986 Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address, 4 February 1986Ronald Reagan, Speech to the Nation on Air Strikes Against Libya, 14 April 1986Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address, 27 January 1987Ronald Reagan, Address to the Nation on Iran-Contra, 4 March 1987Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address, 25 January 1988Ronald Reagan, Farewell Address, 11 January 1989George H.W. Bush, Inaugural Address, 20 January 1989George H.W. Bush, Address to the Nation on Panama, 20 December 1989George H.W. Bush, State of the Union Address, 31 January 1990George H.W. Bush, Address to the Nation on Iraq’s Invasion of Kuwait, 8 August 1990George H.W. Bush, Address to the Nation on the Budget, 2 October 1990George H.W. Bush, Address to the Nation on the Invasion of Iraq, 16 January 1991George H.W. Bush, State of the Union Address, 21 January 1991George H.W. Bush, Address on t End of the Gulf War, 27 February 1991George H.W. Bush, State of the Union Address, 28 January 1992About the Author

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