The Reagan Era Images
Magnificent Stagecraft
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President Ronald Reagan gives a speech standing before a dozen American flags.
Back to the Ranch
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Ronald Reagan on horseback during a presidential vacation at his California ranch.
"Honey, I Forgot to Duck"
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Secret Service agents respond to the 1981 assassination attempt against President Reagan.
"I Do Not Recall"
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U.S. Marine Colonel Oliver North, a key plotter in the Iran-Contra Affair, is sworn in to testify before Congress.
Operation Urgent Fury
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American soldiers arrest young supporters of Grenada's Marxist New Jewel Movement during the 1983 U.S. invasion of the tiny Caribbean island nation.
Arms Race
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The development of the MX Missile, a powerful new vehicle for the delivery of multiple nuclear warheads, fueled a new Soviet-American arms race during the 1980s.