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Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004
Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library
Sections include: Galleries ; Resources ; Programs ; Gift Shop

Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library

Ronald Reagan Memorial Foundation
Sections include: Funeral Services ; Condolence Book ; Tributes ; Memorial Fund.

The White House - History

CNN.com Specials - Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004
Sections include: Biography ; Reagan's Style ; Related ; Sights & Sounds.

AmericanPresident.org
"AmericanPresident.org houses two primary modules: 'The Presidency in History' and 'The Presidency in Action.' The "Presidency in History' includes biographies of every president and first lady; richly detailed event timelines; biographies of cabinet officials, presidential staffers, and advisers; and multimedia resource galleries for each of the 43 presidencies. All of this material is vetted and overseen by a group of contributing editors-one per presidency-comprised of the nation's leading scholars on the presidency. The 'Presidency in Action' explores the process by which the president uses his staff to develop policy and make decisions."
- Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia

From Revolution to Reconstruction
A Hypertext on American History from the Colonial Period Until Modern Times
- Dept. of Humanities Computing, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

  • Ronald Reagan
    Texts include: Inaugural Address, The Challenger Disaster Speech ; The Evil Empire Speech ; Speech at Omaha Beach, June 6, 1984 ; Reagan in Berlin ; State of the Union Speeches.

George Washington University - National Security Archives

  • The Iran-Contra Affair 20 Years On
    Documents Spotlight Role of Reagan, Top Aids
    Pentagon Nominee Robert Gates Among Many Prominent Figures Involved in the Scandal.
    National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 210, November 2006.
  • U.S.-Japan Relations Declassified
    Documents Secret History of Recent U.S.-Japan Ties, 1977-1992.
    "More Than 1,750 Former Secrets Obtained through the Freedom of Information Act Cover the Carter, Reagan, Bush I Administrations.
    National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 175, December 2005."
  • [Secretary of State Henry Kissinger] Chile and Operation Condor (June 2004)
    Operation Condor Documents Indicate 1976 Terrorism Attack in Washington Might Have Been Prevented
    "Operation Condor has received renewed international attention over the last several weeks. On May 28 a Chilean court stripped Gen. Augusto Pinochet of his immunity from prosecution for Condor-related crimes."
  • Shaking Hands with Saddam Hussein: The U.S. Tilts Toward Iraq, 1980-1984
    Electronic Briefing Book No. 82
    Edited by Joyce Battle
    Includes video clip of Donald Rumsfeld shaking hands with Saddam Hussein.

NPR [National Public Radio] - Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004
Sections include: Obituary ; Audio/Video ; Timeline ; Commentary ; Photo Gallery ; Resources ; Funeral ; Latest Coverage.

PBS - American Experience - Reagan
Companion website to the PBS broadcast.
Sections include: Interview Transcripts ; Primary Source Documents [including transcripts of 17 speeches, plus the Alzheimer's letter] ; The Film & More ; Special Features ; Timeline ; Gallery ; People & Events ; Teacher's Guide.

Presidents of the United States - (dead link)
"...you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, presidency highlights, and some odd facts on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites."
From the Internet Public Library

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
"This online service makes available material that was compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, in hardcover printed volumes entitled The Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. This hardcopy series includes volumes covering the administrations of Presidents Hoover, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and Bush, as well as President William J. Clinton."
From the National Archives and Records Administration

Reagan Information Interchange
Sections include: Audio Files ; Video Files ; Ronald Reagan Speeches ; Portraits.
By Michael Reagan, Son of Ronald Reagan

Reagan Tapes
After John W. Hinckley Jr.'s March 30, 1981 assassination attempt on President Reagan "national Security Adviser Richard Allen summoned members of Reagan's cabinet, including Secretary of State Al Haig and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger, to the White House Situation Room. Sensing the significance of the event, Allen recorded the conversations with the permission of the participants..."The tapes provide a rare glimpse of the private conversations about who was in charge and whether the assassination attempt was part of a conspiracy."
Includes: Audio of Interview ; Selected Excerpts of the Tapes ; Links & Resources
From NPR Online - Morning Edition with Bob Edwards

TIME 100: Ronald Reagan
"One century, 100 remarkable people. TIME has profiled those individuals who - for better or worse - most influenced the last 100 years."

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