Public opinion turns against Reagan Nicaragua policy
A Gallup poll shows 71 percent fear a Vietnam style U S involvement in El Salvador as Reagan presses a Nicaragua campaign with warships, covert aid, and joint drills. Critics warn the president uses war talk to boost reelection prospects while Congress and allies hesitate to support a new jungle war.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
Central America
Gallup
CIA
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Alexander Haig
James Baker
Michael Deaver
Vietnam
Linowitz Commission
Contadora Group
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Edward C. Meyer
Pentagon
Gary Hart
D-Colo
Senate Armed Services Committee
Reagan
William P. Clark
National Security Council
U.N
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Congress
Jimmy Carter
U.S
Richard Cheney
Rhya
Vietnam Memorial
Unemployment and Reaganomics under critique in 1980s US
The author argues that despite a national economic recovery, millions remain unemployed and dispossessed while the wealthiest gain vastly. It contrasts public optimism about growth with personal suffering from crops, homes, farms, and bankruptcies, noting rising fortunes for Packard and Perot amid a stock market boom.
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Washington
Reagan
Reaganomics
David Packard
Hewlett-Packard, Inc
H. Ross Perot
Economic inequality and Reaganomics criticism from 1980s column
Carl T. Rowan questions the fairness of capitalism, noting vast fortunes for a few while many remain poor. He cites unemployment among blacks at 20.6 percent, and criticizes Alan Greenspan’s praise of recovery as inadequate. The piece links wealth concentration to broader social stagnation and calls for inclusion of tens of millions previously excluded.
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Steven Jobs
Apple Computer
Iown
West Virginia
America
Greenspan
Coon Rapids
Iowa
125Th Street
Harlem
David Packards
H. Ross Perots
White House reshuffle pits Kis singer against Habib role
The Reagan White House shuffles Middle East staffing with Henry Kissinger as a possible central American commissioner and Robert McFarlane tapped for a top post. Critics say the move exposes internal tensions, risks undermining arms control patience, and hinges on George Shultz to salvage policy coherence.
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Phil Habib
Middle East
Robert McFarlane
Henry Kissinger
Reagan White House
Habib
Lebanon
Amin Gemayel
Gemayel
Shouf
Beirut
Druse Seei
Israel
Syria
State Department
McFarlane
Haig
William Clark
White House
McFarlanie
Hafez
Assad
Kissinger
Commission On
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Clark
Central American Commission
Robert Strauss
Lane Kirkland
Afl-Cio
Central America
George Shultz
Latin policy voters praise clear bipartisan course in Central America
Washington notes reveal a public stance that U S voters chose a decisive, unified approach. Republicans praise a policy opposing Marxist Sandinista moves while supporting Nicaraguan democracy and regional stability. Navy and Army actions are cited as evidence of resolve and unity.
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U.S
Central America
Nicaragua
Washington Post
United States
Senate
Latin America
Congress
Therm
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