WorksCited

SecondarySources:
Cannon,Lou,andJoeScarborough.TheReaganParadox:TheConservativeIconandToday's
GOP.NewYork,NY:TIME,2014.Print.
Annotation:ByprolificbiographerofRonaldReaganLouCannon,thisbooktaughtmeabout
Reagan'simpactonthecurrentRepublicanparty.IusedinformationthatIgained
fromthissourceinthe"Legacy"sectionofmywebsite.

Cannon,Lou."WhyReaganWasthe'greatCommunicator'"USATODAY.comWhyReaganWas
the'greatCommunicator'USAToday.com,06June2004.Web.11Dec.2014.
<http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/20040606cannon_x.htm>.
Annotation:LouCannondescribeswhyReaganwasnicknamed"TheGreat
Communicator."HeexplainshowReaganreachedtheAmericanpeoplebybeinggenialand
passionate,andhowReagandidnotlistenonlytohisspeech,butalsotohisaudience'sreaction.I
usedtheinformationinthisarticlehelpmeinsupportingandwritingthesectionofmywebsite
aboutReagan'scharacter.

Domitrovic,Brian."WhenItComesToJobCreation,ObamaDoesn'tHoldACandleTo
Reagan."Forbes.ForbesMagazine,10Sept.2012.Web.11Dec.2014.
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/briandomitrovic/2012/10/09/whenitcomestojobcreat
ionobamadoesntholdacandletoreagan/>.
Annotation:RonaldReagan'sabilitytocreatejobsfortheAmericanpubliciscompared
toBarackObama'sinthisarticle.IlearnedthecourseofunemploymentthroughReagan's
presidency,andexactlyhowReaganloweredtheunemploymentratefrom10.8%to7.4%and
thathecreatedanastonishing5.7millionjobs.Thiswashelpfulinwritingtheunemployment
sectionofmywebsite

D'Souza,Dinesh.RonaldReagan:HowanOrdinaryManBecameanExtraordinaryLeader.New
York:Touchstone,1997.Print.
Annotation:AuthorDineshD'SouzacommentsonReagan'sleadershipandhowheledAmerica
byinspiringthepeople.Ilearnedthat,afterReaganhelpedtoendtheColdWar,anera
offriendshipdevelopedbetweenRussiaandtheUnitedStates.Thebookisvery
informative,andIusedsomeofitsinformationinthepagesofmywebsiteabout
motivatingcitizensandtheColdWar.

Hoffman,DavidE."HasteninganEndtotheColdWar."WashingtonPost.TheWashingtonPost,
6June2004.Web.03Jan.2015.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/articles/A190402004Jun5.html>.
Annotation:AninterestingpieceofinformationthatIlearnedfromthisarticlebyDavidE
HoffmanwasthattheUnitedStates,beforeandduringReagan'spresidency,hadatechnological
advantagethattheSovietscouldnotmatch.Ialsolearnedthat,inordertofreehostagesin

Lebanon,RonaldReagantradedthreemissilesforthreehostages,whichbecameknownasthe
IranContraAffair,orscandal.Thiswastheonlysourcethatexplainedtheaffairinaconciseand
easytounderstandway,whichIwasverygratefulfor.Thiswebsitebecameoneofthemost
usefulonesinwritingabouttheColdWarandLegacysectionofmywebsite.Ialsousedaquote
fromtheauthorthatcanbeseenintheLegacysection.

Kimball,DarylG."ArmsControlToday."LOOKINGBACK:TheNuclearArmsControlLegacy
ofRonaldReagan.N.p.,n.d.Web.3Jan.2015.
<http://www.armscontrol.org/print/1615>.
Annotation:ThisarticlesummarizestheReaganrecordonnuclearweaponsandarmscontrolwith
theSovietUnion.Itisincrediblydetailedandthorough,andtaughtmealotabouttheColdWar
andhowReaganstrengthenedtheNationalDefense,somespecificsbeingthatReaganlaunched
moderneffortstobuildamissiledefensesystemthroughhisStrategicDefenseInitiativeandthat
apublicsurveyinDecember1981foundthat76%ofAmericansbelievedthatnuclearwarwas
likelywithinafewyears,whichIusedinthe"BeforeReagan"sectionof"MotivationU.S.
Citizens"onmywebsite.ThearticlehasinformationabouttheColdWarbefore,during,andafter
Reagan'spresidencythatIusedinthe"BeforeReagan"partoftheColdWar,themainColdWar,
andtheLegacysectionsofmywebsite.

Lewis,ChrisH."The1970sandAmerica'sCrisisofConfidence."The1970sandAmerica's
CrisisofConfidence.SewallAcademicProgram,7Aug.2002.Web.4Jan.2015.
<http://www.colorado.edu/AmStudies/lewis/2010/anxiety.htm>.
Annotation:ThisarticletalksaboutthestateofAmericabeforeReagan'spresidency,andfromitI
learnedthetragicstateofAmericanmoralebeforeReagan:PeoplesawNixon'sWatergate
scandal,theVietnamWardefeat,millionsofjobsbeinglost,andextremelyhighinflation,and
thushadlosttheirfaithingovernmentandtheAmericanDream.However,whenitcomesto
Reagan'spresidency,theauthorofthisarticledisagreeswithme,andstatesthatReagandidnot
motivateAmerica,whichgavemeanideaofwhatacounterargumentforthe"Motivating
Citizens"sectionofmywebsitewouldbe.TheyclaimthatReaganonlywonthe1980election
because"hewasnotCarter"andthathedidnotinstillconfidenceinAmericans,butinsteadlied
tothem.Nonetheless,theauthor'sdetailedaccountofAmericainthe1970s,beforeReagan,made
thisthemosthelpfulsourcethatIfoundandusedtowritetheBeforeReaganpartof"Motivating
U.S.Citizens."

"TheLifeofRonaldReagan:ATimeline."NPR.NPR,n.d.Web.2Jan.2015.
<http://www.npr.org/news/specials/obits/reagan/timeline.html>.
Annotation:InthistimelineofReagan'slife,IlearnedaboutReagan'schildhood,andgotanidea
ofwheneachmajoreventinhislifeandpresidencyhappened.Thiswasaveryhelpfulsource,
andIusedmuchofitsinformationinthe"Reagan'sBackground"and"ColdWar"sectionofmy
project.

Niland,Lauren."ALookBackatUnemploymentinthe80sand90s."Theguardian.com.N.p.,16
Dec.2011.Web.12Dec.2014.
<http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/dec/16/unemployment80s90s>.
Annotation:Inthisarticle,LaurenNilanddescribestheunemploymentrateintheearly1980s.
FromthearticleIlearnedhowrampantunemploymentwasintheearly'80s.Thewebsitealso
featuredsomeinterestingpoliticalcartoonsabout,specificallya1981cartoonaboutinflation.The
articleprovidedmewithfactstouseinthe"Background"and"Unemployment"pagesinmy
website.

"APresident'sVision."RonaldReagan.N.p.,n.d.Web.11Jan.2015.
<http://www.humanitiestexas.org/education/presidentsvision/ronaldreagan>.
Annotation:Fromthiswebsite,IlearnedReagan'sgoalsaspresident,aswellasthestateofthe
countrybeforehispresidency.ItalsoexplainedthestepshetooktohelpbringanendtotheCold
War.Everythingwasexplainedconcisely,makingthewebsiteeasytoreadandprocess.This
websitehelpedmegetanideaofwhatReaganwantedtodowithhiscountry.Iusedittobetter
explainhowReaganendedtheColdWarwiththehelpofGorbachev.Ialsousedininwritingthe
BeforeReagansectionof"MotivatingUnitedStatesCitizens."

TheReaganRevolution:CrashCourseUSHistory#43.Prod.JohnGreen.Perf.JohnGreen.The
ReaganRevolution:CrashCourseUSHistory#43.YouTube,11Jan.2014.Web.5
Jan.2015.<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h4DkpFP_aw>.
Annotation:InthisvideobyfictionauthorJohnGreen,heexplainsReagan'spresidencyincluding
informationaboutwinningtheColdWar,histaxpolicies,andinflation.Fromthisvideo,Ilearned
abouttheStrategicDefenseInitiativethatReagancreatedin1983inordertorespondtopossible
nuclearattacksfromafar.IusedinformationthatIgainedfromthisvideotohelpmewritethe
"ColdWarandSovietRelations"and"Legacy"sectionsofmywebsite.

"RonaldReaganProCon.org."ProConorgHeadlines.Procon.org,n.d.Web.03Jan.2015.
<http://reagan.procon.org/>.
Annotation:ThiswebsitewasextremelyhelpfulasitgavemeacompleteoverviewofReagan's
presidencyaswellasproandconarguments,primarysources,Reagan'sbackground,and
describedtheUnitedStatesbeforeReagan'spresidency.Iusedfactsfromthiswebsitethroughout
myproject,anditgreatlyhelpedsupportthesectionofmythesisaboutReagan'scharacter,as
wellastheColdWarsection.

"RonaldReaganandExecutivePower|PresidentialLeadershipintheColdWar."Presidential
LeadershipintheColdWar.N.p.,n.d.Web.12Jan.2015.
<http://reagan.civiced.org/lessons/middleschool/presidentialleadershipcoldwar>.
Annotation:Fromthiswebsite,IlearnedaboutdetenteandwhyRonaldReaganhatedit.Ialso
learnedaboutthepoliciesthatReagancreatedthathelpedbringanendtotheColdWar.This
websitewasveryhelpfulforthesectionofmywebsitetitled"ColdWarandSovietRelations,"
whereIusedmuchofitsveryhelpfulinformation.

"RonaldReagan."History.com.A&ETelevisionNetworks,n.d.Web.11Dec.2014.
<http://www.history.com/topics/uspresidents/ronaldreagan>.
Annotation:AvideoonthiswebsiteincludeshistoriansandprofessorsexplainingwhyReagan
wassosuccessfulwithhispresidency:restoringAmericans'faithintheircountry.Thiswas
helpfulinthesectionofmythesisaboutReagan'scharacter.Thewebsitealsogavemehelpful
informationaboutReagan'sbackgroundandinformationIusedinthesectionofmythesisabout
Reagan'sforeignaffairs.

ShmoopEditorialTeam."TheReaganEra."Shmoop.com.ShmoopUniversity,Inc.,11Nov.
2008.Web.14Dec.2014.<http://www.shmoop.com/reaganera/>.
Annotation:ThiswasoneofthefirstsourcesthatIfoundwhenIbeganresearchingRonald
Reagan.Ithadacompleteoverviewofhislifeandpresidency,andfromitIlearnedthatReagan
createdtheconservativeascendancyinpoliticsthathascontinuedtothisday.Withoutthissource,
ImayhavenotchosentodomyprojectaboutReagan.Iusedinformationfromthiswebsitein
almosteverysectionofmywebsitebecauseitwassoinformative.AspecificplacewhereIused
muchofthisinformationwasinthe"Legacy"sectionofmywebsite.

Sicilia,DavidB."ABriefHistoryofU.S.Unemployment."WashingtonPost.TheWashington
Post,n.d.Web.14Dec.2014.
Annotation:ByreadingthisarticleandlisteningtotheaudioclipsonitbyDavidSicilia,Ilearned
aboutthestatesofU.S.unemploymentindifferenttimeperiods.Thissourcewasveryhelpfulto
meinsupportingthe"Unemployment"sectionofmythesis,bothinthe"BeforeReagan"subpage
ofthe"Unemployment"page,andtheUnemploymentpageitself.

"WhatWastheColdWar?"WhatWastheColdWar?N.p.,2014.Web.9Dec.2014.
<http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/what%20was%20the%20cold%20war.htm>.
Annotation:Admittedly,beforeIreadthisarticle,Ididn'tknowwhattheColdWarwas.This
articleexplainedthatitwasatimewherenofightingwasdonebecausetheconsequenceswould
betoodestructive,soinsteadthecountriesfoughtfortheirbeliefsusingclientsates.Itgavemea
muchdeeperunderstandingoftheColdWar,andIuseditsinformation(andmynew
understandingofthewar)inwritingthe"endingtheColdWar"sectionofmywebsite.

PrimarySources:

"AmericanExperience:TV'sMostwatchedHistorySeries."PBS.PBS,n.d.Web.4Jan.2015.
<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/photogallery/reagangallery/
>.
Annotation:ThiswebsiteprovidedmewithaphotothatIusedinthe"Reagan'sBackground"
sectionofmyproject.

"FarewellAddresstotheNation."FarewellAddresstotheNation.Washington,D.C.,11Jan.
1989.FarewellAddresstotheNation.Web.11Jan.2015.
<http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1989/011189i.htm>.
Annotation:RonaldReagan'sfarewelladdressistrulyabeautifullywordedspeech.Reagantalks
ofhisfondmemoriesaspresidentandthefuntimeshehad,andhowleavingofficeis"sweet
sorrow."WhatIgatheredfromthisspeechthatwasmostsignificant,however,isanotheropinion
ofRonaldReagan'slegacy:hisown.Heexplainshowhethoughtthathisnickname"TheGreat
Communicator"wasnotearnedbecauseofhisstyleorthewordsheuseditwasthecontent.He
explainshowhislegacywasnotthe"ReaganRevolution,"itwasthe"greatrediscovery"ofthe
Americandream.Thiswasaveryhelpfulresourceinwritingthe"Legacy"and"Motivatingthe
UnitedStatesCitizens"sectionsofmywebsite.

Fernandez,Nicky."MyWords.":ToWhatExtentWasFightingaGuerillaForceResponsible
fortheAmericanDefeatinVietnam?N.p.,9Dec.2011.Web.3Jan.2015.
<http://nickyfernandezmywords.blogspot.com/2011/12/towhatextentwerepeacemo
vementsin.html>.
Annotation:ThisarticlebyNickiFernandeztaughtmeaboutthefightingtacticsusedinthe
VietnamWar.ItprovidedmewithaprimarypicturethatIusedinthe"BeforeReagan"partofthe
"MotivatingU.S.citizens"sectionofmywebsite.ThepictureshowsAmericansinthe1970swith
signsprotestingtheVietnamWar.

Griscom,ThomasC."AmericaIsBetterOffThanBeforeRonaldReaganTookOffice."The
NewYorkTimes.TheNewYorkTimes,21Apr.1988.Web.22Dec.2014.
<http://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/22/opinion/lamericaisbetteroffthanbeforeronal
dreagantookoffice143388.html>.
Annotation:Thisprimarysourcewrittenin1988referenceswhatReaganaskedinhiscampaign
speechin1980:ifAmericaisbetteroffthanfouryearsago,beforeJimmyCarterwaselected.
Thearticleexplainshow,afterReagan,Americaisbetteroff.Thisarticlehelpedtremendouslyin
writingthebackgroundandmainpartoftheUnemploymentsectionofmywebsiteasittalks
aboutAmericabeforeandduringReagan'spresidency,andwhathedidtomakethingsbetter.It
alsohelpedwithwritingtheLegacysectionasitexplainshowmuchbetterthecountryisafter
Reagan.

Hawkins,John."JohnHawkinsThe40BestQuotesfromRonaldReagan."Townhall.com.
TownHall,3July2012.Web.11Jan.2015.
<http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2012/07/03/the_40_best_quotes_from_ro
nald_reagan/page/full>.
Annotation:Quotesfromthislistcanbefoundthroughoutmyproject,specificallyinthe
"MotivatingtheUnitedStatesCitizens"and"ColdWar"sections.

"KnuteRockneAllAmerican,RonaldReagan,1940PostersatAllPosters.com."Allposters.com.
N.p.,n.d.Web.10Jan.2015.

Annotation:Iusedapicturefromthiswebsitethatcanbeseeninthe"Reagan'sBackground"
sectionofmyproject.ThephotoisfromafilmReagancostarredinin1940titled"Knute
Rockne,AllAmerican."

Means,Howard."CiteSoviets'DarkSideWhileHoldingU.s.ToHighStandards."Orlando
Sentinel.N.p.,17Nov.1987.Web.03Jan.2015.
<http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/19871117/news/0160160268_1_sovietunionsovi
ettanksevilempire>.
Annotation:Inthisprimaryarticletheauthorcommentsonachronologyofeventslistedasproof
oftheevilnessof"theevilempire,"i.e.,theSovietUnion.Thearticlecomparesandcontraststhe
viewpointsoftherightwingRepublicansandtheliberalDemocratsandfeaturesatimelineofthe
ColdWar.IlearnedthehistoryoftheColdWarfromthe1940stothe1980s,aswellasan
opinionofit,whichwasveryIusedintheColdWarsectionofmyreport.

Mr.GorbachevTeardownThisWall."RonaldReagan,Berlin,1987.Perf.Ronald
Reagan.YouTube.YouTube,23Nov.2012.Web.10Dec.2014.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NjNL4Nsa4Q>.
Annotation:Iusedthisvideointhepageofmywebsitetitled"ColdWarandSovietRelations."

1934.Reagan.utexas.edu.Web.28Dec.2014.
<http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/photographs/large/h16A.jpg>.
Annotation:In1934,thisformalphotographwastakenofRonaldReagan.Iuseditinthe
"Reagan'sBackground"sectionofmyproject.

"ThePolls:AmericanAttitudesTowardtheSovietUnionandCommunism."Public

OpinionQuarterly47.4(1983):579.ThePolls:AmericanAttitudesTowardthe
SovietUnionandCommunism.PublicOpinionQuarterly.Web.7Jan.2015.
<http://publicdata.norc.org:41000/gss/documents/reports/social_change_reports/sc15.
pdf>
Annotation:Thisprimarysourcefeaturesapublicopinionsurveytakenin1983.Thesurvey
askedAmericanstheirattitudestowardtheSoviets.Itfeatureddatafromtheearly1950stothe
late1980s.Fromthesurveydata,Ilearnedthat,intheearly70s,alargeamountofAmericansfelt
thatrelationsbetweentheUnitedStatesandRussiaweregettingworse,andintheearly80s,
Americansfeltthatsaidrelationsweregettingbetter.Iuseddatafromthissurveywhilewriting
thepageofmywebsitetitled"ColdWarandSovietRelations"andthesubpageofthe
aforementionedtitled"BeforeReagan."Ialsousedthissourcetohelpmewritethe"Before
Reagan"subpageofmywebsiteofthepage"MotivatingtheUnitedStatesCitizens."

"PublicTrustinGovernment:19582014."PewResearchCenterforthePeopleandthe
PressRSS.N.p.,13Nov.2014.Web.13Jan.2015.
<http://www.peoplepress.org/2014/11/13/publictrustingovernment/>.
Annotation:ThiswebsitefeaturesaninteractivegraphaboutAmericancitizens'trustintheir
governmentbasedonpollsandsurveystakenmonthly.Ilearnedthat,duringCarter'spresidency,

thepercentageofpeoplewhosaidthattheytrustthegovernmentdropped11%inhis4short
years,butReaganbroughtthepercentagebackupover20%injust5years.Thesegraphsare
proofReagantrulyinstilledfaithintheAmericanpeople,andIusedthegraph'sdatainthe
sectionofmywebsitetitled"MotivatingtheUnitedStatesCitizens"andasubpageofthatsection
called"BeforeReagan."

"TelevisedAddressbyGovernorRonaldReaganAStrategyforPeaceinthe80s."
TelevisedAddressbyGovernorRonaldReaganAStrategyforPeaceinthe
80s.19Oct.1980.TelevisedAddressbyGovernorRonaldReaganAStrategy
forPeaceinthe80s.Web.13Jan.2015.
<http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/Reference/10.19.80.html>.
Annotation:Inthis1980campaignspeechbyRonaldReagan,Ilearnedwhathisviewofpeace
was,aswellastheproblemsJimmyCartercreatedfortheUnitedStates.IenjoyReagan's
speechesbecauseofthewayhephrasesthings.HetalkstotheAmericanpeopleasafriend,and
thiscanbeseeninthisspeechaswellashisothers.Iusedsomeofthecontentofhisspeechto
helpmewritethe"Legacy"and"BeforeReagan"(fromthe"MotivatingtheUnitedStates
Citizens"page)sectionsofmywebsite.Ialsousedaquotefromthisspeechinthe"ColdWarand
SovietRelations"pageofmyreport.

Wills,Gary."ThePapalPresidency."LIFEMagazineJan.1982:15455.Print.
Annotation:IfoundthisarticleinaJanuary1982LIFEMagazinegiventomebymygrandfather.
ThearticlecomparesandcontraststhegloomyCarterpresidencywiththepositivespinReagan
putonthings.Fromthearticle,IlearnedthatReaganwaslikethePope,becauseturningAmerica
aroundwas,inpart,aneffortoffaithandbelief.Iusedthearticleinthesectionofmywebsite
title"MotivatingtheUnitedStatesCitizens."

"20GreatQuotesFromRonaldReaganListverse."Listverse.N.p.,21Feb.2009.Web.
17Dec.2014.
<http://listverse.com/2009/02/21/20greatquotesfromronaldreagan/>.
Annotation:Acollectionof20ofRonaldReagan'squotes,thisarticleshowedmewhyRonald
ReaganwassotrustedbytheAmericanpeople:hegaveAmericanshopeandtrustintheir
government.Iusedoneofthequotesinthebackgroundsectionofmyproject.