Lists

1975-2000

Carter, Reagan, Clinton & Culture War

Name	Web address	Description

Contract With America 1994	http://www.house.gov/house/Contract/CONTRACT.html	The set of legislation proposals set forward by Repuiblican congressional candidates in 1994 intended to check the liberal tendencies of the Clinton Administration. Another key document in the culture wars of the period.

Bill Clinton - Radio address regarding deadlock with Congress	http://www.cnn.com/US/9601/budget/01-27/clinton_radio/	In 1996 President Clinton and a Republican congress could not agree on budget issues. Clinton's radio address on the issue tells us about the struggle, and also offers an outline of the centrist Democrat approach to welfare.

RECORD LABELING - Congressional Hearings 1985	http://www.joesapt.net/superlink/shrg99-529/	Full text of the congressional hearings on profanity in the music industry. A fascinating example of the debate over values and free expression.

Pat Buchanan; 1992 Republican National Convention Speech	http://www.buchanan.org/pa-92-0817-rnc.html	Want to understand the fault lines in the culture wars? Pat Buchanan's speech in 1992 highlights the polarisation of social values on the Republican right.

NPR: 1981 Strike Leaves Legacy for American Workers	http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5604656	National Public Radio site offering a useful timeline of the showdown between Reagan and air traffic contollers. They went on strike, he sacked all of them. What were the consequences?

The Daily Diary of President Gerald R. Ford, April 28, 1975	http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/exhibits/daylife/dailydia.htm	Online version of the president's diary, with links to documents, on the day Saigon fell to the Communists. Fascinating insight into daily life in the Oval Office.

Key Presidential Speeches of Gerald R. Ford	http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/speeches/listkey.asp	The kind of website you didn't know you needed. Still, some important documents regarding a neglected period in US history.

Jimmy Carter: "Energy and the National Goals - A Crisis of Confidence"	http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jimmycartercrisisofconfidence.htm	Text and audio of Carter's 1979 speech outlining a national malaise.

Jimmy Carter Library: The Iranian Hostage Crisis	http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/documents/hostages.phtml	Carter Library's own webpage offering a few documents relating to the hostage crisis that began in 1979. Includes excerpts from one hostage's diary.

The American Experience: Jimmy Carter	http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carter/index.html	PBS Website. Contains documents and news footge relating to the Carter Presidency.

WFMU's Songs Of Energy Crises Past (MP3s)	http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/05/songs_of_bygone.html#more	Web page featuring MP3s of some of the protest songs released during the 1970s and 80s as oil crises hit the U.S. economy and consumers. Bobby B. Baker's "Take your oil and shove it" offers a unique response to the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979.

You Tube: Iran Revolution & Hostage Crisis part 1	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaD85L7mBLw	These excerpts from a National Geographic documentary provide us with some useful footage of the 1979 crisis - if you can put up with slightly dramatic/overly urgent presentation.

Iran Revolution & Hostage Crisis part 2	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxnRhEQJfis	These excerpts from a National Geographic documentary provide us with some useful footage of the 1979 crisis - if you can put up with slightly dramatic/overly urgent presentation.

You Tube: Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Speech (1981) pt 1.	http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2474625368084489300&q=ronald+reagan&total=1717&start=30&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1	Part 1 of Ronald Reagan's first inaugural address. A great example of Reagan's ideas about government policy, domestic and foreign.

Miller Center: Jimmy Carter Oral History	http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/index.php/scripps/digitalarchive/oralhistories/detail/3260	PDF's of the wide-ranging interview undertaken with Carter in 1982 covering all aspects of his nomination and presidency.

Miller Center: Reagan Administration Oral Histories	http://millercenter.virginia.edu/scripps/digitalarchive/oralhistories/reagan	Collection of transcripts from a number of members of the Reagan White House.

Miller Center: Ronald Reagan Speeches	http://millercenter.virginia.edu/scripps/digitalarchive/speechDetail/32	Audio and text of the key speeches from Ronald Reagan's career.

You Tube: Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Speech (1981) pt 2.	http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2474625368084489300&q=ronald+reagan&total=1717&start=30&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1	Second part. "Time to check and reverse the size of government."

You Tube: Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Speech (1981) pt 3.	http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2474625368084489300&q=ronald+reagan&total=1717&start=30&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1	The final part of the address, broken up to meet with You Tube's time requirements.

NPR: Ronald Reagan, In His Own Words	http://www.npr.org/news/specials/obits/reagan/audio_archive.html	As this website puts it: Ronald Reagan's ability to connect with audiences, whether as a movie actor or the nation's 40th president, earned him the nickname the "Great Communicator." Hear and watch key speeches and other memorable moments from Reagan's car

CNN: The Reagan Years	http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/reagan.years/	Contains and audio and video of some of the critical events from the Reagan presidency.

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Speeches	http://www.reaganlibrary.com/reagan/speeches/	Text of key speeches from Reagan, including those from his 1980campaign.

Reagan	http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reagan/filmmore/reference/primary/index.html	Website created by PBS to tie in with their documentary. Includes full text of key speeches.

You Tube: CNN Special Report Televangelism 1/3 (1981)	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS0uMDLG810&mode=related&search=	This 1981 special report provides a fascinating contemporary insight into the relationship between the religious right and US politics. Divided into 3 parts.

You Tube: CNN Special Report Televangelism 2/3 (1981)	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ4ulHXO-Wg&mode=related&search=	This 1981 special report provides a fascinating contemporary insight into the relationship between the religious right and US politics. Divided into 3 parts.

You Tube: CNN Special Report Televangelism 3/3 (1981)	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfSAJls3wIQ&mode=related&search=	This 1981 special report provides a fascinating contemporary insight into the relationship between the religious right and US politics. Divided into 3 parts.

National Security Archive: The Iran-Contra Affair 20 Years On	http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB210/index.htm	Collection of documents detailing the process of selling missiles to Iran, to free hostages, so you can take the money to back an army in Nicaragua that Congress has banned you from funding. Confused? Read on...

Google Video: Dream Deceivers: The Trial Of Judas Priest	http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5636910946432086857	In 1985, a fan in Nevada took the band Judas Priest to court claiming their music had made him try to commit suicide. This tv documentary provides an insight into the cultural conflicts surrounding the case. Recorded on video, then uploaded.

The Harvard Law School Forum: Rev. Jerry Falwell, "The Role of Religion in Politics" (introduction by Professor Laurence Tribe)	http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/forum/audio.html	Discussion of the role of Christian Conservatism in politics.

The Harvard Law School Forum: Phyllis Schlafly - "The ERA - Is There a Future?" - April 25, 1984	http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/forum/audio.html	Full audio of critique of the ERAby Phyllis Schlafly.

BBC On This Day: Jimmy Swaggart	http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/21/newsid_2565000/2565197.stm	TV Footage of "televangelist" Jimmy Swaggart seeking forgivenessfor having an affair with a prostitute in May 1988.