The Reagan Era Primary Sources
Historical documents. What clues can you gather about the time, place, players, and culture?
Transcript—and audio!—of Ronald Reagan's "A Time for Choosing" speech, 1964.
Transcript of Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Address, 1981.
We've got an entire learning guide on Reagan's 1983 anti-Soviet Union speech.
Transcript of Ronald Reagan's speech to the British Parliament, 1982, in which he predicts that communism will be left on the "ash-heap of history."
P.S. We have an entire learning guide devoted to this 1987 speech as well.
Transcript of Ronald Reagan's lecture at Moscow State University, 1988.
Transcript of Ronald Reagan's farewell address, 1989.
A selection of classified Reagan Administration documents related to the Iran-Contra Affair.
Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh's final report on his Iran-Contra investigation.