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Reagan’s second term was even more significant for the country than his first. His economic plan was bringing down the cost of living. Even more importantly, Americans were once again proud of their country. We will look at highs and lows of this period of time, including the election of 1988 and George Bush, Reagan’s VP taking the helm. Not only did we see a military victory for the U.S. in the middle east, of all places, but the collapse of the USSR! More on that next time.

If you want to have a fuller background to the material in our series, please consider purchasing the workbook I wrote for my high school history classes, Modern United States History, published by Canon Press, in Moscow, Idaho. But whether you get the workbook or just listen, I think you will enjoy the stories and hopefully gain some insights into U.S. history, which is indeed His story!

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President Reagan almost didn’t make it through his first 100 days in office - he was the victim of a serious attempt to assassinate him in April of 1981! By God’s grace he survived and recovered quickly, even at 70 years old. After we look at this close call with death, we will examine the impact Reagan had on events in his first term and what was happening in the United States at that time.

If you want to have a fuller background to the material in our series, please consider purchasing the workbook I wrote for my high school history classes, Modern United States History, published by Canon Press, in Moscow, Idaho. But whether you get the workbook or just listen, I think you will enjoy the stories and hopefully gain some insights into U.S. history, which is indeed His story!

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It’s not every president that has an ‘era’ named after him, but almost everyone acknowledges that the 80s were ‘Reagan’s Era’. Why is that? We will briefly look at the end of the 1970s and that will help us understand why Ronald Reagan’s presence and plans made such a tremendous impact on our entire country during (and after) his two terms. We will run through a short biography of this good man and consider his character from a biblical perspective.

If you want to have a fuller background to the material in our series, please consider purchasing the workbook I wrote for my high school history classes, Modern United States History, published by Canon Press, in Moscow, Idaho. But whether you get the workbook or just listen, I think you will enjoy the stories and hopefully gain some insights into U.S. history, which is indeed His story!

Thanks for listening - Tom Garfield
www.haamoscow.com

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President Nixon resigned and left his personally appointed, non-elected vice president to take over as President in 1974. His name was Gerald Ford and he was the only president we’ve had from Michigan (my home state). Let’s look at how he handled the job and what else was happening in the United States during his short term. Why was it short and why didn’t he win his own election in 1976 is also worth a look.

If you want to have a fuller background to the material in our series, please consider purchasing the workbook I wrote for my high school history classes, Modern United States History, published by Canon Press, in Moscow, Idaho. But whether you get the workbook or just listen, I think you will enjoy the stories and hopefully gain some insights into U.S. history, which is indeed His story!

Thanks for listening - Tom Garfield
www.haamoscow.com

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Not long after one of the most unifying and uplifting events in U.S. history, the moon landing, in 1973 we started hearing about a strange burglary that somehow is connected to the White House and the president! We will take some time to unpack the bizarre scandal that finally led to the first time in our history when a president resigned his office - only two years after winning re-election in a landslide victory in 1972! Why and how did that happen?

If you want to have a fuller background to the material in our series, please consider purchasing the workbook I wrote for my high school history classes, Modern United States History, published by Canon Press, in Moscow, Idaho. But whether you get the workbook or just listen, I think you will enjoy the stories and hopefully gain some insights into U.S. history, which is indeed His story!

Thanks for listening - Tom Garfield
www.haamoscow.com

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This was one of the most exciting and monumental accomplishments by Americans, right ‘up’ there with the building of the Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s! It was also one of the most visible victories we had in the Cold War with the Soviets since they had been seeking the same goal in the space race. We will take a look at the primary events that you might, or might not, already know about the landing on July 20, 1969.

If you want to have a fuller background to the material in our series, please consider purchasing the workbook I wrote for my high school history classes, Modern United States History, published by Canon Press, in Moscow, Idaho. But whether you get the workbook or just listen, I think you will enjoy the stories and hopefully gain some insights into U.S. history, which is indeed His story!

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www.haamoscow.com

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We will continue our study of this incredibly controversial war that tore our culture apart in the 60sd and 70s. How was it different from other wars, even from a biblical standpoint? What were the primary elements and events of this war, how many soldiers did we lose and how did it end for us?That we lost is not arguable since Vietnam is now a united, but communist country. We did learn some important lessons about future wars.

If you want to have a fuller background to the material in our series, please consider purchasing the workbook I wrote for my high school history classes, Modern United States History, published by Canon Press, in Moscow, Idaho. But whether you get the workbook or just listen, I think you will enjoy the stories and hopefully gain some insights into U.S. history, which is indeed His story!

Thanks for listening - Tom Garfield
www.haamoscow.com

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So how did the most powerful military on earth and arguably in the history of the world, lose a war to a largely agrarian-based, tiny tropical country with almost primitive weapons and fighting techniques? The fathers of the young U.S. soldiers who were drafted and sent to this small Asian country had won the greatest war in history just twenty years earlier, too. We will try to make some sense or at least consider the thinking, actions and results of the U.S. politicians and military leaders that led to the U.S. getting entangled in what became our most divisive war since the War Between the States.

If you want to have a fuller background to the material in our series, please consider purchasing the workbook I wrote for my high school history classes, Modern United States History, published by Canon Press, in Moscow, Idaho. But whether you get the workbook or just listen, I think you will enjoy the stories and hopefully gain some insights into U.S. history, which is indeed His story!

Thanks for listening - Tom Garfield
www.haamoscow.com

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The second half of the 1960s could hardly have been more different than the first half if we had actually tried! Whatever ‘innocence’ we had from the 50s and early 60s was over - the Boomers were growing up (or at least older), JFK had been murdered, the Vietnam war was fast becoming a flash point of contention here at home, and drugs, sex and rock and roll were the hallmarks of the rising generation.

If you want to have a fuller background to the material in our series, please consider purchasing the workbook I wrote for my high school history classes, Modern United States History, published by Canon Press, in Moscow, Idaho. But whether you get the workbook or just listen, I think you will enjoy the stories and hopefully gain some insights into U.S. history, which is indeed His story!

Thanks for listening - Tom Garfield
www.haamoscow.com

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The Soviet communications satellite, Sputnik, sailed far over our heads in 1957 and produced a vast panic in the United States. Almost every aspect of life was affected by the subsequent and immediate drive to ‘catch up’ with the commies! The Space Race was on!. We will go through the amazing and almost eerie timeline of events that finally culminated with the U.S. winning the race and meeting JFK’s challenge of landing a man on the moon before the sixties were over.

If you want to have a fuller background to the material in our series, please consider purchasing the workbook I wrote for my high school history classes, Modern United States History, published by Canon Press, in Moscow, Idaho. But whether you get the workbook or just listen, I think you will enjoy the stories and hopefully gain some insights into U.S. history, which is indeed His story!

Thanks for listening - Tom Garfield
www.haamoscow.com