- The New Right and the conservative social agenda
- Ford and Rockefeller
- Carter
- Deregulation
- Energy and inflation
- Camp David accords
- Iranian hostage crisis
- Reagan
- Tax cuts and budget deficits
- Defense buildup
- New disarmament treaties
- Foreign crises: the Persian Gulf and Central America
- Society
- Old and new urban problems
- Asian and Hispanic immigrants
- Resurgent fundamentalism
- African Americans and local, state, and national politics
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