RONALD REAGAN PART TEN: First Term Cold War Moves

A TV show affects Reagan deeply. The question is often asked if Reagan won the Cold War. Usually, the only period examined is Reagan's second term. But if one looks at Reagan's first term, we see a perhaps unproductive stance and an unpopular hawkish stance that terrified many Americans and some allies, and was not helping to thaw the cold. Had the Presidency ended in 4 years, no significant progress could have been claimed. Yet one could aslo say Reagan was building a strategy while his adversaries had aging and sometimes ill leadership, and a few light moves were made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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RONALD REAGAN PART TEN: First Term Cold War Moves is an episode from My History Can Beat Up Your Politics by Bruce Carlson.

This episode is 56:41 long.

This episode was published on Apr 27, 2026.

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