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Dunlap, Riley E., and Angela G. Mertig, eds. American environmentalism: The US environmental movement, 1970–1990 (2014) Ehrman, John. The Eighties: America in the Age of Reagan. (2005) Ferguson Thomas, and Joel Rogers, Right Turn: The Decline of the Democrats and the Future of American Politics (1986). Greene, John Robert. (2nd ed. 2015) excerpt
Dorothy Ann Richards (née Willis; September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention.
The 1980 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states, and the District of Columbia , were part of the 1980 United States presidential election . Texas voters chose 26 electors to the Electoral College , which selected the president and vice president of the United States.
Perot famously stated during the October 15 debate that NAFTA would create a "giant sucking sound" on American jobs. [80] The populism of Ross Perot is hard to define and is a contested topic amongst political scientists. Perot was described as a "classical populist", [81] liberal populist, "telepopulist" and also a "third way" populist. [82]
The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", shortened to "the '80s" or "the Eighties") was the decade that began on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 1989.. The decade saw a dominance of conservatism and free market economics, and a socioeconomic change due to advances in technology and a worldwide move away from planned economies and towards laissez-faire capitalism compared to the 1970s.
February 23 – Robert Hayden, poet and essayist, first African-American Poet Laureate (born 1913) [18] February 27 – George Tobias, actor (born 1901). [19] February 28 – James Goff, American football and basketball head coach (born 1912) February 29 – Gil Elvgren, pin-up artist (born 1914)
Cruz grew up in Texas -- but he was born in Calgary. The Constitution states that in order to run for president one must be 35 years old, have lived in the United States for fourteen years, and be ...
US unemployment rate, 1973–1993. The United States entered recession in January 1980 and returned to growth six months later in July 1980. [1] Although recovery took hold, the unemployment rate remained unchanged through the start of a second recession in July 1981. [2]