"Our astronauts landed and what at hrill that was. I'm more and more convinced that Americans are hungering to feel proud and patriotic again" - pg. 13 The Reagan Diaries.
Ronald Reagan assumed the presidency after the two relatively weak presidencies of Ford and Carter. He capitalized on Americans fears that the presidents would become weak and that they country would not be able to be prosperous again. Reagan transformed the presidency into a very powerful position and instilled a sense of patriotism in Americans that was lost after Watergate.
Here is a clip of Reagan from ABC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX0hBBL1pjg
-Hannah
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