Chapter 31: To a New Conservatism, 1969-1988

Chapter 31: To a New Conservatism, 1969-1988 focuses on:

• Richard Nixon
• Stagflation and the economy
• Ronald Reagan

Section Headings

1. Introduction: Reagan and America's Shift to the Right (895)
2. The Tempting of Richard Nixon (897)
   1. Pragmatic Liberalism (897)
   2. Détente (897)
   3. Ending the Vietnam War (898)
   4. The Watergate Scandal (900)
3. The Economy of Stagflation (901)
   1. War and Oil (901)
   2. The Great Inflation (902)
   3. The Shifting American Economy (903)
   4. A New Environmentalism (904)
4. Private Lives, Public Issues (905)
   1. The Changing American Family (905)
   2. Gains and Setbacks for Women (906)
   3. The Gay Liberation Movement (908)
   4. The AIDS Epidemic (909)
5. Politics and Diplomacy after Watergate (911)
   1. The Ford Administration (911)
   2. Carter and American Malaise (911)
   3. Troubles Abroad (912)
   4. The Collapse of Détente (913)
6. The Reagan Revolution (914)
   1. The Election of 1980 (914)
   2. Cutting Taxes and Spending (916)
   3. Unleashing the Private Sector (916)
7. Reagan and the World (917)
   1. Challenging the "Evil Empire" (917)
   2. Confrontation in Central America (920)
   3. More Trouble in the Middle East (921)
   4. Trading Arms for Hostages (922)
   5. Reagan the Peacemaker (924)
8. Conclusion: Challenging the New Deal (925)