The Reagan Presidency: An Oral History of the Era

Leading figures comment on the Islamic revolution, the Star Wars initiative, the Achille Lauro hijacking, the rise of the Moral Majority, the bombing of Libya, the Reykjavik summit, and the Lebanon hostage situation. The book includes a major section on the Iran-contra affair and significant material on U.S.-Soviet summits and on the policies that hastened the collapse of the Soviet empire.