Archival video of remarks made by Ronald Regan at the Republican National Convention in Detroit, MI and Jimmy Carter at the Democratic National Convention in New York, NY in 1980 are featured.

Ronald Reagan, “Address to Members of the British Parliament,” June 8, 1982, in “20 Years Later: Reagan’s Westminster Speech,” Heritage Foundation WebMemo No. 106, June 4, 2002, http ...

Thirty-five years ago today, July 17 th 1980, when Ronald Reagan accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president, the former Hollywood actor did an unusual thing. He went off-script.

Ken Khachigian, chief speechwriter for Ronald Reagan from his presidential campaign in 1980 to the conclusion of his second term in 1988, has just published his memoirs from those years.

In the 1980 presidential election, Republican former California Governor Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter in a landslide, winning 489 electoral votes and 44 states.

Nov. 4: Reagan won 51% of the vote, or 43.9 million, to 41%, or 35.5 million, for Carter. In the electoral college, it was a landslide: 489 to 49. My job was done, or so I thought. Then I got a call ...