Ep 49: William Inboden on Ronald Reagan
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William Inboden, executive director and William Powers, Jr. Chair at the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin and author of The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink, joins the show to discuss Ronald Reagan’s foreign policy.
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• 01:32 Introduction
• 02:09 Inheriting détente
• 06:13 The Soviet understanding
• 09:56 Deterring strength, exploiting weakness
• 13:42 Religious Reagan
• 17:32 Bush as teammate
• 20:54 Win without fighting
• 25:47 Contradictions
• 30:00 South and Central America
• 35:35 Gorbachev
• 40:23 Did Reagan’s approach work?
• 43:53 Kissinger
• 45:09 Reagan as manager
• 50:07 Reagan’s legacy on the Right
Ep 49: William Inboden on Ronald Reagan