Week 18

A Major Period of Transition for Society and Individuals

Introduction

During his campaign for the presidency of the United States in 1980, Ronald Reagan made a campaign appearance in front of the Honnold Library of the Claremont Colleges. A two-term governor of California, he was no stranger to Claremont, having visited the colleges in a number of capacities before 1980.

A large number of students gathered at the campaign event, mostly to jeer the Republican nominee. Reagan let them go on for a time and then broke out into a memorable address that stilled the crowd. He agreed that he had attended college at a much earlier time in U.S. history and was of a different generation. During his time in college, he recalled, students did not ...

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