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1980-1981
'Cliff Finch announces reelection bid!'
- Clarion-Ledger, January 6th, 1979
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'Finch wins Mississippi Governor's Race: Cliff Finch, incumbent Democratic Governor of Mississippi won reelection in a landslide yesterday over Gil Carmichael, a car dealer from Meridian. Finch ran as "the people's governor", working manual jobs as he barnstormed the state. Finch's greatest successes came downballot as his political allies swept to have a supermajority in the Mississippi Senate and House of Representatives. Despite earlier rumors of Finch challenging President Carter for the Democratic nomination, in his victory speech, Finch ruled out running against the President.'
- New York Times, November 6th, 1979
Jimmy Carter - 34%
Ted Kennedy - 32%
Jerry Brown - 28%
Ron Dellums - 2%
- Nationwide Democratic Polling, January 1st, 1980
'Carter Wins Strong Victory in Iowa, As Bush Takes Lead Over Reagan; Iowa Caucuses Give President Strong Victory Cuts in Reagan Strength'
- New York Times, January 22nd, 1980
'Ronnie's Romp!: And now the real race is on'
- Cover of Time Magazine, March 10th, 1980
'Anderson to Announce Independent Bid Today'
- Washington Post, April 24th, 1980
'Reagan Is Winner in Texas Race'
- Washington Post, May 4th, 1980
'Bush quits, backs Reagan'
- Washington Post, May 4th, 1980
"It is time to put America back to work; to make our cities and towns resound with the confident voices of men and women of all races, nationalities and faiths bringing home to their families a decent paycheck they can cash for honest money.
For those without skills, we'll find a way to help them get skills.
For those without job opportunities, we'll stimulate new opportunities, particularly in the inner cities where they live.
For those who have abandoned hope, we'll restore hope and we'll welcome them into a great national crusade to make America great again!"
- Ronald Reagan in his acceptance speech to the Republican National Convention, July 17th, 1980
'President renominated'
- New York Times, August 13th, 1980
'RESERVISTS FOR WAR WITH IRAQ; BANI-SADR ASSUMES CONTROL As Fighting Spreads Along Border, Thousands Are Summoned to Defend Iranian 'Integrity' Summons Read Over the Radio Many Desertions and Purges IRAN CALLS RESERVES FOR FIGHT WITH IRAQ'
- New York Times, September 21st, 1980
"I would rather have a competent extremist than an incompetent moderate."
- Leon Jaworski on the 1980 Presidential Election
"The infidels will not see the light of day as long as I breathe. I do not care who sits in the White House. Until the United States returns our former slavemaster the Americans will remain Tehran."
- Iranian Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini on the American Hostages, October 15th, 1980
'Carter and Reagan trade punches but both on their feet at the bell'
- The Plain Dealer, October 29th, 1980
Reagan - 47%
Carter - 38%
Anderson - 8%
- Nationwide Polling for the Presidential Election, November 15th, 1980
'Reagan easily beats Carter; Runs Strong Across Country'
- New York Times, November 5th, 1980
"I will take all necessary measures to ensure the safe return of any and all Americans held in Iran when I am President. Mr. Khomeini had better realize that the United States will not abandon its citizens and doesn't shirk away from a good fight."
- President-Elect Ronald Reagan, December 19th, 1980
"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."
- Ronald Wilson Reagan, January 20th, 1980
'US Government sends ultimatum to Iran: release hostages or war!"
- Washington Post, February 9th, 1981
"The time has passed for the Iranian government to accede to the the conditions that the United States has submitted to them. The fourty-eight hour mark has come and gone with no response from Tehran. Fifty-two American citizens languish in cells in Iran. It is, therefore, my duty to ask Congress to authorize a declaration of war on the nation that styles itself as the Islamic Republic of Iran to recover our citizens and establish the rule of law in that land."
- President Ronald Reagan in Address to Joint Session of Congress, February 10th, 1981
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Note: Some of the above is copied from the New York Times, Time Magazine, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, other newspapers, and real life. Titles are based off of, or copied from, actual newspapers.
- Clarion-Ledger, January 6th, 1979
View attachment 277748
'Finch wins Mississippi Governor's Race: Cliff Finch, incumbent Democratic Governor of Mississippi won reelection in a landslide yesterday over Gil Carmichael, a car dealer from Meridian. Finch ran as "the people's governor", working manual jobs as he barnstormed the state. Finch's greatest successes came downballot as his political allies swept to have a supermajority in the Mississippi Senate and House of Representatives. Despite earlier rumors of Finch challenging President Carter for the Democratic nomination, in his victory speech, Finch ruled out running against the President.'
- New York Times, November 6th, 1979
Jimmy Carter - 34%
Ted Kennedy - 32%
Jerry Brown - 28%
Ron Dellums - 2%
- Nationwide Democratic Polling, January 1st, 1980
'Carter Wins Strong Victory in Iowa, As Bush Takes Lead Over Reagan; Iowa Caucuses Give President Strong Victory Cuts in Reagan Strength'
- New York Times, January 22nd, 1980
'Ronnie's Romp!: And now the real race is on'
- Cover of Time Magazine, March 10th, 1980
'Anderson to Announce Independent Bid Today'
- Washington Post, April 24th, 1980
'Reagan Is Winner in Texas Race'
- Washington Post, May 4th, 1980
'Bush quits, backs Reagan'
- Washington Post, May 4th, 1980
"It is time to put America back to work; to make our cities and towns resound with the confident voices of men and women of all races, nationalities and faiths bringing home to their families a decent paycheck they can cash for honest money.
For those without skills, we'll find a way to help them get skills.
For those without job opportunities, we'll stimulate new opportunities, particularly in the inner cities where they live.
For those who have abandoned hope, we'll restore hope and we'll welcome them into a great national crusade to make America great again!"
- Ronald Reagan in his acceptance speech to the Republican National Convention, July 17th, 1980
'President renominated'
- New York Times, August 13th, 1980
'RESERVISTS FOR WAR WITH IRAQ; BANI-SADR ASSUMES CONTROL As Fighting Spreads Along Border, Thousands Are Summoned to Defend Iranian 'Integrity' Summons Read Over the Radio Many Desertions and Purges IRAN CALLS RESERVES FOR FIGHT WITH IRAQ'
- New York Times, September 21st, 1980
"I would rather have a competent extremist than an incompetent moderate."
- Leon Jaworski on the 1980 Presidential Election
"The infidels will not see the light of day as long as I breathe. I do not care who sits in the White House. Until the United States returns our former slavemaster the Americans will remain Tehran."
- Iranian Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini on the American Hostages, October 15th, 1980
'Carter and Reagan trade punches but both on their feet at the bell'
- The Plain Dealer, October 29th, 1980
Reagan - 47%
Carter - 38%
Anderson - 8%
- Nationwide Polling for the Presidential Election, November 15th, 1980
'Reagan easily beats Carter; Runs Strong Across Country'
- New York Times, November 5th, 1980
"I will take all necessary measures to ensure the safe return of any and all Americans held in Iran when I am President. Mr. Khomeini had better realize that the United States will not abandon its citizens and doesn't shirk away from a good fight."
- President-Elect Ronald Reagan, December 19th, 1980
"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."
- Ronald Wilson Reagan, January 20th, 1980
'US Government sends ultimatum to Iran: release hostages or war!"
- Washington Post, February 9th, 1981
"The time has passed for the Iranian government to accede to the the conditions that the United States has submitted to them. The fourty-eight hour mark has come and gone with no response from Tehran. Fifty-two American citizens languish in cells in Iran. It is, therefore, my duty to ask Congress to authorize a declaration of war on the nation that styles itself as the Islamic Republic of Iran to recover our citizens and establish the rule of law in that land."
- President Ronald Reagan in Address to Joint Session of Congress, February 10th, 1981
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Note: Some of the above is copied from the New York Times, Time Magazine, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, other newspapers, and real life. Titles are based off of, or copied from, actual newspapers.
- Baconheimer
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