Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library: https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/
FORD PARDONS NIXON ( VIDEO )
Washington Post: Ford Pardons Nixon in 1974 ( 9 1/2-minute video ): https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/nation
HELSINKI ACCORDS
U.S. Department of State: Helsinki Final Act, 1975: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/helsinki
SALT TALKS ( Strategic Arms Limitations Talks: RELATIONSHIP WITH THE USSR )
U.S. Department of State: Strategic Arms Limitations Talks/Treaty (SALT) I and II: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/salt
CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
U.S. Department of State: The 1973 Arab-Israeli War: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/arab-israeli-war-1973
U.S. Department of State: Shuttle Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1974-1975: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/shuttle-diplomacy
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library: https://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/
CAMP DAVID ACCORDS
U.S. Department of State: Camp David Accords and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1977-1980/camp-david
IRAN HOSTAGE CRISIS
CNN: Iran Hostage Crisis First Facts ( includes timeline ): https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/15/world/meast/iran-hostage-crisis-fast-facts/index.html
CENTRAL AMERICA
U.S. Department of State: Central America, 1977-1980: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1977-1980/central-america-carter
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/
THE NEW RIGHT
PBS: The Conservative Progression: Goldwater to Bush: https://www.pbs.org/opb/thesixties/topics/politics/legacy.html
REAGANOMICS
National Archives: "Reaganomics": The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 ( includes video of Reagan's 23-minute Address to the Nation of July 27, 1981 ): https://reagan.blogs.archives.gov/2016/08/15/reaganomics-the-economic-recovery-tax-act-of-1981/
SAVINGS AND LOAN CRISIS
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Historical Timeline: The 1980's: https://www.fdic.gov/about/history/timeline/1980s.html
Great Inflation, 1965-1982: https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/great_inflation
IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR
NBC News: In Russia, Reagan remembered for helping bring down Soviet Union ( SDI "Star Wars" project ): http://www.nbcnews.com/id/5145921/ns/us_news-the_legacy_of_ronald_reagan/t/russia-reagan-rememberedfor-helping-bring-down-soviet-union/#.XpXP4Jl7mM8
American Experience: The Iran-Contra Affair: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/reagan-iran/
COLD WAR AND SDI
U.S. Department of State: Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), 1983: https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/rd/104253.htm
University of Washington: The USSR in the Gorbachev Era: Perestroika, Glasnost, and Upheaval ( only 3 pages with lots of illustrations and photos ): https://jsis.washington.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/USSR_Gorbachev_Perestroika_Glasnost.pdf
U.S. Department of State: Gorbachev and New Thinking in Soviet Foreign Policy, 1987-88: https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/rd/108225.htm
GLASNOST AND PERESTROIKA
George H. W. Bush Presidential Library: https://www.bush41.org/
VOA News: George H. W. Bush's Foreign Policy Highlights: https://www.voanews.com/archive/george-hw-bushs-foreign-policy-highlights
FOREIGN POLICY
END OF THE COLD WAR
End of the Cold War, 1981-1992: https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/endofcoldwar
OPERATION DESERT STORM
U.S. Department of Defense: Desert Storm: A Look Back: https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Features/story/Article/1728715/desert-storm-a-look-back/
Smithsonian Magazine: An Unlikely Hardliner, George H. W. Bush Was Ready To Push Presidential Powers: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unlikely-hardliner-george-h-w-bush-was-ready-push-presidential-powers-180969017/