Documents 15 and 16 discuss several problems and proposed solutions put forth by political leaders and speakers in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Based on your readings about the time period from which this source comes, what problems are these authors referring to? Are they on the same page about what issues faced the nation and the appropriate solutions? Finally, what factors enabled one of these figures to go on to become president in 1980?
Based on your readings about the time period from which this source comes, what problems are these authors referring to?