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Whose Ideas? Whose Words? Authorship of Ronald Reagan's Radio Addresses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2007

Edoardo M. Airoldi ,
Stephen E. Fienberg  and
Kiron K. Skinner
Edoardo M. Airoldi
Affiliation:
Princeton University
Stephen E. Fienberg
Affiliation:
Carnegie Mellon University
Kiron K. Skinner
Affiliation:
Carnegie Mellon University Hoover Institution
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On January 5, 1975, Ronald Reagan completed two terms as governor of California, and soon thereafter he began taping his nationally syndicated radio program. Between January 1975 and October 1979, with the exception of a brief interlude to compete for the Republican presidential nomination in 1976, the former governor delivered three-minute commentaries that were broadcast every week by approximately 300 U.S. radio stations, reaching an audience of between 20–30 million listeners.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 40 , Issue 3 , July 2007 , pp. 501 - 506
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© 2007 The American Political Science Association

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