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Original Articles

Reagan, rhetoric, and the public philosophy: Ethics and politics in the 1984 campaign

Pages 93-108 | Published online: 01 Apr 2009

Notes

  • 1984 . New York Times , September 26 : 22 Section D
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  • 1984 . “Packaging the Presidency,” . November 12 : 36
  • Drew , ed. 1984 . “Mondale tried to educate people about something they don't want to be educated about” . 120
  • 1984 . TIME magazine , October 29 : 31 – 32 .

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