While the official documents of Ronald Reagan's presidential administration, as well as his governorship of California, are located at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives has extensive material related to Ronald Reagan. This includes the papers of members of Ronald Reagan's cabinet, such as George Shultz, as well as records relating to his presidential campaigns.
Note: This guide is a starting point for research at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. It is not comprehensive, and you may find other material relevant to the topic. Click here for a guide on how to search the collections.
1900-1922
Correspondence, speeches and writings, diaries, memoranda, reports, hearing transcripts, legal and financial papers, printed matter, photographs, and memorabilia relating to American domestic and foreign policy, especially during the presidential administrations of Richard M. Nixon and Ronald Reagan; American intelligence operations from World War II on; and the 1980 presidential campaign of Ronald Reagan. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
1975-1986
Correspondence, position papers, press releases, memoranda, public opinion polling data, financial records, sound recordings, and video tapes relating to the campaign of Ronald Reagan for the Republican Party presidential nomination in 1976. Includes a few post-1976 records of Citizens for the Republic, the successor organization to Citizens for Reagan.
Governor and the Students videotape series
1973-1974
Videotape cassettes and selected transcripts of broadcasts of a televised series of question-and-answer sessions with high school students conducted by Ronald Reagan as governor of California relating to California state political issues. Produced by JRH and Associates, Inc.
1898-2021
Collection includes correspondence, speeches and writings, dispatches, memoranda, reports, notes, printed matter, memorabilia, and photographs relating to international relations and diplomacy, United States foreign policy during the presidential administration of Ronald Reagan, and the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Also contains speeches and writings of Secretary of State George Shultz. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
1972-1988
Speeches and writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, testimony, schedules, appointment books, telephone logs, and printed matter relating to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and other arms control issues, the 1980 presidential campaign of Ronald Reagan, and American defense policy during the presidential administrations of Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, and Ronald Reagan. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
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