It has not only important historical roots but great and important historical momentum that carried well beyond January 20, 1989, when he left office. That leadership did not begin just on January 21, 1981. To those of us who had the privilege of participating in the process that eventually led to the end of the Cold War, there are different, more accurate, and demonstrable causes for the ultimate victory, but there is no disagreement whatsoever over details they cannot undermine the general agreement that Reagan’s leadership was the essential unifying factor. One segment of this school, exemplified by the writings of Strobe Talbott, presently deputy secretary of state, holds that the administration of Ronald Reagan actually aggravated and prolonged the Cold War through constant provocations and mindless hostility.Īs the growing body of literature of recent years shows, however, an increasing number of scholars are reassessing this flawed and simplistic notion.
There is a widespread and interesting tendency among historians, scribes, and pundits to attribute final victory in the Cold War to factors and causes other than those which actually brought that long, drawn-out struggle to a slow-motion, essentially nonviolent but unmistakable conclusion, beginning in 1989.
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