Ronald Reagan: Cheating Death and Igniting a Revolution (Part 3)

*Founding Members exclusive* Ronald Reagan takes his biggest leap
yet: from Hollywood star and California governor to the White
House. In this episode, Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci chart
Reagan’s bruising campaign against Jimmy Carter, a landslide
victory that redefined American politics, and the near-fatal
assassination attempt that almost ended his presidency before it
began. With his approval ratings soaring, Reagan rolls out his bold
economic experiment — Reaganomics. Sweeping tax cuts, deregulation,
and a dramatic showdown with striking air traffic controllers set
the tone for a new conservative era. But behind the optimism and
patriotic rhetoric lay recession, soaring unemployment, and a
country still reeling from the turmoil of the 1970s. How did
Reagan’s first years in power ignite a political revolution, 
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