Alternate History 🇺🇸 November 2, 1976: President Nelson Rockefeller wins election to full 4-year term and the aftermath

[Sergeant Foley]

......"After the 1982 Midterms and especially the humiliating defeat in the California US Senate election, political observers and analysts assumed that Brown's political career was over.

They had good reason to think so: Deeply unpopular two-term Democratic Governor of California with dreadful approval ratings for obvious reasons. Chaotic budget shortfall and the massively depleting budget surplus in the final years of the Brown Governorship plus violent crime escalating across the Golden State. It also didn't help Brown immediately campaigned for the Presidency in 1976 which annoyed majority of Californians when he campaigned for the 1976 Democratic Party presidential nomination....only to lose the nomination to Alabama Governor George Corley Wallace, Jr., who went on to get destroyed by Rockefeller in the November general election that year.

Brown's quirky politics drove many inside the California State Legislature completely nuts as well: he was overridden on multiple areas such as education, transportation, agriculture, public safety and the like. Unlike previous California Governors, who glad-handed the Legislature in personal contacts, Brown simply ignored them or only showed up for his State of the State Addresses during his first eight years in Sacramento.

Nobody knows what Brown's next move was going to be once he left the Governorship on January 3, 1983. Many thought he would launch another campaign for the Presidency in 1984 or 1988, but blowing the Senate seat in California doomed those plans. For now, Brown would have to venture into the private sector for awhile in the midpoint of his political career."
-"Governor Moonbeam: Dominance in California Politics"
Excerpt from the autobiography of Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr.,
34th and 39th Governor of California
6 January 1975 to 3 January 1983
3 January 2011 to 7 January 2019

 

[Sergeant Foley]

......"Some segments of the Mexican Armed Forces had been secretly plotting on how to depose Robles from the Presidency. They carefully studied the 1955 coup which toppled Peron in the Argentine Republic and analyzed where it was successful including where it went totally wrong.

Segments of the Mexican Army especially the triggered Army Generals had been meeting throughout the Fall of 1982 and began strategizing how to remove Mexico's iconic yet flamboyant three-term President from Los Pinos.

Mexico was still getting hammered with the Economic Recession of 1982 including the Inflation Crisis. Demonstrations had been escalating in parts of the country, which had been violently put down by the 573rd Death Squad Battalion including the Mexican Federal Intelligence Agency, who allegedly used extreme methods in torturing student demonstrators to death.

The ongoing situation had been escalating non-stop 24/7 with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Intelligence reports revealed that Robles' days in Los Pinos were numbered because it wasn't if he was toppled, but it was basically when the Robles administration was getting toppled."
-Excerpt from The Coup in Mexico

 

[Sergeant Foley]

......"Noriega was becoming a quick pain in the ass upon taking over the Presidency in Panama with that aggressive military coup d'etat. Taking advantage of the political vacuum following the shocking death of Torrijos, Noriega figured out Flores Aguilar wasn't capable of leading the Central American country into the heart of the 80s and beyond. And he knew that the Yankees were distracted, so Noriega decided to exploit the ongoing circumstances by launching a military coup d'etat against Flores Aguilar and becoming President."
-Except from Dictatorships in the Americas

 

[Sergeant Foley]

....."Noriega is bad news. Not just bad news for Panamanians, but also bad news throughout the entire world. By aligning himself with the likes of Castro of Cuba, Ortega of Nicaragua and Gaddafi of Libya, this should alarm the entire world. This so-called independent foreign policy is going to become a complete and utter disaster with major international ramifications."
-Excerpts from exclusive interview with former Panamanian President William Alvarez
TV6
Summer 1983

 

[Sergeant Foley]

......"Pope Carlos I begins the first of his six-day visit to Thailand as he's in the midst of one of the longest goodwill tours for any traveling Pontiff. After Thailand, Pope Carlos I will be visiting Vietnam, which will be quite historic considering it has been less than eight years following the end of the Vietnam War."
-TV6 Italia
Summer 1983

......"Quintero was very confusing and paranoid to many American diplomats. There was one instance in 1982 when Quintero refused to accept the credentials of the new US Ambassador to Colombia by snubbing him. He kept railing against the Reagan administration's foreign policy doctrine especially the so-called Reagan Doctrine, which he ridiculed as "Uncle Sam meddling into the affairs of the Americas". During the 1982 United Nations General Assembly speech, Quintero called Reagan's policies "downright incompetent, ignorant of the internal affairs of sovereign nations" and accused the Reagan administration of instigating the coup d'etat against Galtieri in the Argentine Republic following the Falkland Islands War of 1982.

Quintero opened the door for other leftist leaders to instigating more headaches for future US Presidents in the coming decades.

Reagan threatened economic sanctions including the possibility of military force against Colombia if Quintero didn't cease & desist. When asked about the Reagan administration's threats, Quintero laughed it off saying "The Cowboy President is a complete buffoon and an embarrassment because his movies were shitty and downright horrible to begin with. Overrated Hollywood actor, shitty Governor of California and crappy President. I call this California Jackass....President Pruneface!"
-Excerpt from Seymour Quintero: Face of the Uppity Leftist Pink Tide in the Americas and the Ramifications

 

[Sergeant Foley]

......"Ever since Dallas lost the 1981 NFC Championship Game to San Francisco, it had been going downhill for Tom Landry and the Dallas Cowboys. Despite making back to the playoffs in 1982, Dallas couldn't get the magic they've had for the 1971 and 1977 Super Bowl Championships.

Something had to give because the trend was heading into the complete wrong direction for Coach Landry."
-Downfall of the 80s Dallas Cowboys
Summer 1983

 

[Sergeant Foley]

NSFW INSTALLMENT DISCLAIMER: The following installment will be NSFW gruesome and graphic. Viewer discretion is advised.

......"The opening sequence of the locker-room scene in the Portuguese Sci-Fi movie "Secret Life of the Female Gymnast" was considered very gruesome to say the least as Molly began shedding her entire human skin from head to toe, revealing her naked, barefoot and also skinless.

Then she got inside some weird invisible stretcher and calmly got inside one of those secretive walls, which teleported her to a sound-proof underground tunnel which was extremely large. Molly calmly walked toward an extra-large glass container pool that contained Victoria's naked body inside. Molly made several latex mask body skins of Victoria's resemblance.

Across the secret lab were clear boxes which had contained all of the organs, which Molly removed out of Victoria's body from head to toe. Molly had a habit of skinning and removing organs out of bodies before thoroughly massaging the naked bodies for her own secret escapades."
-Excerpts from the Portuguese Sci-Fi fictional movie "Secret Life of the Female Gymnast"
Summer 1983

 

[Sergeant Foley]

HOWE ELECTED TO FULL TERM AS BRITISH PRIME MINISTER IN LANDSLIDE VICTORY
*Thursday, June 9, 1983: Having ascended to the Prime Ministership following the shocking assassination of then-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1982 during the height of the Falklands War of 1982 (which the British won following months of a long hard-fought battle against the Argentinians) including leading the country during the shocking mysterious death of Queen Elizabeth II, British Prime Minister Geoffrey Howe led the Conservative Party to its largest majority in the British Parliament gaining 58 seats totaling 13,012,316 votes nationwide with 42.99 percent of the vote while the Labour Party led by Michael Foot lost 60 seats and the SDP/Liberal Alliance Party led by Roy Jenkins and David Steel, managed to gain 12 seats of the British Parliament.

PIONEER 10 PASSES ORBIT OF NEPTUNE.
*Monday, June 13, 1983: Pioneer 10 made history, becoming the first human-made object to leave the vicinity of planets of the Solar System by passing through the orbit of Neptune.

SPORTS: TEAM OF SCHUPPAN, HOLBERT AND HAYWOOD WIN 24 HOURS OF LE MANS
*Saturday, June 18-Sunday, June 19, 1983: In the 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans sports race, the team of Vern Schuppan, Al Holbert and Hurley Haywood won the FIA World Endurance Championship, which was held in Le Mans, France.

VATICAN GIRL MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS
*Wednesday, June 22, 1983: Emanuela Orlandi, the 15-year-old girl from Vatican City, mysteriously disappeared in Rome, Italy while she was returning home from attending a music lesson. The mysterious disappearance leads to explosive allegations and theories such as Italian organized crime, international terrorism, kidnapping of young teenagers, even allegations of the Vatican covering up sex scandals.

LOSS OF COOLANT OCCURS AT ARGENTINIAN NUCLEAR POWER STATION
*Thursday, June 30, 1983: The Embalse Nuclear Power Station near Embalse, Cordoba, Argentine Republic suffered a total loss of coolant; It is being classified as an "Accident with Local Consequences" level 4 on the International Nuclear Event Scale.

"READING RAINBOW" DEBUTS ON PBS NATIONWIDE
*July 11, 1983: Public Broadcasting Station debuts the new television show, "Reading Rainbow".

FAMICOM GOES ON SALE IN JAPAN
*July 15, 1983: Nintendo's Family Computer, known as Famicon, goes on sale in Japan.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: FORMER US SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 93.

I'll have more to say later in the timeline and leaning towards making a special Wiki-infobox on Justice O'Connor.

Deepest condolences to the O'Connor family.

RIP Justice O'Connor: Gone, but will never be forgotten!
26 March 1930-1 December 2023

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[Sergeant Foley]

Sandra Day O'Connor (26 March 1930-1 December 2023), was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1981 until her retirement in 2006. She was also the first woman to serve on the nation's highest judiciary branch; known as a Moderate-to-Conservative, O'Connor was well-known for her precisely researched opinions. Nominated by President Ronald Reagan (1911-1983), O'Connor was considered as a major swing vote for the Rehnquist Court and the first few months of the Roberts Court. Before serving on the nation's highest judiciary branch, O'Connor served as Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals for Division 1 (1979-1981) and Judge for the Maricopa County Superior Court for Division 31 (1975-1979) including winning election to the Arizona State Senate representing Districts 8-E, 20 and 24 (1969-1975) for two full two-year terms. Following her nomination to the United States Supreme Court, O'Connor was overwhelmingly confirmed by the United States Senate in a 100-0 vote and was sworn into office by US Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Burger on 25 September 1981. Among her opinions on the Supreme Court included the following: Bush vs Davis in the hotly-contested 2000 US Presidential election; Hamdi vs. Rumsfeld; Grutter vs. Bollinger and countless others. O'Connor served under the following Presidents during her 24 years on the nation's highest judiciary branch: Reagan (1981-1983), George HW Bush (1983-1993), Bill Clinton (1993-1996), Al Gore (1996-1997), Mark W. White, Jr., (1997-2001) and George W. Bush (2001-2009), retiring during Bush's second term.

Having announced her retirement on 1 July 2005, President George W. Bush nominated Samuel Alito as her successor, which the United States Senate voted to confirm him, joining the Supreme Court on 31 January 2006 following O'Connor's retirement. She also served as Chancellor for the College of William & Mary, serving from 1 October 2005 until her retirement on 3 February 2012 and was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama on 12 August 2009.

Following long illness and a battle with dementia, O'Connor passed away at her home in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 93.

Sandra Day O'Connor

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States
In office
25 September 1981-31 January 2006
Nominated by Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Potter Stewart
Succeeded by Samuel Alito

Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals
for Division One
In office
14 December 1979-25 September 1981
Nominated by Bruce Babbitt
Preceded by Mary Schroeder
Succeeded by Sarah D. Grant

Judge of the Maricopa County Suprerior
Court for Division 31
In office
9 January 1975-14 December 1979
Preceded by David Perry
Succeeded by Cecil Patterson

Member of the Arizona State Senate
from Districts 8-E, 20 and 24
In office
8 January 1973-13 January 1975
Preceded by Howard S. Baldwin
Succeeded by John Pritzlaf
Constituency 24th District

In office
11 January 1971-8 January 1973
Preceded by Constituency established
Succeeded by Bess Stinson
Constituency 20th District

In office
30 October 1969-11 January 1971
Preceded by Isabel Burgess
Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Constituency 8-E District

23rd Chancellor of the College of
William & Mary
In office
1 October 2005-3 February 2012
President Gene Nichol
Taylor Revely
Preceded by Juan H. Cinton Garcia
Succeeded by Robert Gates
******Personal Details******
Born Sandra Day
26 March 1930
El Paso, Texas, US
Died 1 December 2023 (aged 93)
Phoenix, Arizona, US
Political party Republican
Spouse John Jay O'Connor (m. 1952-2009; his death)
Children 3
Relatives Ann Day (sister)
Education Stanford University (BA, LLB)
Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009)
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[Sergeant Foley]

Zelyukeza Celestine Pereira Gonsalves (11 February 1948-12 June 1983), better known as Catalina Gonsalves was a Portuguese politician, activist, actress, beauty pageant titleholder and philanthropist, who served as First Lady of Portugal from July 1976 until her death in June 1983, as the wife of Portuguese President General Winfield Pierre Frederick Gonsalves (1923-2004). She was born in a ranching farming rural village in Vila Nova de Cerveira, as one of 13 children. Following graduating from Vila Nova High School, she enlisted in the Portuguese Air Force for three years from 1966 to 1969, where she was stationed at the AT1-Transit Airfield #1, Lisbon. Following her military service, she participated in several beauty pageants which culminated in holding the title of Miss Portugal 1970 and participated in the Miss World 1970 pageant, where she placed 4th Runner-Up including participating in the 20th Miss Universe pageant of 1971, where she was 1st Runner-Up. Afterwards, she began a career as a film actress. Besides her native Portuguese, she was excellently fluent in English and Spanish.

She met Major General Winfield Gonsalves on 21 June 1970 during a professional football sporting event for the CD Tondela professional football club including during her time as Miss Portugal 1970. The two married a year later. Winfield Gonsalves was elected President of Portugal in June 1976 and took office on 14 July 1976; during the next seven years, Catalina Gonsalves became powerful and influential within the pro-Gonsalvesita Trade Unions, primarily speaking on behalf of labor rights. She also ran the Ministries of Health and Labor including championing women's suffrage as well as the abolishment of abortions in Portugal; she also founded the nation's first large-scale female political party in Portugal: the Female Gonsalvesista Party. There was also controversy along the way which was legendary: Catalina Gonsalves in the Summer of 1977, posed naked for Playboy Portugal and Playboy Magazine, these incidents caused backlash amongst some quarters of the country, but overall: her popularity remained an all-time high with 81 percent of Portugueseans approving her job performance as First Lady of the Portuguese Republic.

Upon her death from an undisclosed form of cancer at the age of 35, Catalina Gonsalves was given a full State Funeral which was generally reserved for Heads of State and Heads of Government. She was entombed at the Catalina Gonsalves Liberty Mausoleum in the outskirts of Vila Nova de Cervieria, which over 73 million continue an international pilgrimage to her elaborate tomb: it is still amongst one of the many tourist attractions as of this day.

Catalina Gonsalves has gone on to become part of international culture such with films and special documentaries.

Catalina Gonsalves

First Lady of Portugal
In office
13 July 1976-12 June 1983
President Winfield Gonsalves
Preceded by Estela Costa Gomes
Succeeded by Maria Barroso

President of the Female Gonsalvesista Party
In office
16 March 1980-12 June 1983
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded by Olivia Meluzacez
*************************************Personal Details************************
Born Zelyukeza Celestine Pereria
11 February 1948
Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portgual
Died 12 June 1983 (aged 35)
Belem Palace
Lisbon, Portugal
Cause of death Cervical cancer
Resting place Catalina Gonsalves Liberty Mausoleum
Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal
Political party Independent
Female Gonsalvesista Party
Spouse Winfield Gonsalves (m. 1971-1983: her death)
Children 7 daughters (including Patricia)
12 Stepchildren
Parents Jorge Antonio Pereira
Susana Mendez de Sousa
Military Service
Allegiance Portugal
Branch/Service Portuguese Air Force
Years of service 1966-1969
Rank Second Sergeant
Unit Reserves ​

 

[Sergeant Foley]

......."This is what we love about Queen Margrethe II and Prince Consort Henrik of the Kingdom of Denmark. They're like us: chain-smoking when ever they feel like it, upholding certain traditions in Denmark and making the country more modern."
-Excerpt from Monarchs of the World
Summer 1983​

 

[Sergeant Foley]

......"As millions watched on Belgian State Television and across parts of the world, Crown Prince Hubert, heir to the Belgian Throne, married Luciana Paleta, a commoner from a small farming town, in what many would refer to as "The Royal Wedding of the Year".

Following the wedding festivities at the Cathedral of Brussels, Prince Hubert and now Princess Luciana were ridden in an open horse-drawn carriage all the way towards the Royal Palace, where they were greeted by throngs of well-wishers.

And some Belgians began to think of a future Belgium with Hubert and Luciana as the future King and Queen of the Belgians decades down the road."
-Excerpt from the Brussels Gazette
Royal Wedding of the Year: Belgium's Newest Royal Couple
16 July 1983

 

[Sergeant Foley]

......"Mitterrand was determined by having France becoming an independent player on foreign policy especially particular international events and incidents. It became apparent that the French were skillfully in playing both sides of the spectrum internationally and the way some in the French government was behaving, it annoyed most of us, particular London and Washington.

Shultz's toughest job as US Secretary of State was balancing delicately on US/France diplomatic relations between the NATO allies: respecting France's self-determination on foreign policy matters but being aggressive in lobbying France over to our side over difficult international events.

We didn't have any idea if Shultz could pull this off and we were about to find out."
-Excerpt from "The Diplomat: George Shultz and American Diplomacy in a chaotic world from the 80s"
Summer 2011

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BRITISH AIRWAYS SIKORSKY S-61 CRASHES IN THE SOUTHERN CELTIC SEA, KILLING 20 PEOPLE ABOARD; 6 SURVIVE HORRIFIC PLANE CRASH
*July 16, 1983: The British Airways Sikorsky S-61 helicopter crashed into the Southern Celtic Sea while the helicopter was en-route to Saint Mary's, Isles of Sicily. Out of the 23 passengers in the helicopter, only 6 people survived the devastating and horrific plane crash.

MARTIAL LAW ENDS IN POLAND
*July 20, 1983: The Polish military government announced the end of Martial Law in the Republic of Poland and also announced amnesty for political prisoners.

LOWEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN EARTH
*July 21, 1983: In the Vostok Station in Antartica, scientific measurements and experiments revealed the lowest natural temperature on Earth via ground level: -89.2 oC.

SMITH COMPLETES SOLO CIRCUMNAVIGATION VIA HELICOPTER
*July 22, 1983: Australian aviator Dick Smith made history by completing a solo helicopter flight around the world. His flight first began in Fort Worth, Texas on 2 August 1982 and ended on 22 July 1983.

FOUR-FOUR-BRAVO AMBUSH ESCALATES INTO THE SRI LANKAN CIVIL WAR
*July 23, 1983: 13 Sri Lankan Army soldiers were ambushed and shot to death by the militant LTTE terrorist group while the soldiers were deployed in the Jaffna Peninsula. As a result of the Four-Four-Bravo ambush, the ramifications of this ambush resulted in vicious retaliatory responses by the Sri Lankan Armed Forces with incidents such as the Thirunelveli Massacre on 24 July and the six-day Black July riots (more on this later in the timeline).

 

[Sergeant Foley]

......"the lagging oil boom bust pretty much was game, set, match and in all likelihood, the beginning of the end for Treen. All that chaos, indecision, micromanaging and escalating economic collapse of the Pelican State's economy and coupled with a massive depleted budget surplus he had inherited three years earlier, was exploding in his face. You can say that was probably the clincher, right after Reagan's political hachet henchemen were basically telling most Louisianans to FUCK OFF with the infamous headline, "Reagan to Louisiana: FUCK OFF!", but still. It crystalized for the entire Pelican State, whose electoral votes Reagan badly needed in 1984 if he wanted to win reelection with his lagging approval ratings due to the disastrous Economic Recession of 1982 which killed Republicans in the 1982 Midterm elections. Edwards skillfully exploited the chaos for his own benefit with the "Government-in-Waiting" campaign in his campaign for a historic third term as Governor and he took advantage of the aftermath of the explosive chaos and was leading by double digits in polling surveys ranging from 15 to 27 percentage points. He kept up the relentless attacks on Governor Treen's administration and the four years of "failed leadership" presiding over an economic crisis and massive unemployment hampering the Pelican State. Some Treen insiders knew it was over, they just didn't anticipate of what the massive landslide margin of defeat was going to look like...."
-Former United States Senator J. Bennett Johnston (D-LA)
Democratic Party nominee for Vice President 1988
Exclusive interview for "Louisiana: The State We're In" LPB TV
Spring 2003

....."The so-called Reagan Tax Cuts aren't working Mr. President. Your policies have resulted in massive job loss for many Americans, who are struggling. He needs to come down here and see the empty buildings in downtown Houston while he proposes over-the-top budget deficit hike increases for his multimillionare buddies while ignoring the American people on Main Street; let President Reagan go to the struggling stores owned by families here in Texas, who paid a heavy price in trusting him back in 1980 and were sold a whole bill of goods, which went unfufilled. Maybe if he understood how many Texans, who are suffering from the horrific and disastrous Reaganomics ponzi schemes, he would change his tune."
-Texas Governor Mark Wells White, Jr.,
Texans for Economic Prosperity Rally
16 July 1983

....."the whole ordeal of dealing with the ongoing ramifications from the Economic Recession of 1982 and the horrific results of the budget shortfall during the 68th Legislative Session sparked something inside of Mark. Having previously worked with the Rockefeller and Holton administrations and somewhat with the Reagan administration durng his time in the United States Senate, really thought Reagan was an honest broker, was working really hard to prevent Texas from going into economic default and collapse....and then Reagan's political henchmen go out and gives him the biggest political middle finger, basically a fuck you to the Governor of the largest State in the Union. Mark took it very personally. I'd never ever, seen him enraged like that before."
-United States Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX)
Exclusive Interview with NBC 36 KTVV-TV Austin
23 June 1983
"Aftermath of the 1982 Midterms"

 

[Sergeant Foley]

....."the allegations of former Senator Allain's bachelorhood status caused some Mississippians to become suspicious about his personal life. The controversial FBI raid and arrest which resulted in his resignation from the United States Senate in 1981. Allain explained he was married to Doris Burns for six years, 1964-1970 and had three step-children during that time. However, some opponents weren't impressed and decided to dig up dirt on Allain's personal life and expose it to the public. It was in the middle of his campaign for Mississippi State Attorney General."
-Southern Politics and Cuttthroat Hardball Tactics

 

[Sergeant Foley]

JOB APPROVAL RATINGS FOR PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN (22-25 JULY 1983) GALLUP:
APPROVE: 37%
DISAPPROVE: 49%
UNDECIDED: 11%

FIRST LADY NANCY REAGAN JOB APPROVAL RATING:
APPROVE: 58%
DISAPPROVE: 25%
UNDECIDED: 13%

VICE PRESIDENT GEORGE HW BUSH JOB APPROVAL RATING:
APPROVE: 42%
DISAPPROVE: 47%
UNDECIDED: 11%

SECOND LADY BARBARA BUSH JOB APPROVAL RATING:
APPROVE: 62%
DISAPPROVE: 19%
UNDECIDED: 18%

US SECRETARY OF STATE GEORGE P. SHULTZ JOB APPROVAL RATING:
APPROVE: 51%
DISAPPROVE: 37%
UNDECIDED: 12%

US SECRETARY OF DEFENSE HENRY M. JACKSON JOB APPROVAL RATING:
APPROVE: 73%
DISAPPROVE: 13%
UNDECIDED: 13%

US SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HOWARD BAKER (R-TN) JOB APPROVAL RATING:
APPROVE: 58%
DISAPPROVE: 38%

US SENATE MINORITY LEADER ROBERT BYRD (D-WV) JOB APPROVAL RATING:
APPROVE: 61%
DISAPPROVE: 25%

1984 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHUPS:
President Ronald Reagan: 73%
Former US Ambassador to Canada Walter Mondale: 23%

President Ronald Reagan: 62%
United States Senator John Glenn (D-OH): 36%

President Ronald Reagan: 59%
United States Senator Gary Hart (D-CO): 37%

President Ronald Reagan: 57%
New York State Governor Mario Cuomo: 31%

COMING UP IN THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC: More Personal PoV's.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

......"I am announcing my campaign for the Presidency of the United States in 1984. America is at a crossroads with an economy not working for all Americans in all 51 States; a disastrous Reaganomics economic policy; chaotic foreign policy with explosive hotspots escalating and what the 1980s can show us and the world.

It is important that we get this election right in 1984. I pledge to be a President for all Americans in the next four years with new policies and new initiatives for the American people. The entire world is watching and we need to take back America!"
-Excerpt from United States Senator John Glenn (D-OH) presidential campaign announcement speech
John Glenn High School Auditorium
Summer 1983
"Campaign 84: The Path Forward in a chaotic decade"

 

[Sergeant Foley]

......"We're here to lift the weak and to build the peace, and most important, we're here as Dr. Warren said, to act today for the happiness and liberty of millions yet unborn, to seize the future so that every new child of this beloved Republic can dream heroic dreams. If we do less, we betray the memory of those who have given so much.

This historic room and the Presidency belong to you. It is your right and responsibility every four years to give someone temporary custody of this office and of the institution of the Presidency. You so honored me, and I'm grateful------grateful and proud of what, together, we have accomplished.

We have made a new beginning. Vice President Bush and I would like to have your continued support and cooperation in continuing what we've began two years ago. I am therefore, announcing, that I am a candidate and will be seeking reelection to the office I presently hold.

Thank you for the trust you've placed in me. God bless you and good night."

-Excerpt from nationwide address of President Ronald Wilson Reagan announcing his reelection campaign for the 1984 Presidential election.
Oval Office
White House
Washington, DC
13 June 1983​