President Ronald Reagan’s Involvement in the 1988 Presidential Campaign

Abstract

President Ronald Reagan changed the face of the United States through a series of internal and
external policy changes known as the, “Reagan Revolution”. When the next election took place in
1988, in which he could no longer participate, his action to elect his Vice President George H.W.
Bush was very important. The purpose of this article is to show how Ronald Reagan tried to par-
ticipate in the political campaign already as the outgoing president. Analyzed is his involvement
and attitude towards the actions taken by the Democratic Party representatives and also his ac-
tions in support of Vice President Bush and his bid for the presidency.