On January 29, 1984 President Reagan announced the Reagan-Bush Candidacies for Reelection.
In his Address to the Nation, President Reagan stated:
The Campaign Trail
We’ll campaign on our record -- and, yes, on theirs as well -- and for ideas we believe will bring new hope to all Americans. We intend to represent only one special interest group -- you, the people.
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
Remarks at a Reagan-Bush Rally in Austin, Texas 07/25/1984
Reagan-Bush ’84 was President Ronald Reagan’s reelection campaign committee. It was formed October 17, 1983, when President Reagan authorized papers filed that day with the Federal Election Commission. On November 7, it was announced that every state had campaign committees in place.
President Reagan went on to win his second term in a historic landslide, winning 49 of the 50 states, and receiving 59% of the popular vote. He captured 525 out of 538 electoral votes.
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The 1984 Republican National Convention: August 20-23, 1984
Tonight, with a full heart and deep gratitude for your trust, I accept your nomination for the Presidency of the United States. I will campaign on behalf of the principles of our party which lift America confidently into the future.
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
Remarks Accepting the Presidential Nomination at the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, 08/23/1984
The 1984 Republican National Convention was held August 20 through August 23, 1984 at the Dallas Convention Center. On August 23, President Ronald Reagan accepted the presidential nomination.
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1984 Presidential And Vice Presidential Debates
I’ve said all the way, I support the idea of debate; debated in the last election and would do so in this next one. I did not accept that statement of Vice President Mondale that we should have a half a dozen or more debates. As a matter of fact, I think we could bore the pants off the viewers if we did something of that kind. But I believe that there is something that we can agree upon in the nature of debating, and I look forward to doing that
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
Telephone Interview With Forrest Sawyer of WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia, 07/27/1984
The 1984 presidential election cycle brought forth three presidential and vice presidential debates.
On October 7, 1984, President Ronald Reagan and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Walter Mondale participated in their first presidential debate. It focused on domestic policy, and took place in Louisville, Kentucky.
On October 11, 1984, Vice President George Bush and Democratic vice presidential candidate New York Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro participated in a vice presidential debate, which took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
On October 21, 1984, President Ronald Reagan and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Walter Mondale participated in their second presidential debate. It focused on defense and foreign policy, and took place in Kansas City, Missouri.
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The Whistle-Stop Tour: October 12, 1984
We’re taking the whistlestop tour of ’84 to demonstrate that our government is once again on the right track, and our national renewal is not going to be derailed. I’ll be traveling on the same train that Harry Truman used in the 1948 campaign. And all of us who remember what he said know that he spoke some very blunt truths, and that’s what I hope to do today
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
Remarks at a Reagan-Bush Rally in Dayton, Ohio, 10/12/1984
On October 12, 1984, President Ronald Reagan made a whistle-stop tour of approximately 250 miles through Ohio. In addition to the Ferdinand Magellan, President Reagan’s train, the Heartland Special, consisted of 12 cars and 3 engines.
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The 1984 Presidential Election: November 6, 1984
The vision we outlined in 1980, indeed the passion of the fire that we kept burning for two decades, doesn't die just because 4 years have passed. To each one of you I say: Tonight is the end of nothing; it's the beginning of everything.
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
Remarks at an Reelection Celebration in Los Angeles, California 11/06/1984