Although President Ronald Reagan did not actually use the phrase "evil empire" in this June 8, 1982 speech, he described the collapse of global communism as inevitable.
Read the interview with Paul Fritz Bugas, the former on-site superintendent of the Greenbrier Bunker, that was designed to house the members of the House of Representatives and Senate in case of nuclear attack.
Republicans' answer to the problem of the black vote was to add a Constitutional amendment that guaranteed black suffrage in all states, and no matter which party controlled the government.
Learn more about the major players and occurrences that led to the development of the Hydrogen bomb. This feature details the sites used by the U.S. nuclear program, the Manhattan project and the Strategic Air Command.
