... 1970's were periods of chaos on the nation's campuses as many students protested their opposition to the Vietnam War. Among the centers of disturbance was the University of California at Berkeley, where the "free speech movement" set the stage for student protestors. Reagan, in one of his first acts as governor, urged the board of regents to fire the university president ... 's second term, support had more than doubled over what it had been when he took office. In 1980, Ronald Reagan became the Republican nominee for President and chose Texas Congressman George Bush as his running mate....

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