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Interview Timany Jones HIS/145 November 7, 2012 Thomas Dunford Reagan Remembered Interview I chose to interview one of my customers from work. His name is Nick Connors and he has always been very involved and interested in events that occur within the United States. I informed him I needed to conduct an interview about his recollections of Ronald Reagan and the 1980’s and he was more than happy help me out. The questions I asked him during our interview are as follows: Me: What do you remember about the economic policies during Ronald Reagan’s term in presidency? Nick: â€Å"To put it in a brief synopsis he was very much a capitalist. He believed in capitalist economics. It replaced the Keynesian economics.†¦show more content†¦This is the reason he did not want to raise the debt ceiling† Me: Was there an attempted assassination of President Reagan? Nick: â€Å"A man named John Hinckley shot Reagan. He was off of his rocker and had an obsession with Jodie Foster who was close with Reagan. The shooting crippled one of the associates that w as with him at the time. Reagan did not even realize he had been shot. After this shooting gun laws named after his associate, it is called the Brady Law.† Me: There was a hostage situation. Tell me what you remember about the hostages coming home. Nick: Nick does not remember anything about the hostage situation. I found that on November 4, 1979, an angry mob of some 300 to 500 students who called themselves Imams Disciples, laid siege to the American Embassy in Teheran, Iran, to capture and hold hostage 66 U.S. citizens and diplomats. Although women and African-Americans were released a short time later, 51 hostages remained imprisoned for 444 days with another individual released because of illness midway through the ordeal (Iran Contra Affair). Me: What about Religious Right? Nick: â€Å"I know he was a religious person. I think he was the one who coined the saying of God Bless and such and it was a religious right to be able to say that.† Me: What was the supply-si de economics? Nick: â€Å"The more of a product that you produce means that more people are employed toShow MoreRelatedInterview Appraisal . Conducting A Successful Health History1131 Words   |  5 PagesInterview Appraisal Conducting a successful health history interview is crucial to understanding the patient as a whole, and helps the provider gain understanding about the patient’s goals and outlook toward their health. â€Å"The interviewing process that generates the patient’s story is fluid and requires empathy, effective communication, and the relational skills to respond to patient cues, feelings, and concerns† (Bickley Szilagyi, 2013, p 31). 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