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ABC News Iran Poll, November 1986 (ICPSR 8643)
Released/updated on: 2006-11-14
Geographic coverage: United States
This survey was conducted on the evening of November 13, 1986, after President Reagan's press conference. Reagan spoke about United States arms shipments to Iran. Respondents were asked about their knowledge of the situation and their evaluation of Reagan's policy towards Iran. They were asked if they watched the press conference and if so, their opinion of what Reagan said was illicited. Political affiliation and sex were also recorded.
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ABC News National Security Council Poll, November 1986 (ICPSR 8852)
Released/updated on: 2007-07-03
Geographic coverage: United States
This survey was conducted in response to the November 25, 1986 announcement by the Justice Department that money from arms sales to Iran was given to the Nicaraguan contras. Respondents were asked if they had heard about this transaction, if they approved of it, and if they believed that Ronald Reagan had only just learned of the transfer of money. Respondents also were asked if they thought the staff changes at the National Security Council would end the controversy, if Reagan's proposed review board for the National Security Council would prevent future unauthorized actions, and if they approved of Reagan's handling of the situation. Other questions included which person or persons respondents thought made most of the important decisions in the White House--Reagan or his advisors, and whether Reagan was too old to be president. Demographic characteristics of respondents are included.
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Arms Transfers to Developing Countries, 1945-1968 (ICPSR 5404)
Released/updated on: 2006-01-18
Geographic coverage: Cyprus, Cambodia, Sudan, Malaysia, Portugal, Global, Syria, North Korea, Greece, South Korea, Austria, Yugoslavia, Morocco, Iran, Mali, Brazil, Algeria, Iraq, Chile, Laos, Colombia, Argentina, Hungary, Japan, Tanzania, Zambia, Ghana, India, New Zealand, Canada, Belgium, Finland, South Africa, Italy, Peru, Germany, Ethiopia, Yemen, Vietnam (Socialist Republic), Afghanistan, United States, Guinea, China (Peoples Republic), Somalia, Thailand, Bolivia, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Sweden, Pakistan, Poland, France, Jordan, Nigeria, Tunisia, Philippines, United Kingdom, Kenya, Switzerland, Spain, Lebanon, Cuba, Venezuela, Czech Republic, Nicaragua, Norway, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Israel, Australia, Indonesia, Estonia
Time period: 1945-01-01--1968-01-01
This study contains data on the transfer of arms to 52 developing nations in the period 1945-1968. The Arms Transfers data (Part 1) provide information on donor and recipient, date and site of transfer, quantity, system classification (e.g., aircraft, helicopters, missiles, artilleries, small arms, or naval systems), and date production began and ended. The Weapons Systems data (Part 2) contain detailed coded information about each weapons system.
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Burdens of National Defense, 1961-1968 (ICPSR 7388)
Released/updated on: 2006-01-18
Geographic coverage: Canada, United States, United Kingdom, France
Time period: 1938-01-01--1968-01-01
This study includes state-level information on expenditures of the United States Department of Defense and National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the years 1961-1962 and 1967-1968 (Part 1), and U.S. Senate roll-call votes on defense-related issues during the 87th and 90th Congresses (Part 2). The study also contains time-series data representing a breakdown of the gross national product (GNP) by component categories for Canada in the years 1947-1964 (Part 3), for France in 1950-1965 (Part 4), for the United Kingdom in 1947-1965 (Part 5), and for the United States in 1938-1967 (Part 6).