Entry:

Nelson, Daniel N. and Conover, Pamela Johnston, "The American Public and a 'Second Cold War'," Co-existence, 18 (October, 1981), 141-161.

Abstract:

Aggregate American mood changes reflect events and affect foreign policy. The salience, duration and intensity of security-related events from 1978 to 1980 reversed the 1968-76 post-Vietnam trend of low support for defense and high support for U.S./Soviet detente.

1973-1978, 1980

Other Data Sets:

NBC/AP 1979 (6), 1980 (3); CBS/NYT 1979, 1980, 1981; Harris 1970