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Original drawing of two men, one is digging through a trash can, the other is leaning against a wall and holding a newspaper that reads "Thatcher, Reagan to Hang Tough."

Original drawing of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher speaking to each other on the phone.

Original drawing of a woman, presumably Margaret Thatcher, receiving a large bouquet of flowers. The florist's jacket reads "Downing St. Florists LTD.", Reference to "Ron" may be a mention to Ronald Reagan.

An exploration of Anglo-American relations beginning in the interwar period to American involvement in World War II. This thesis explores the actions of the Ministry of Economic Warfare and how it affected Anglo-American relations before American commitment to the allied cause. It highlights the existing economic contention that existed between Great Britain and America before the conflict and acknowledges that the Britain and American alliance that is enjoyed today was not inevitable or necessarily desired by either nation. It demonstrates through the actions of the British Ministry of Economic Warfare the paradigm shift in Great Britain concerning the preservation of the empire against American competition to emphasis on home island survival in the Destroyer deal.

"Federal court denial of British extradition requests in the cases of four fugitives from Northern Ireland led to the Supplementary Extradition Treaty. The Treaty proved controversial, and before the Senate would give its consent, it insisted upon modifications, some quite unusual. Those modifications have been eliminated in a newly negotiated treaty to which the Senate has recently given its advice and consent and which incorporates features often more characteristic of contemporary extradition treaties with other countries."