Ronald Reagan's Accomplishments

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The people who think they’re crazy enough to change the world are the ones who do. When Ronald Reagan ran for pPresident of the United States in 1980, he stated to the world that he was ready to do so. Backed with experience, education, and a good public view, he captured the 1980 presidential victory. Winning the election was Reagan’s first leap on his journey of changing the world to becoming a better place. Ronald Reagan was able to change the world because he was well-educated and courageous. Growing up in a poor family and a town of 820 people, resources and hope were slim. Moving five times in seven years caused Reagan to become an observant, adaptive, and adventurous young boy. Because he had moved so much, Ronald became somewhat …show more content…
General Electric was searching for a host for their weekly show, which every big name person in the country was featured on. He traveled to every GE plant in the nation and met over 200,000 GE employees, listening to what they had to say about government and the workforce in America (Reagan Library). As soon as Reagan registered for the Republican party, candidates for president such as Barry Goldwater, requested his support and to speak in favor him. Reagan was overwhelmed with popularity, and the friends of Reagan’s “fan club” convinced him to travel the state of California speaking out on government issues. Continually refusing to actually run for office, the guilt came to him. Reagan was aware of the negative consequences of Pat Brown’s 4 years of being governor of California and knew he would never forgive himself if he didn’t run for governor. So doing what his heart told him, he campaigned for governor of California and won. During the first term of Reagan’s, he implemented tax cuts and cut spending and brought California out of debt and into a surplus. Spreading throughout the grape vine were rumors of people seeing Reagan as president. In his eight years as governor, he drastically helped improve the overall condition of California’s economy and well

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