Ronald Reagan: An Impactful President On a hot day in June, 1987, Ronald Reagan stood before a crowd of 10,000 people, Germans and Americans alike. He stood in front of the Brandenburg gate, but also in front of two panes of bulletproof glass. Behind that was the Berlin wall, designed to keep the West Germans out and the East Germans in. A panel sitting behind him was a group of diplomats and politicians, among them the West German President and the Chancellor. Although a large group sat listening, the East Germans weren't allowed to come close to the wall, for fear they would hear anything against the Soviet propaganda. In this scene Reagan said his six famous words; “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” With this quote, Reagan rocked the
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From this excerpt, it is evident that his upbringing with an abusive father did affect him more than he often wished to let go. Events such as this would certainly be upsetting and traumatic for a child to experience, but he didn’t let that stop him. Even with his unfortunate upbringing, he still was able to do good things. According to the Reagan Foundation website, “In the fall of 1925, Ronald Reagan, a sophomore, was proudly named captain of the football team – in a newly-established division for players under 135 pounds. He loved football as much as he had dreamed and went on to play varsity football his junior and senior years. By then he was 5’1012”, 160 pounds and a proud right guard and tackle. He also was the captain of the swim team and involved himself in writing and acting as president of the Dramatic Club. He worked as art director of the yearbook and vice president in charge of entertainment for the YMCA’s Hi-Y Club, which was dedicated to “Clean Speech, Clean Sports, Clean Living, and Clean Scholarship.” In his senior year at Dixon High School, Ronald Reagan was elected Student Body President and had his first real leadership
From this excerpt, it is evident that his upbringing with an abusive father did affect him more than he often wished to let go. Events such as this would certainly be upsetting and traumatic for a child to experience, but he didn’t let that stop him. Even with his unfortunate upbringing, he still was able to do good things. According to the Reagan Foundation website, “In the fall of 1925, Ronald Reagan, a sophomore, was proudly named captain of the football team – in a newly-established division for players under 135 pounds. He loved football as much as he had dreamed and went on to play varsity football his junior and senior years. By then he was 5’1012”, 160 pounds and a proud right guard and tackle. He also was the captain of the swim team and involved himself in writing and acting as president of the Dramatic Club. He worked as art director of the yearbook and vice president in charge of entertainment for the YMCA’s Hi-Y Club, which was dedicated to “Clean Speech, Clean Sports, Clean Living, and Clean Scholarship.” In his senior year at Dixon High School, Ronald Reagan was elected Student Body President and had his first real leadership