How Did The Government Influence Ronald Reagan's Time In Office

Ronald Reagan was inaugurated into office on January 20, 1981. Upon getting elected he announced his famous speech that went like,”In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem.” He declared this speech when America's economy was still then troubled. Two months after being inaugurated, he survived an assassination attempt. During the attempt that bullet that was fired hit one of the presidents lungs barely missing his heart. The man behind the gun was John Hinckley Junior, who had a history of psychiatric problems. After several weeks Ronald was back again working as president. Reagan was very thoughtful for the people and implemented policies to reduce the federal government’s reach into …show more content…
A big thing during Reagan's time in office was that cold war. Ronald Reagan’s first term in office was marked by a massive buildup of U.S. weapons and troops and it was also marked by the escalation of the cold war. Ronald called the Soviet Union the evil empire because of their nuclear weapons and artillery. Ronald encouraged America to provide aid to anti-communist movements in Africa, Asia, and Latin America under the Reagan Doctrine. The Strategic Defense Initiative was activated by Reagan to develop space-based weapons to protect America from attacks by Soviet nuclear missiles. Reagan was involved with many foreign affair by trying to create peace and sending men as peace offering for defense. Reagan forged a diplomatic relationship with Mikhail Gorbachev who became leader of the Soviet Union at the time. Both powers signed a historic agreement to eliminate intermediate-range nuclear missiles. In November 1984, Ronald Reagan was elected. The nation’s economy had started to recover and enter a period of prosperity that would extend through the rest of Reagan’s