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resident Reagan was the first President I voted for, and what drew me to him was his ability to make me feel safe and for the first time I felt I understood politics. It seems the way Mr. Reagan brought normalcy to America was his ability to humble himself through his keen communication skill, he had a way of captivating his audience. Mr. Reagan was well known for his humor, Johnson (1999), wrote, observers became aware of Reagan's humor during the election, and while in the White House, his jokes made himself and everyone feel at home. p.920.

My father has been been a fan of Mr. Reagan since his Western movie days, voted for him for Governor of California and then for President of the United States. However, what my father and many other

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