Ronald Reagan's Son Character Analysis

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The historic period of the film started with Ronald Reagan as a young boy, speaking about him being a lifeguard for 7 years and pulling 77 people out of a river. Following his job in broadcasting where he became a radio announcer in his 20’s. Furthermore, he became an actor in Hollywood. Next a corporate spokesman for GE (General Electric) which was during the 1950’s before he became a politician. In addition, Reagan starred in several TV commercials and traveled to many GE plants around the country giving speeches to other employee`s. Moreover, he was then fired for refusing to just speak about only the company and not his political views. Coupled with, many black and white photos of Reagan and his first wife, as well as, his wife Nancy. Afterwards …show more content…
Even more his accomplishments, how he met his goals as President of the United States and how much of an iconic figure he was. Reagan’s goals being to revive the economy, raise morale of the American people, and finally to rebuild the military in order to stand up to the Soviet Union. To clarify, the film viewed two of Reagan’s sons, one of them as a tour guide on a bus. I learned who President Ronald Reagan was and what he did, before he was President of the United States. Moreover, many facts were learned such as: Reagan being near sighted, he stared in many propaganda films and was once a liberal conservative. Later, becoming an FBI informant informing on other liberals, I learned that Reagan lost the presidency three times. The film listed two, once in 1968 and another in 1976. As well as, about how when he was President Reagan didn’t like to fire people, Reagan has his wife Nancy Reagan do the …show more content…
I would also have liked to ask both Ronald Reagan’s sons, if they think they could have done a better job as president, than their father? I would have liked to ask Reagan, would you have made different choices, than what you had in the past? I would ask Ronald Reagan what was it like being an FBI informant? I would like to ask Nancy Reagan if she got to decorate the White House? I would ask Nancy Reagan how many dresses did she own? I would have liked to ask Nancy’s children, how often did their mother cook meals? I would have liked to ask President George W. Bush Sr. what was the one thing he and Ronald Reagan

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