Ronald Reagan Informative Essay

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Do you know which United States President was shot sixty-nine days after being in office? This president was also the fortieth president and he had a wife named Nancy. You’re totally right, it’s Ronald Wilson Reagan, the only president was was shot but not killed. Ronald Reagan was the most consistently active president in policy making. Even though Ronald only served for two short terms he is still one of the greatest presidents to live in the White House. Ronald excelled in the presidential, military, and government fields. Ronald started doing great things from a very young age.
Ronald was so respectful and respected that he was doing everything right from the time of birth to the time of death. He was the son of Jack and Nelle Reagan, and
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While Wyman’s career was still at skyrocket and Reagan battled to recapture the before war popularity he once had their marriage fell apart and in 1948 they divorced. Four years later, Ronald began seeing actress Nancy Davis who would later become his second and last wife. Nancy loved Ronald so much she chose to give up her acting career and they also married on March 4, 1952. That same year they gave birth to a baby girl Patricia, also known as Patti Davis, and a baby boy Ronald Prescott, born in 1958.
Ronald Reagan loved politics throughout his entire life. Ronald’s parents were both Democrats and the entire family supported President Roosevelt. Ronald became governor and became a favorite for 1968 Republican presidential nomination. Reagan left the governor’s office in 1974, but started writing a column which appeared in 175 newspapers and aired on more than 200 radio stations. In 1976, Reagan decided to run against Ford for the Republican
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Ronald took office on January 20,1981, but as I already mentioned he was shot only 69 days later. Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley Jr., outside the Washington hotel. Hinkley said he was trying to get attention from the actress Jodie Foster. Luckily, he recovered very well and returned to office shortly after. The fact that he had so much grace and he was smart about it made his popularity soar.
I love Jelly Beans so much and so did Ronald Reagan because he was also known as the “Jelly Bean Man”. 3.5 tons of Jelly Belly Beans were taken to the White House for the 1981 celebrations. Along with the fact that the blue Jellie Bean was created so that way he could have red, white, and blue Jellie Beans at the celebration. Reagan always focused on cutting taxes, reducing inflation, and strengthening the military. I believe that Ronald was so amazing and good at his job because of the amazing things he did with his smarts during his

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