Ronald Reagan

The “First Inaugural Address” by Ronald Reagan as the 40th President of the United States was held on January 20, 1981. The inauguration marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Ronald Reagan to be remembered as one of the greatest President’s ever. It was the first time the Inaugural Ceremony was held on the West Front (rear) of the capital, which to many Americans, that direction had always symbolized the boundless manifest destinies of opportunity. In this speech, the President…

United States Army was definitely at its worst shape, with very low recruitment numbers and minimal weapons compared to other nations. Ronald Reagan took office in 1981 and pledged to reconstruct the U.S Army. However, Ronald Reagan’s fulfilment did not come easy though as it had many effects on the poor and the United States budget. According to document two, Reagan cut social service programs in order to increase military spending which in return would help secure our nation and strengthen our…

Reagan was seemingly very good at communications with other countries and the American people as well, keeping them informed and feeling safe by doing so. Bush rarely used the briefing room in the White House for public communications. As well as barely…

Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States. He served as President from Jan. 20, 1981 to Jan. 19, 1989. During the 1980 presidential election, he beat the Democratic incumbent Jimmy Carter with 50.7% of the votes. He went on to win a second term in what can be considered a landslide victory garnering 58.8% of the votes. Depending on who you talk too, some would say Reagan made the country a much better place to live, while others would wholeheartedly disagree. Reagan's supporters…

Afghanistan provided that opportunity which could not be ignored (D'Souza, 1997).The Pulitzer-Winning Historian Barbara Tuchman, stated that if Reagan had taken the “Stuff Goose “approach when it was offered in 1982, the “Evil Empire” would most likely still exist…

election of 1980 was between Ronald Reagan, representing the Republican party, and Jimmy Carter, representing the Democratic party. They both had campaign buttons produced, which had their own face and name printed on the buttons, hoping to get more votes. Reagan formed a rally on the steps of the capitol building in September of 1980. Even though Carter and Reagan had a similar strategy of how they educate they supports, their campaigns were completely different. Reagan stuck to the big…

With an enthusiastic value of freedom, Ronald Reagan stood before the people of Berlin and gave a speech. His remarks about the East-West Relations at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin show the people of the world that there are ways to get through the time of hardships. He lets his audience know that he understands by saying," Standing before the Brandenburg Gate, every man is a German, separated from his fellow men. Every man is a Berliner, forced to look upon a scar." In his 4th paragraph,…

Ronald Reagan Before Ronald Reagan became president he was a actor and President of the Screen Actors Guild, as President of the Screen Actors Guild his political views would shift from liberal to conservative this was mostly due to the fear of communism in the Film industry. During the 50’s and early 60’s he toured the United States as television host and a spokesperson for conservatism his policies were also family oriented even though he was formerly divorced. He was then elected as governor…

This article shows the least biased and gave credit to both Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan for the end of the Cold War. Basically, this brings together both of the previous articles to form a nonbias essay. The author says if there was to be a name to who won the Cold War it would be Reagan. However, he states “both views have their merits; neither position by itself gets at the truth”. This statement proved how the author believed…

Challenging the leader of the Soviet Union, President Ronald Reagan issued a statement on June 12, 1987. He arrived to the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin with a challenge: to tear down the Berlin Wall and rally citizens to oppose the wall and accept democracy, “Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” There was no doubt that Reagan was a world leader and his word was very impactful. With his weighted word as President of the United States,…