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Compare And Contrast Reagan And Kennedy

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Two past presidents of the United States leading America through tough times and crisis’. Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy were two of the most significant leaders in America. Kennedy and Reagan were very popular presidents. When Reagan took office he got shot but it didn’t kill him. Reagan had a lot of integrity in his personal life where Kennedy didn’t. Reagan was faithful to his wife while Kennedy ran around with other women. They were both powerful communicators. Reagan had a greater impact because of the way that he spoke he was able to articulate conservatism in a way that nobody else was able to do. Reagan and Kennedy both led presidencies that were compelling and significant.
Ronald Reagan was our fortieth president serving two terms from 1981 to 1989. …show more content…

Kennedy was a democrat. Ronald Reagan’s vice president was George H. W. Bush for both of Ronald Reagan’s terms. Ronald Reagan once said, “The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help”. I found it particularly interesting that he said this because he was the president of the United States and he still had no faith in the government. John F. Kennedy did not have a vice president. John F. Kennedy once said, “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them”. I liked this quote from Kennedy because it says we should never fear things too much to the point where we can’t appreciate them. Ronald Reagan was married twice, first married to Jane Wyman and then he was married to Nancy Reagan. John F. Kennedy was married once to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis for ten years since he was assassinated. They had four children together; John F. Kennedy Junior, Arabella, Caroline, and Patrick. John F. Kennedy was also known to be called by the name “Jack”. Together Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy impacted America in multiple ways in their time

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