Presidents, like Ronald Regan were liked by a good number of people which helps them get more power because they had the support of the public. There is never a guarantee that one hundred percent of the people will like them, but a lot of people did like Regan during his presidency. With his “Regan Revolution,” he was able to restore national confidence and created peaceful prosperity for the longest known recorded time period (Ronald Regan). This period of contentment made Ronald Regan powerful in the
and moral despair. Foreign threats were emerging. The country needed not only a new president, but an influential hero. To truly solidify a place in history as a hero, a president has to take control and address the problems facing the country. Ronald Reagan was one of the most influential presidents of all time because he renewed the American spirit through his unique vision, advanced and protected democracy and capitalism, and stimulated economic growth and development. Our 40th president was
tense parts : “the event Solidarity labor movement in the Soviet missiles had caused 269 deaths in flight 007 civilian Korean airlines. ” The United States reacted, “ the Soviets knew the plane was an unarmed civilian passenger aircraft. President Ronald Reagan called the incident a “massacre” and issued a statement in which he declared that the Soviets had turned against the world and the moral precepts which guide human relations among people everywhere” (“Korean” 18). Many analysts agreed that
Beach, Florida BRENT LOWENSOHN, Independent Consultant, Encino, California GARY T. MARX, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (emeritus) HELEN NISSENBAUM, New York University ROBERT M. O’NEIL, University of Virginia JANEY PLACE, Digital Thinking RONALD L. RIVEST, Massachusetts Institute of Technology TERESA SCHWARTZ, George Washington University LLOYD N. CUTLER, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP, served as co-chair until his passing in May 2005. Staff HERBERT S. LIN, Senior Scientist LYNETTE