The Legacy of Ronald Reagan: The Fortieth President of the United States

Each and every president of the United States of America left behind a legacy for everybody to look back at and learn from ,some of them were more notice able than others .Who do you believe was the best President of American? Well ,I believe that the 40th president ,Ronald Reagan, was the best of all . Now you might ask why I choose Reagan .I choose him because he was kind,understanding and had a personality that nobody could resist.He also had a lot of nicknames that people gave him such as, Ronald the Right , the Jelly Bean Man ,and the Great Communicator .

Republican President Ronald Reagan served as Commander-in-chief from January 1981 to January of 1989, holding his position in office for two terms. When Reagan took his oath into office, he inherited prior damage from predecessor Jimmy Carter, including the issue of the Iranian Hostage Crisis as well as damage inflicted by the Vietnam War from years prior. Reagan’s start in politics was not the normal approach. Coming from a successful career as a popular Hollywood actor, Reagan acquired his interest in politics in a more unconventional way. As president of the Screen Actors Guild, Reagan became involved in disputes over the issue of Communism in the film industry. His political views quickly shifted from liberal to conservative and he

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, in a small town of about one-thousand residents in Tampico, Illinois. His parents, Jack and Nellie, gave Ronald the nickname “Dutch” because his father viewed baby Ronald as a fat Dutchman who made a hell of a lot of noise . Jack and Nellie met at a very young age and would eventually marry in Fulton, Illinois, in 1906.

President Ronald Reagan, the man who is accredited with ended the forty six year cold war was elected on Nov. 4, 1980. Reagan won his election with fifty percent of the popular vote over former President Jimmy Carter who had forty one percent. While Reagan as a president is praised for such successes as strengthening the national defense, stimulating growth in the U.S. economically, and as mentioned before he is considered the President who ended the Cold War. President Reagan had achieved many things by the end of his administration, but just as he had many successes his presidency was plagued with shortcomings and a handful of what could be considered flat out failures. The purpose of this writing is to establish and identify the ‘cons’ or failures of the Reagan administration, and provide a brief description of each different aspect of the administration.

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois on February 6, 1911 to Nelle Wilson and John Edward Reagan. His father, also known as Jack Reagan, came from an Irish background, while his mother was a Scottish and English mix. Reagan had only one sibling, his brother, Neil Reagan. He attended a high school nearby what he considers his hometown, Dixon. At Dixon high school, he served as student body president and participated in football,basketball, track, and school plays. After graduating from Dixon High, he proceeded to attend Eureka College, a small liberal arts institution and majored in economics and sociology. While he attended college, he eventually became interested in drama. He attended a screen test in 1937, this won him a contract in Hollywood. In the next two decades, he had appeared in 50 films. Reagan was married twice, first to Jane Wyman, and second to Nancy Davis. Reagan had two children with each of his wives.

Imagine, being the President of the United States of America, you are in charge of everything in the nation, being responsible for the well-being of your country. And imagine being on the verge of nuclear war with the Soviet Union and only having six minutes to decide whether or not civilization as we know it could continue. This is the type of stress Ronald Reagan was under almost every day of his eight year presidency.

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 to Jack and Nelle Reagan in Tampico, Illinois. The Reagan family moved to Dixon in 1920, where Ronald excelled in high school, earning an athletic scholarship to Eureka College. Ronald majored in economics and sociology without knowing how useful this decision would be in 1981. After graduating from Eureka in 1932 he got

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 to Nelle and John Reagan. As a little boy, he was very involved in school and sports. Little did he know, that some day he would be the 40th President of the United States.

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois on February 6th, 1911. He was born to John Edward Reagan and Nelle Wilson Reagan. John Reagan was a second generation Italian-American shoe salesmen and his mother Nelle was a huge believer in the bible and the Protestant faith. Mrs. Reagan was also the first individual that introduced Ronald into acting when Mrs. Reagan was teaching dramatic acting lessons in the town. According to Mr. Reagan this shaped him into the person that he was, “There was the life that has shaped my body and mind for all the years to come after.” As Ronald began his high school years he given a nickname that stuck with him until the day he dies. “The Dutch” is what he was called, while he was attending Dixon High School in the late 1920’s. While attending Dixon High, Ronald Reagan was a very popular kid he was active in sports, especially football where he excelled and was active his school’s theatre productions. After graduating from High School, he enrolled into Eureka College in Peoria, Illinois, Ronald being the only person in his family to get a higher education. According to the Miller Center on the life of Ronald Reagan, that Ronald struggled at first, but with his strength he worked his way through it. “He worked his way through college with dishwashing and other jobs, also sending money home and inducing his brother to enroll at Eureka.” Ronald was an average student through college he passed his classes by making mostly “C’s”

Dwight D. Eisenhower was one of the major generals in World War Two. He had many victorious battle in europe including over thirty years of military experience.his popularity between the states pretty much gave him the presidential election he won his first but did not win the second unfortunately.

Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois (Huckshorn 1). He was born in a small apartment above the Pitney General Store (Life Before 1). John Edward Reagan (his father) was a shoe salesman that was an alcoholic. The first time he saw his son he said, "For such a little bit of a fat Dutchman, he makes a hell of a lot of noise, doesn 't he" (Life Before 1). This led to his nickname, "Dutch."

Ronald Reagan’s full name is Ronald Wilson Reagan (IMDb), while being born in 1911, on February 6, in Tampico, Illinois (The Biography.com). Reagan’s parents were John Reagan and Nelle Wilson (IMDb). Growing up, Ronald’s father gave him the nickname “Dutch” after looking like a little Dutchman. Ronald Reagan attended school at

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, the son of Jack and Nelle Reagan in Tampico, Illinois. The Reagan family moved to Dixon in 1920, where Ronald excelled in high school. He earned an athletic scholarship to Eureka College. His major was economics and sociology,

Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois (Huckshorn 1). He was born in a small apartment above the Pitney General Store (Life Before 1). John Edward Reagan (his father) was a shoe salesman that was an alcoholic. The first time he saw his son he said, "For such a little bit of a fat Dutchman, he makes a hell of a lot of noise, doesn't he" (Life Before 1). This led to his nickname, "Dutch."

President Reagan biggest challenge was the Cold War and the Soviet Union. This was Reagan’s biggest achievement for foreign policy during his administration. Early on in his Presidency he denounced the Soviet Union as still a in his first press conference and said “ We win and they lose”. Also said “world revolution and a one-world Socialist-Communist state.” As he wrote in his official autobiography, “I decided we had to send as powerful a message as we could to the Russians that we weren’t going to stand by anymore while they armed and financed terrorists and subverted democratic governments.” Reagan knew that the Soviet Union and their communist economic based economy was starting to fail. He based this on intelligence reports and his life long study on the failure of communism. In May of 1982 when giving a speech at Eureka College He stated that the Soviet empire was “faltering because rigid centralized control has destroyed incentives for innovation, efficiency, and individual achievement.” President Reagan increased military spending and created programs. One of the most famous ones was SDI—the Strategic Defense