Reagan's Role in the Savings and Loan Crisis Assessing his Involvement

To the Editor: Patti Davis's essay about President Biden was so sensitive and so beautifully written that I felt tears welling up within me as I ... In 1980 Bush campaigned for the Republican nomination for President. He lost, but was chosen as a running mate by Ronald Reagan. As Vice President, Bush had ... President Ronald Reagan shares a delightful story about Teddy Roosevelt's quick-witted response to a campaign heckler—history meets comedy. But he also presided over inflation, rising interest rates and international crises — most notably the Iran hostage situation, in which ... Ronald Wilson Reagan was a transformational President. His leadership and the symbiotic relationship he forged with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev His unflinching confidence in the ability and destiny of the American people helped to navigate our country through its clash with the Soviet ... During his first months in office, Reagan persuaded Congress to expand the defense budget, cut taxes, and take other measures to fight the recession. He ... He brought inflation, interest rates, and unemployment sharply down, and ushered in a reversal of New Deal/Great Society big government. He ... One of the most prominent contributions of Reagan to the nation, more correctly put, the world, was the “Reagan Doctrine”. Reagan embarked on a massive buildup ... Do you think Ronald Reagan was a good president? Discussion. Why or ... I've since realized that while Reagan did accomplish a lot of ...