The Controversial Legacy of Ronald Reagan

In this speech, the future president laid out in stark terms the challenges the Americans faced as a nation, all due to a bloated federal ... At a 1 December 2008 lecture at the Kennan Institute, Massie described her 22 meetings with Ronald Reagan during his presidency. ... faced many problems and had ... Several statistics of the Ronald Reagan Foundation tout significant achievements that resulted from Reaganomics over President Reagan's 8 years ... During Ronald Reagan's presidency, there were several controversies that arose. Some of the more notable ones include: The Iran-Contra affair, in which ... Tax cuts were implemented to stimulate the United States' economy, which was facing double-digit inflation numbers and unemployment above 7 ... When Ronald Reagan stepped down as president on January 20, 1989, he had served eight years. This itself is an extraordinary accomplishment; ... Although the economy improved during Reagan's final six years in office, there were two persistent problems. One was the federal deficit. Sustained economic ... In 1980, Ronald Reagan is elected. Ronald Reagan entered the White House in 1981 with strongly conservative values but experience in moderate politics. He ... I think the biggest problems the media faces in terms of calling power ... Ronald Reagan faced a very strong Democratic opposition, led by your homeboy Mr. 00:05 – President Reagan begins his address, worst economic mess since the Great Depression ; 03:03 – People can't save money due to government ...