The Triumphs and Tribulations of Ronald Reagan's Presidency

Ronald Reagan won the 1980 presidential election decisively. He beat incumbent president Jimmy Carter by 10 points in the popular vote. Several statistics of the Ronald Reagan Foundation tout significant achievements that resulted from Reaganomics over President Reagan's 8 years ... Reagan had the single largest number of cabinet members and staff who were convicted criminals, more than any President in US history - ... When Ronald Reagan died in July 2004, many Americans found themselves shocked at how much they cared. After all, it was a death long anticipated—Reagan was ... Reagan said he hoped the new panel would develop “a bipartisan plan to achieve long-lasting solutions to Social Security's financing problems.”. Following his inaugural address in which he stated that “government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem,” Reagan's first term policy ... Reagan's tax and budget proposals were nonetheless controversial. Cutting programs designed to help the poor, liberals argued, placed those Americans at even ... Ronald Reagan - Cold War, Tax Cuts, Diplomacy: Reagan's presidency began on a dramatic note when, after the inaugural ceremony, he announced at a luncheon ... And that is the issue of this campaign that makes all the other problems I've discussed academic, unless we realize we're in a war that must be won. Those who ... In 1988, after two terms in office, Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the twentieth century -- and one of the most ...