Reagan's Boldest Legislative Moves A Legacy of Impact

Reagan served as the fortieth president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Boot's detailed account of Reagan's life spans his beginnings in ... does occasionally pass legislation that breaks with the past. Scholars ... four out of five key votes; only on the tax bill did Reagan's position prevail. The War Powers Act—officially called the War Powers Resolution—was enacted in November 1973 over an executive veto by President Richard M. Nixon ... Implementing a series of economic policies dubbed “Reaganomics,” the president sought to stimulate the economy while shrinking the size of the federal ... For seven terms, Ronald Reagan served as president of the Screen Actors Guild of America, where he negotiated groundbreaking contracts providing fair payments, ... The biography for President Wilson and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. Woodrow Wilson, a leader of the Progressive ... ... signed by Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. ... As a legislative leader, the President is oftentimes the key figure in what bills get passed. Signs Tax Reform Act of 1986, lowering the highest tax rate from 50 to 28 percent. “Fair and simpler for most Americans, this is a tax code designed to take us ... Much is being written about Ronald Reagan's successes in economics, politics and foreign affairs. Just as important was how he responded to ... Battling the Cuban-backed Sandinistas, the Contras were, according to Reagan, "the moral equivalent of our Founding Fathers." Under the so-called Reagan ...