Reagan's Foreign Policy Triumphs Shaping the Course of History

Boot points out that Reagan and Trump are the only Presidents who had television shows. ... Yet it was a minor scene, and Reagan was never a major ... As Reagan claimed in his address 'Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace.'Footnote As such, the president requested that the other major NATO members ... Reagan's economic program had two major components: tax reductions and budget cuts, which took center stage, and monetary policy, which was as important but ... As president of the Screen Actors Guild, Reagan became embroiled in disputes over the issue of Communism in the film industry; his political views shifted from ... This administration has maintained that the economic difficulties facing ... On one hand, President Reagan had for all practical purposes reversed the US ... Everywhere Ronald Reagan looks there's trouble. There's opportunity, too, of course, but now there are accumulating tests on domestic and ... Reagan's militant anticommunism, combined with his penchant for harsh anti-Soviet rhetoric, was one of many factors that contributed to a worsening of relations ... No one knew that four decades of Cold War tension were virtually at an end. Nor did anyone suspected that the Soviet Union itself, which Reagan had called the ... When Reagan became president, problems with world trade, especially because of the rising price of oil, were having serious effects on America. Factories were ... In short, America faces remarkably similar challenges to those that confronted President Reagan. The combination of reckless government spending6and money ...