Reagan's Legacy A Conservative's Guide to American Greatness

He brought inflation, interest rates, and unemployment sharply down, and ushered in a reversal of New Deal/Great Society big government. He ... “From humble roots, to Hollywood, to Sacramento, to Washington, President Ronald Reagan left a lasting impact on America,” said Secretary Acosta ... The Reagan administration also quickly cut more than $30 billion in federal spending and weakened the political clout of organized labor. Reagan's swift changes ... Several statistics of the Ronald Reagan Foundation tout significant achievements that resulted from Reaganomics over President Reagan's 8 years ... Ronald Reagan (40) Event Timeline 01/20/1981-01/20/1989 ; 11/04/1980. Election Day. Reagan wins 91% of the Electoral College and 51% of the popular vote. ; 1981. Reagan's economic legacy is mixed. On the one hand, tax reduction and a tightening of interest rates by the Federal Reserve led to a record period of peacetime ... Nevertheless, Reagan will be remembered as the president who reversed the decades-old flow of power to Washington. By dismantling some federal ... Ronald Reagan's transitions from actor to conservative activist to governor to president illustrate how popular culture and a mastery of mass media can propel ... The election of Ronald Reagan marked the beginning of a dramatic ... able economic impact on State and local governments. Following up ... Though the subtitles to these volumes may Imply that the ulti- mate Impact of President Reagan Is somewhat problematic, one cannot recall a host of books on the ...