Reagan's Legacy A Retrospective on the Issues that Marked His Presidency

Reagan's presidency began on a dramatic note when, after the inaugural ceremony, he announced at a luncheon that Iran had agreed to release the remaining ... The age question for presidential candidates is more than four decades old. President Ronald Reagan answered it with a pledge to resign if he became impaired. The 40th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's landslide re-election in 1984. But Donald Trump and his supporters seem keen on keeping the memory of Reagan alive. During the 1984 campaign, the 73-year-old president meandered his way through his first face-off against Walter Mondale, prompting questions ... Questions about Biden's age echo similar concerns that Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, faced in 1984. The fourth section will focus on the presidency, highlighting presidential authority and unilateralism. 1.2.1 Party Politics in America. Party Strength over ... Ronald Reagan entered the White House in 1981 with strongly conservative values but experience in moderate politics. President Reagan put forth an enomoic policy which aimed to reduce government regulation, lower taxes, and promote free-market capitalism. "I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience." The Reagan-Bush ticket won 489 electoral votes against Carter-Mondale's 49, rendering the former the winners of the 1980 presidential election.