Ronald Reagan's Legacy The Transformative Power of Belief

Certainly not when Reagan was actually president. Under President Reagan (1981–89), the size of the federal government increased by any measure. These shaky economic times helped Reagan get elected and once in office, he made his top priority fixing the economic crisis the U.S. faced. He has reshaped the national agenda, slowed the growth of domestic social programs, changed the priorities of the Federal budget more in favor ... Historians reflect on former President Ronald Reagan's legacy in U.S. politics ... Richard, what would you say would be the most enduring feature ... Reagan later explained in his memoirs that his support of tax cuts came from personal experience as a highly paid actor in Hollywood in the 1950s who had to pay ... It was Ronald Reagan's happiness, his optimism, his enjoyment of life and his undying belief in the inherent goodness and spirit of the American people that got ... That 1630 sermon by John Winthrop is now famous mainly for its proclamation that “we shall be as a city upon a hill.” Beginning in the 1970s, Ronald Reagan ... Ronald Reagan entered the White House in 1981 with strongly conservative values but experience in moderate politics. By dismantling some federal programs, and reducing others, he forced the states and the cities to assume more responsibility for running their own ... From cutting taxes to raising tariffs to eroding central-bank independence, US President-elect Donald Trump has made a wide range of ...