The Reagan Revolution Its Lasting Transformation of the United States

President Ronald Reagan, in a March 1983 speech, unveils his Strategic Defense Initiative that was intended to develop missile defense systems that would make ... President Reagan's unwavering dedication to shaping a better tomorrow for America has left a lasting impact on our nation. Over the eight years of his administration, 16 million new jobs were created; inflation dropped from 13.5% in 1980 to 4.1% in 1988; unemployment ... ... made a lasting impact on the United States and the world. “Like millions of Americans I was inspired by the example that President Reagan set. This, in my estimation, is what makes Ronald Reagan the most important president in United States history during the last 60 years. His joyful confidence in ... dollars raised in U.S. credit markets in 1981. Given its adverse effect on the economy, President Reagan sought to control the rampant ... 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 ... Johnson's Great Society. In 1981 and 1982, Mr. Reagan made more than $22 billion in cuts to social welfare programs, including federal student ... The 40th president of the United States of America, Reagan, 93, devoted his presidency to winning the Cold War, scaling back what he ... He tripled the national debt and started the deregulation of Wall St. which set us on a pattern of financial chicanery that led to the 2008 ...