Impactful Policies Ronald Reagan's Enduring Legacy

... impact on our nation political life. I assess the bequest of Reagan's presidency to the future under eight heading broad public concern: the welfare state ... Presidents Reagan and Clinton, for example, to give the President greater control over ... previous Presidents stands as authority for a current or future ... Immediately after delivering his inaugural address in 1981 Reagan performed his first official act as President: He signed an executive order ... Ronald Reagan is renowned for the conservative revolution he launched in the United States. His conservative ideology had a strong economic component, ... SACRAMENTO, CA – While Ronald Reagan's foreign policy changed the face of the world, it shouldn't be forgotten that his leadership also ... Reagan won 489 electoral votes to 49 for President Jimmy Carter. On January 20, 1981, Reagan took office. Only 69 days later he was shot by a would-be assassin, ... Excerpted from an essay by Peggy Noonan: In a president, character is everything. A president doesn't have to be brilliant; Harry Truman wasn't brilliant, and ... Greatest Achievements of President Reagan: The tax cuts of 1981. Signed in August, these enactments were a major reduction in domestic expenditures. The national security adviser (Reagan went through four in six years) either proved unable to forge agreement on policy or was not empowered by the president to ... Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression as our 32nd President (1933-1945), Franklin D. Roosevelt helped the American people regain ...