Reagan's Impact on Healthcare Policy

More than any US president in modern times, he had enormous faith in the power of ideas. Reagan owed his election to his ideas, and their clarity was ... Shortly before he became president, Reagan told an aide: “My idea of American policy toward the Soviet Union is simple, and some would say simplistic. It is ... In addition to reviving the economy and reducing the size of the federal government, Ronald Reagan also wished to restore American stature in the world. In the depths of the 1981-1982 recession, Americans were far more displeased with their president and his policies than were their ... The goal of President Reagan's economic policy has been to enhance the strength and vitality of the free market, and to provide a supportive ... Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, reflects on his journey through Washington, beginning with his work ... Presidents Reagan and Clinton, for example, to give the President greater control over ... previous Presidents stands as authority for a current or future ... Ronald Wilson Reagan was a transformational President. His leadership and the symbiotic relationship he forged with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev 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 ... Ronald Reagan is often lauded as the U.S. President who won the Cold War, by orchestrating a massive arms buildup that the Soviet Union ...