Reagan's Impact on National Defense A Legacy of Strength

The president believed he could encourage strong economic growth, reduce inflation, increase defense spending, and balance the budget while cutting taxes and ... In campaigning for the presidency, Mr. ... Reagan was far more successful in giving corporate managers unprecedented influence over the future of public education ... 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 ... As president, Ronald Reagan took a bold foreign policy stance against the Soviet Union and communism in general. He was not afraid to let the world know his ... Modern vice presidents can trace much of their political influence to the broad reforms that Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale made to the second-highest elected ... [Reagan's] significance stemmed less from the arms buildup and ideological offensive that he launched at the onset of his presidency in 1981 ... Ronald Reagan is renowned for the conservative revolution he launched in the United States. His conservative ideology had a strong economic component, ... Washington, D.C., November 25, 2016 – Exactly thirty years ago, President Ronald Reagan announced to the nation – after weeks of denials ... Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression as our 32nd President (1933-1945), Franklin D. Roosevelt helped the American people regain ... For 30 years Ronald Reagan has been a hero to Republicans and conservatives, his presidency regarded as the crucial moment when America ...