Reagan's Influence on Future Presidents and Policies

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, ... as reactions to U.S. policy choice, but that perspective overstates the effect of U.S. policy ... In public policy, Ronald Reagan is remembered as a foe of big ... A pure politics of nostalgia is inert. To be effective, memory must be mobilized in the service of the future. Of course the president was ... President Jimmy Carter took office in January 1977 as a Washington outsider, pledging to restore a sense a morality to both domestic and foreign policy. The pillars of Reagan's economic policy included increasing defense spending, balancing the federal budget and slowing the growth of government spending, ... While the Reagan policies implemented have increased economic efficiency and reduced federal-related budgets and staffs, they have caused environmental ... The combined effect of Reaganomics was a tripled national debt. But beginning in 1982, the U.S. economy did begin its longest peacetime expansion ever, lasting ... Ronald Reagan was elected US President in 1980, partly due to his criticism of the Soviet Union and his staunch anti-communist stance. 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 ... Although the president gave rhetorical support to the anti-abortion movement, Nancy restrained him from taking actions that would further ...