Reagan's Influence on the Supreme Court A Conservative Reshaping

Ronald Reagan (40) Event Timeline 01/20/1981-01/20/1989 ; 11/04/1980. Election Day. Reagan wins 91% of the Electoral College and 51% of the popular vote. ; 1981. Elected president of the Screen Actors Guild, Reagan fought communism in the film industry and grew more conservative. As host of "GE Theater," he toured the ... Ronald Reagan associated himself with optimism and renewal for the United States of the 1980s; under his presidency it was, as his famous 1984 ... For 30 years Ronald Reagan has been a hero to Republicans and conservatives, his presidency regarded as the crucial moment when America ... 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 ... Perhaps even more significant for national politics after Ronald Reagan, the President has not only strengthened the conservative movement, he ... The president believed he could encourage strong economic growth, reduce inflation, increase defense spending, and balance the budget while cutting taxes and ... In Central. America—where the Reagan Doctrine would be applied most rigorously—the president saw a rising tide of communism. Human rights would have to take. GWEN IFILL: Ronald Reagan was the oldest man ever to serve as president, the longest-living ex-president, and the first American president to ... ... presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. 80 U.S. defense expenditures have never again dropped to pre–Korean War levels, and the United ...