Reagan's Leadership A Model for Future Presidents

Ronald Reagan associated himself with optimism and renewal for the United States of the 1980s; under his presidency it was, as his famous 1984 ... Reagan's proponents point to his accomplishments, including stimulating economic growth, strengthening national defense, revitalizing the ... As U.S. President, Reagan reduced government spending in a host of areas like public housing and food stamps. However, his administration was a ... Despite the idolatry of the last fifteen years, Reagan's average popularity as president was only, well, average, lower than that of a half-dozen modern ... Future incoming presidents used the funds, but Jimmy Carter was the first presi- dent to undertake transition planning systematically, with policy planning and ... From cutting taxes to raising tariffs to eroding central-bank independence, US President-elect Donald Trump has made a wide range of ... The full extent of the shift in priorities being camed out by President Reagan can be seen in the estimates for the ... As for the immediate future, pov-. 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, ... 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 ... 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 ...