Ronald Reagan A Transformative President and His Enduring Legacy

The low point of the Reagan presidency came in 1986 when it was reported that the United States had sold weapons to Iran and then funneled some ... On April 22, 1983, President Reagan ended the ban on negotiations regarding Soviet long-term purchases of U.S. grain. September 1983: Downing of Korean Airlines ... In the depths of the 1981-1982 recession, Americans were far more displeased with their president and his policies than were their ... ... of the longest lasting impacts of just about any modern president. ... of the United States and the world. They range from highly specific ... From cutting taxes to raising tariffs to eroding central-bank independence, US President-elect Donald Trump has made a wide range of ... Reagan later explained in his memoirs that his support of tax cuts came from personal experience as a highly paid actor in Hollywood in the 1950s who had to pay ... Reaganomics refers to the economic policies of Ronald Reagan, the 40th US president, serving from 1981 to 1989. Reagan made more than $22 billion in cuts to social welfare programs, including federal student loans and the Comprehensive Employment and ... With the nuclear freeze movement gaining momentum in the United States, Reagan ... "The Mixed Legacies of Ronald Reagan." in The Enduring Reagan , ed. Charles ... Among many other things, Reagan was known for his staunch anti-communist policies and is often credited with helping to bring about the end of the Cold War and ...