The Reagan Legacy A Transformative Presidency

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 ... President Ronald Reagan's proposals to reform the United States' federal system differed significantly from the federalism proposals of his ... 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 ... His commitment to restore morality to the White House and US foreign policy, along with his campaign pledge to never lie to the American people, ... The British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, after visiting Reagan in the White House, pointed to her head and said, “There's nothing there.” ... Dedicated the Surplus to Save Social Security and Reduce the National Debt. In his 1998 and 1999 State of the Union addresses, President Clinton called on the ... Miller's most lasting influence, however, came not from his overall ... ” Beginning in the 1970s, Ronald Reagan placed that line, from that sermon ... ... of the longest lasting impacts of just about any modern president. ... of the United States and the world. They range from highly specific ... He was able to capture the political capital of an unsettled national mood and, in the process, helped set an agenda and policies that would affect his ... ... in the short and long term. We recognize that Members of Congress on ... of the United States. Others would say there were other acts. But I always ...