Reagan's Revolution The Lasting Transformation of the US

Reagan's approach—applying intensive economic and military pressure to a superpower adversary—became foundational to American strategic thinking ... What isn't so easy to forgive is the Reagan Doctrine, sometimes known as Third World Rollback. Rollback was the American end of the proxy war ... Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States on January 20, 1981. His presidency marked a significant shift in American politics, ... Reaganomics refers to the economic policies of Ronald Reagan, the 40th US president, serving from 1981 to 1989. Reagan said he hoped the new panel would develop “a bipartisan plan to achieve long-lasting solutions to Social Security's financing problems.”. 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. In January 1981 Ronald Reagan took office as President after defeating the incumbent Jimmy Carter the previous November ... It also began a long-term inquiry into ... “He looks like a Filipino.” Reagan accepted this unflinchingly. He started wearing wide-collar shirts to make his neck look longer and combing ... 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 ... Ultimately, by striving to end the nuclear arms race and avoid Armageddon, he contributed to the dynamics that led to the dissolution of the ...