Ronald Reagan's Leadership A Legacy of Transformation

He tripled the national debt and started the deregulation of Wall St. which set us on a pattern of financial chicanery that led to the 2008 ... Reagan's 1981 Program for Economic Recovery had four major policy objectives: (1) reduce the growth of government spending, (2) reduce the marginal tax ... ... term Presi- dent since Eisenhower, and the longest living President of the United States. During his 8 years in office, REAGAN was wounded by an assassin's. During the hour-long panel, they discussed President Reagan and his economic policies, how they impacted America in the 1980s, and how they're still relevant ... Ronald Reagan won the 1980 presidential election decisively. He beat incumbent president Jimmy Carter by 10 points in the popular vote. In this letter, he writes, "I myself have been a life long Dem. but no longer." Reagan had only recently switched parties—he refrained from officially becoming ... Elected in 1980 and inaugurated in 1981, one of Ronald Reagan's main goals was to restore America's faltering economy. Inflation was the top concern for ... He embodied the rebound of conservatism, running on a platform of military superiority combined with cuts to the overall federal government, and standing firm ... Ultimately, by striving to end the nuclear arms race and avoid Armageddon, he contributed to the dynamics that led to the dissolution of the ... 11 In contrast President Reagan has been promoting comprehensive tax reform, called 'Treasury Two,' as the centrepiece of his second term, and sees the drive ...