Ronald Reagan's Vision A Blueprint for American Prosperity

While much of their political partnership was based on smart gamesmanship, Reagan, the Republican, and O'Neill, the Democrat, could put aside ... GWEN IFILL: Ronald Reagan was the oldest man ever to serve as president, the longest-living ex-president, and the first American president to ... In the late 1970s, Reagan told Richard Allen, who would become his first National Security Adviser, that his long-term strategy for dealing with the Soviet ... Reagan said he hoped the new panel would develop “a bipartisan plan to achieve long-lasting solutions to Social Security's financing problems.”. His triumphant campaign that fall scarcely took note of his opponents and spoke instead of what he claimed was the remarkable revival of American fortunes and ... In his 1985 State of the Union address, President Ronald Reagan called upon Congress and the American people to stand up to the Soviet Union, what he had ... Reagan was twice elected President of the Screen Actors Guild, the labor union for actors, where he worked to root out Communist influence. In the 1950s, he ... The president believed he could encourage strong economic growth, reduce inflation, increase defense spending, and balance the budget while cutting taxes and ... Reagan's 1981 Program for Economic Recovery had four major policy objectives: (1) reduce the growth of government spending, (2) reduce the marginal tax ... None of us can afford to underestimate the seriousness of the problems facing Social Security. For generations of Americans, the future literally rests upon our ...