Reagan's Legacy of Leadership Its Enduring Influence on American Politics

Reagan's final legacy is that he reignited Americans' optimism and restored Americans' faith in the presidency. We had become very pessimistic in ... For 30 years Ronald Reagan has been a hero to Republicans and conservatives, his presidency regarded as the crucial moment when America ... By that time, national defense, interna- tional affairs, and veterans ... Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress. February 10, 1982. 'President of ... Ronald Reagan, originally an American actor and politician, became the 40th President of the United States serving from 1981 to 1989. Dubbed the Great Communicator, the affable Reagan became a popular two-term president. He cut taxes, increased defense spending, negotiated a ... Reagan made more than $22 billion in cuts to social welfare programs, including federal student loans and the Comprehensive Employment and ... ... Ronald Reagan's enduring impact on the nation and the office of the presidency. 00:00 – David Trulio, President and CEO of the Ronald Reagan ... The Reagan NLRB aggressively reversed precedents, and narrowed workers' rights, and workers are still feeling the effects of a number of key decisions made by ... During his long rise to political prominence, President Ronald Reagan had been no friend to Social Security. He had repeatedly questioned its ... Reagan's 1981 Program for Economic Recovery had four major policy objectives: (1) reduce the growth of government spending, (2) reduce the marginal tax ...