Ronald Reagan's Foreign Policy Triumphs and Controversies

long-term basis for U.S.–Soviet relations.15. Page 6. 6. NSDD 75, clearly ... Reagan, Ronald Reagan: An American Life, 204. 45. Smith, Reagan and Thatcher ... America's 40th president, Ronald Wilson Reagan, died 14 years ago today after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. The Reagan era or the Age of Reagan is a periodization of recent American history used by historians and political observers to emphasize that the ... Former United States President Ronald Reagan's use of media and his charismatic connection with viewers earned him the moniker “the great ... On the 40th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1984, Ronald Reagan delivered a speech that offered a powerful lesson in politics, nostalgia and ... As Reagan claimed, 'in the face of declining American power, the Soviets and their friends are advancing'. He criticized the US for living too long with what ... Reagan's strategy in dealing with the Soviet Union and ending the Cold War involved reviving the U.S. economy, restoring American self- ... Yet from a long-term perspective, conservatives achieved an enduring transformation of American politics and society. Liberals did not disappear, but they ... He believed that foreign assistance should be part of a larger foreign policy strategy to promote economic growth and democracy in the ... Although he had long warned about the dangers of big government, he created a new cabinet-level agency, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the number of ...