The Reagan Revolution A Transformation of American Values

He embodied the rebound of conservatism, running on a platform of military superiority combined with cuts to the overall federal government, and standing firm ... 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 ... As Ronald Reagan assumed the presidency, he was greatly troubled by what he saw around the world. For more than three decades, the U.S. and ... Although the crime rate has steadied and declined in certain areas, the level of 'street' crime is still extraordinarily high. With the fiscal crisis in the ... 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 ... RONALD REAGAN, “EVIL EMPIRE SPEECH” (8 MARCH 1983). [1] President ... us life, gave us liberty at the same time.” And it was George Washington who ... Ronald Reagan associated himself with optimism and renewal for the United States of the 1980s; under his presidency it was, as his famous 1984 ... His administration maintained that space projects would elevate U.S. prestige on the international stage and strengthen U.S. military power. In contrast to ... 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, ... Still, Reagan's popularity went up in 1988 when he helped bring an end to the Cold War, a long period of tensions between the United States and the former ...