Ronald Reagan A Symbol of American Conservatism and Its Enduring Impact

President Ronald Reagan unveils a new tax program, calling it "a second American Revolution for hope and opportunity." Upon taking office, Reagan called for a ... It was Ronald Reagan's happiness, his optimism, his enjoyment of life and his undying belief in the inherent goodness and spirit of the American people that got ... now know, he wasn't the last. His presidency saw huge ... get a closer look at The Gipper. Script by Michael Thomas Watch the whole American ... Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. · One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people has ... The results of the 1980 elections encouraged high hopes among Republicans that their party's long period of minority status was at last reaching a close. Reagan's economic legacy is mixed. On the one hand, tax reduction and a tightening of interest rates by the Federal Reserve led to a record period of peacetime ... Indeed, by pledging U.S. power and legitimacy to defeating communism in Latin America, Reagan tapped into a deep tradition of asserting U.S. ... 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 ... It wasn't always easy. Ronald Reagan did more behind the scenes to bring people together and ensure the war effort was continually funded in a ... Reagan, who survived a 1981 assassination attempt, died at age 93 after battling Alzheimer's disease. Ronald Reagan's Childhood and Education.