Ronald Reagan and the AIDS Crisis A Legacy of Neglect

((Dwight Eisenhower's second term ended in 1960; Reagan's ended in 1988.)) Judged in the longer view, historians have been kind to him, ranking ... Reagan's strategy in dealing with the Soviet Union and ending the Cold War involved reviving the U.S. economy, restoring American self- ... In 1986 Reagan obtained an overhaul of the income tax code, which eliminated many deductions and exempted millions of people with low incomes. At the end of his ... 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. He began a great increase in income inequality with his trickle down economics. That eventually led to an estimated $ 50 trillion in wealth ... The only movie actor ever to become president, he had a remarkable skill as an orator that earned him the title “the Great Communicator.” His policies have been ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 ... Reagan tapped the creativity of America's entrepreneurs to bring about a global, not just a national, economic revolution. As the nation's attention turns back to the fractured debate over immigration, it might be helpful to remember that in 1986, Ronald Reagan ... The Reagan era of the 1980s is often remembered for the President's pursuit of ending the Cold War and his legacy as the “Great Communicator ...