Uncovering Reagan's Legacy His Influence Beyond the Presidency

Originally a Broadway actress, Nancy Davis Reagan served as First Lady from 1981 to 1989. She served alongside her husband, President Ronald Reagan. The other thing about Reagan and the economy. His changes were in reaction to democratic dominance of the Presidency and congress going back ... A final story, promoted by nearly every member of the Reagan administration, is that Reagan really was a genius in every sense of the word, and ... Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois. Reagan had a long career as an actor and union leader before he became the governor of ... At the time, I was The Wall Street Journal's White House correspondent, covering Ronald Reagan's reelection campaign. ... The only thing Reagan ... In 1966, Reagan announced he was running for governor of California. His opponent, Edmund "Pat" Brown, criticized Reagan's lack of experience in office. But ... He spent his early working life as a radio announcer and film actor, serving from 1947 to 1952 as president of the Screen Actors Guild. He was ... His role was important, albeit not as important as Mikhail Gorbachev's. But his significance stemmed less from the arms buildup and ideological ... Reagan's Secretary of State, George P. Shultz, played an especially important role in blocking efforts by the Department of the Interior, the ... The major plank of Reagan's 1980 campaign was the proposal to effect large reductions in US income taxes. The theoretical foundation on which ...