Reagan's Enduring Legacy A Conservative Icon's Lasting Impact

The Reagan presidency had a profound and lasting impact on the Republican Party and American politics more broadly. By championing a conservative, pro-business, ... The death knell rang for space-based missile defense interceptors when Bill Clinton became president in 1993. Shortly after taking office, he reoriented U.S. ... Several statistics of the Ronald Reagan Foundation tout significant achievements that resulted from Reaganomics over President Reagan's 8 years ... During the campaign of 1980, Ronald Reagan announced a recipe to fix the nation's economic mess. He claimed an undue tax burden, excessive government regulation ... As U.S. President, Reagan reduced government spending in a host of areas like public housing and food stamps. However, his administration was a ... The sense of American helplessness contributed to Carter's resounding election loss to Ronald Reagan ... The lasting impact of the war in Ukraine ... Ronald Reagan figured that if you cut taxes on companies and the very wealthy and reduced regulations on business, they would invest more, the economy would ... He had become frustrated at his inability to secure the release of the seven American hostages being held by Iranian terrorists in Lebanon. As president, Reagan ... “Ronald Reagan became the most unifying figure—indeed, arguably, the only unifying figure—in the Republican Party and the conservative movement, ... In the depths of the 1981-1982 recession, Americans were far more displeased with their president and his policies than were their ...