Ronald Reagan's Enduring Impact on the U.S. Military

The sense of American helplessness contributed to Carter's resounding election loss to Ronald Reagan ... The lasting impact of the war in Ukraine ... Reagan calls for “New Federalism” in his State of the Union address, advocating less federal spending and more state initiative to solve social and economic ... “Ronald Reagan became the most unifying figure—indeed, arguably, the only unifying figure—in the Republican Party and the conservative movement, ... His commitment to restore morality to the White House and US foreign policy, along with his campaign pledge to never lie to the American people, ... 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 ... When President Reagan took office in January 1981, the U.S. economy was in deep trouble. Millions of. Americans were out of work, U.S. companies were. During his second term as President, significant progress had been made toward accomplishing a genuine détente between the United States and the ... Reagan established a number of economic policies that supported America's ag industry—including the need for sustained credit and cash flow to ... In Central. America—where the Reagan Doctrine would be applied most rigorously—the president saw a rising tide of communism. Human rights would have to take. "For years, Government spending and taxation have grown faster than the underlying economy," the President said. "The American people elected us ...