Is Ronald Reagan Under or Overrated as a President?

Is Ronald Reagan overrated or underrated as a president?

Born Ronald Wilson Reagan on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois.

He was an actor for 30 years before he became involved in politics. He starred in more than 50 movies. Along with acting, he was also a radio sportscaster. He served as the 33rd Governor of California. He was married to Jane Wyman from 1940 to 1949. He married Nancy Davis in 1952.

President Ronald Reagan was our 40th president of the United States. He came into office and was sworn in 1981. At 69 years old Ronald Reagan was the oldest person to ever be sworn into the presidency. His two terms during his presidency were marked by innovative and controversial to his approach to domestic policies. Reagan’s domestic policies were often characterized and criticized as voodoo economics or Reaganomics and can be forceful. His economics policies were based on tax cuts for the wealthy and deficit spending.

President Ronald Reagan’s first national political scene was when he did a speech supporting the Republican presidential candidate Senator Barry Goldwater.

The Cold War began in the mid 1940’s between the United States and the Soviet Union at the end of the Second World War. The Cold War was clearly marked between two former World War II allies. As the Cold War continued there were many self-serving propaganda. When John F. Kennedy was elected to the presidency in 1960, crises between USSR and the Cuban erupted.

With the pressure of the Cold War and the rise of tension between the World War II allies, President Ronald Reagan proposed a new defense system, a new missile that was called (SDI) Strategic Defense Initiative.

This made the Soviet more alert and alarmed. President Ronal...

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...re than a president. Many though he was phenomenon and to some he was an icon, and an enigma to others. In 1986 he was at the height of his popularity. As Time magazine would put it “found America’s sweet spot.”

As an adult during President Ronald Reagan’s on office, he took the military very seriously and basically took care of the men and women who served and have continued to serve. The pay raise was very important. My opinion, I believe he was underrated. As a veteran of the military my belief comes from the years of what Ronald Reagan have done for our country. I know there are more than enough issues that the president would have to tackle during their time in office. One major factor for me is taking care of the service men and woman who make their own sacrifice for themselves and especially for all the people in our country to keep them safe.