Ronald Reagan is one of the most popular presidents in America according to http://us-presidents.insidegov.com he ranked #7 on the scale from least popular to most popular. Despite Ronald Reagan being an actor for most of his life, Ronald Reagan served as an inspirational president who had overcome many of America’s biggest problems such as the economy, unemployment, and more. Ronald once said, “If they can’t see the light, make them feel the heat.” His background with the government showed us that even actors can become great presidents. Although Ronald had a rough early life not making a lot of money, he later got his way into politics and movies which made up for it. He achieved greatness, awards, and surpassed many challenges such …show more content…
as sicknesses and diseases. Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois on February 6, 1911.
His parents were Nelle and John Reagan. He attended high school in Dixon, Illinois and went to Eureka College studying economics. In college he played on the football team and acted in the school musicals. Upon his graduation he became a sports announcer and later won a contract to Hollywood while doing a screen-cast in 1937. In just a decade he appeared in over 53 films including “Hong Kong”, “Sergeant Murphy”, and “Law and Order”. He served in the military from 1942-1945. He married an actress Jane Wyman and had three kids with her, Maureen, Michael, and Christine. He later got a divorce with her making him the first president to get a divorce. Soon after the divorce he married another actress, Nancy Davis. They had two kids together, Patricia Ann and Ronald …show more content…
Prescott. In 1966 Ronald was elected governor of California and was later reelected in 1970.
He was originally a democrat but later switched his ideas to republican when people asked him why he left the democratic party he said, “I didn’t leave the democratic party, the democratic party left me.”. In 1968 he ran for president just to stop Nixon from going into office, he was obviously unsuccessful. In 1980 he ran for president again and he was elected president. He won against Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter got 49 electoral votes but Ronald Reagan got 489! He was the 40th president from 1981-1989. He chose George H.W. Bush as his vice president. He became the oldest president to take office and one of the tallest at 6”1. On January 21st, 1981 Reagan took office. On 69 days after taking office he was shot by would-be-assassin, John Hinckley. He was rushed to the hospital and when the doctors and nurses came in he said, “I hope you are all republican!”. Miraculously he returned to duty in a very short time causing his popularity to soar. Be able to overcome such an injury is a miracle alone but then running the nation after you overcome such a huge injury is amazing! During his presidency he wanted to obviously change America for the better. He was for economic growth, curb inflation, increase employment, cutting taxes, and strengthening the national defense. His main goal was to fix America’s economy. In his speech “A Time For Choosing”, he expressed how much America
NEEDED to save money, he was able to achieve this goal through hard work. In Ronald’s life he achieve many great things. His main goal during his presidency was “Achieve peace through strength abroad.” many believed he achieved this but many also don’t. Presidents are always a very controversial subject but even if Ronald Reagan didn’t do all he hoped he still made a difference and help the nation overcome many problems. In his service as president the main things people remember happening during his presidency was the ending of the Cold War and the economic growth. He was able to overcome so many obstacles in his life. On July 13th, 1985 he went under surgery to remove cancer from his colon. He wrote an autobiography, An American Life. On January 13th, 1993 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Somehow he was able to do all this at such an old age (in his late 80s to early 90s!). Unfortunately there was one challenge he wasn’t able to overcome. In 1994, 5 years after he left office, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Nancy and Ronald addressed this to public. After a ten year battle with this disease he died, June 5th, 2004. He was 93 and died in Bel Air, California. He achieved many great things and many people should be proud to have him as a president. Ronald lived an inspirational life for all. Many loved him and missed him. He started at the bottom and grew to be an amazing person. “We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.”
Lyndon B. Johnson and Ronald Reagan have many difference in the government. Lyndon B. Johnson saying that congress role to promote “general welfare” to discover ways to improve government. Reagan called the war on poverty a failure and proposed budget to reduce spending social programs but increase the size of military. By compare and contrasting Lyndon B. Johnson’s speech on affirmative action with Ronald Reagan’s inaugural address can show the differences and alikeness in federal Government.
Ronald Reagan was born February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. His father was John Edward “Jack” Reagan, and his mother was Nelle Wilson Reagan. He was born into a happy, well-disciplined family, and had a very happy childhood. Before Reagan held office, Reagan was a radio announcer, and became the voice of Major League Baseball in 1932. Reagan also had a 7-year contract with Warner Brothers, and made about fifty movies. Reagan then put all the fun and games aside, and joined the Army Reserve and was called to active duty shortly after Pearl Harbor. “ He was in the Army from 1942-45 rising to the level of Captain. However, he never took part in combat and stated stateside. He narrated training films and was in the Army Air Force First Motion Picture Unit.” (Martin Kelly, n...
Presidents Johnson and Reagan led the United States in two very different eras, and have left much different legacies from their time in office. Their social policies while President were almost completely opposites. Johnson was focused on making social reforms to benefit all Americans, while Reagan wanted to lessen the aid given to those in poverty.
The U.S. president is a person deemed to be the most fitting person to lead this country through thick and thin. It’s been such a successful method that it has led to 43 individual men being put in charge of running this country. However, this doesn’t mean that each one has been good or hasn’t had an issue they couldn’t resolve when in office. But no matter what, each one has left a very unique imprint on the history and evolution of this nation. However when two are compared against one another, some rather surprising similarities may be found. Even better, is what happens when two presidents are compared and they are from the same political party but separated by a large numbers of years between them. In doing this, not only do we see the difference between the two but the interesting evolution of political idea in one party.
One of the most important aspects of Reagan’s time in office was his domestic policy. He knew to have a successful presidency and create a strong, the people of the United States needed to be cared for. His first goal was to turn the economy around from the stagflation it encounter in the Carter era. Stagflation is very similar to inflation. The main difference is that inflation is the result of a quick economic growth while causes the value of money to decrease with now economic growth. To accomplish the turn around, Reagan introduce his economic policy which became known as Reaganomics. Reaganomics was based in supply side economics. This economic theory says that lowering taxes through tax cuts increases revenue by allowing more money
This was the final straw for many Americans, and enough to push them to the “right” side of the political spectrum, Republican. The election of 1980 brought the re-nominated Democratic candidate, Jimmy Carter, against the newly nominated Republican candidate, Ronald Reagan. While Carter ran a rather “gloom and doom” campaign, Reagan came into the election upbeat and with high hopes of rebuilding the military. Americans, weary of the liberal government, elected Ronald Reagan. Reagan came into the Presidency wanting to restore United States leadership in world affairs with a “get tough” attitude.
Ronald Reagan grew up with an alcoholic father, Jack Reagan (“Life Before the”). After his death, Ronald’s mother, Nelle, nurtured and encouraged him and his brother, Neil (“Life Before the”). Nelle taught her sons that alcoholism is a disease and she did not want her boys to blame their father for the bad habit (“Life Before the”). Growing up with an alcoholic father made Ronald take a different path and become the well rounded man that he was. In his high school years, Reagan excelled on both the football and basketball teams. Reagan even acted in plays, and he was also a writer for the school newspaper (“Life Before the”). Reagan was also an excellent swimmer, he worked as a lifeguard and according to newspaper reports, he rescued 77 people from drowning (“Life Before the”). He had lots of integrity and he had the commitment to do what is right regardless of the impact. Reagan was even the student body president which shows his early leadership qualities.
When Gerald Ford grew up, he went to the University of Michigan and started playing football there. As soon as he started playing football, he became a star at it. He was one of the best football players at the college. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1935 and then went to Yale University in 1941. When Ford was in Yale, he earned a law degree and was known as a star gridiron – football player. During World War II, Ford joined the navy and served in the South Pacific. Then later in 1948, Ford met Betty Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren. This was the woman that Ford got married to. She later became known as; “Betty Ford” (britannica.org pg. 1). They had four children. Their names were Michael, John, Steven, and Susan.
Contextual analysis is made up of three basic components; intended audience, setting and most importantly purpose. Authors often times consider and work each contextual piece into the construction of their given argument. An argument is not powerful if audience preference is not a main concern, if the setting isn’t taken into consideration, or if the purpose is not relevant to the current situation. On January 28th, 1986 the shuttle challenger exploded 73 seconds into its take off. President Ronald Reagan wrote a critical speech to address the tragedy that had struck our nation that day. It is highly evident in his address that kept audience, setting, and purpose in mind. He comforts a worried public using calm tone and simple yet effective diction to convince the American nation that it’s necessary to go on and continue the space program and ultimately the scientific revolution.
Reagan’s speech on the night of January 28, 1986 dramatically “took the first step toward uniting the country in its grief (Ritter, 4)”. Ronald Reagan reached out to the schoolchildren of America and all other citizens of the United States to counsel them in time of tragedy. He gave hope to the nation through emotional and spiritual reference. He was effective in conveying his message but the way his thoughts were organized was in part ineffective. His speech is very unorganized, and he could have ordered his thoughts better. More importantly than disorganization though, Ronald Reagan reached out to a nation that needed him as there president. He gave the people of the United States hope and Reassurance, a task that the President has been expected to do since the beginning of our country.
Ronald Wilson Reagan was always in the front of the public eye; Reagan’s first passion was that of an actor. From 1935-1965 Reagan was involved with in radio broadcasting, television shows and was staring in over 50 Hollywood films. Through out his early years Reagan was seen as a leader evident by his selection as the student body President in high school and later on at Eureka (Illinois) College. He enlisted in to the Army Reserve as a Private but was soon promoted to Second Lieutenant in the Officers Reserve Corps of the Cavalry in 1937. He was call to active duty in the Army Air Force and assigned to the 1st Motion Picture Unit in Culver City California where was involved with making over 400 training films from 1942 thru 1945. ...
Before his presidency, Reagan was an actor as well as the governor of California. He was the oldest president to be elected.
...s of economic and political initiatives that became known as "the Reagan revolution." His accomplishments of winning the Cold War without firing a shot, recovering the American economy known as Reaganomics and his “Star Wars” predicament, his two terms during presidency did not go unseen. He restored the traditional spirit of can-do optimism to the American people, making him a President that cannot be forgotten.
Five years later he became an actor assigned to a seven year contract with the Warner Brothers. He then relocated to Hollywood where he made around fifty movies. In 1947 Ronald Reagan was elected to be the president of the Screen Actors Gu...
Introduction Reagan, Ronald Wilson (1911- ),the 40th president of the United States (1981-1989), enforced the policies that reversed a general direction of movement toward greater government involvement in economic and social regulation. Reagan as the younger of two sons, was born in Tampico, Illinois and spent most of his childhood in Dixon, Illinois. After studying at Eureka College,a small Disciples of Christ college near Peoria, Illinois, he majored in economics, and became the president of the student body, a member of the football team, and captain of the swimming team. He had special drawings toward acting, but after the graduation in 1932 the only job available related to show business was as a local radio sportscaster. In 1936 he became a sportscaster for station WHO in Des Moines, Iowa. A year latter, Reagan went to Hollywood and began an acting career that spanned more than 25 years. He played in more than 50 films, including "Knute Rockne"-All American (1940), "King's Row" (1942), and "Bedtime for Bonzo" (1951). Early political career Reagan's first political activities were associated with his responsibilities as a union leader. As union president, Reagan tried to remove suspected Communists from the movie industry. When the U.S. House Committee. Began an investigation in 1947 on the influence of Communists in the film industry, Reagan took a strong anti-Communist stand testifying before the committee. Reagan emerged on the national political scene in 1964 when he made fervent television speech supports for the Republican presidential candidate, United States Senator Barry Goldwater from Arizona. Although the election was lost, Reagan's speech brought in money and admiration from Republicans around the country. After the speech a group of Republicans in California persuaded Reagan to run for governor of California in 1966. Reagan appealed to traditional Republican voters. He defeated Edmund G. (Pat) Brown, Sr., Democrat, by almost a million votes. The election of 1980 Reagan spent years making political friends at party fund-raising dinners around the country. In the election of 1980 for the president, the candidates were Carter and Reagan. The contrast between the television personalities of two candidates was very important to people. Carter’s nervous manner had never been popular to people, while Reagan’s charm and happy face was a call for return to patriotism, which appealed to the public. Many voters believed that Reagan was forceful leader who could get their lives in shape and who could restore prosperity at home.