How Did Ronald Reagan Change America

Ronald Reagan was a leader all of his life. In school, he was president of the student body. When he went into acting, he became president of the Screen Actors Guild. He then went on to be the governor of California, and eventually president of the United States. His political views shifted in the years leading up to his governing of California. This shift helped his leadership, as he was open minded to both sides and he could make compromises and form policies that benefited both parties. His presidency and his actions during tested his leadership as well. Through his acting, leadership positions, and his policies and decisions in those positions, Ronald Reagan made a big impact on America. In his youth,Reagan was outgoing. During high school, he played sports, such as football and basketball, wrote for the school yearbook, acted, and became student body president. Reagan went to Eureka College in Illinois with a partial scholarship for football. He continued playing football, acting, writing for the school newspaper, and was again, president in his student council. Reagan was more ambitious in college, however, as he also took up swimming, writing for the school yearbook,
He discussed his ambition with his wife, Nancy, and a few close friends and decided to run for governor of California. Reagan ran against two-time governor, and Democrat, Edmund Brown, and Republican George Christopher. Edmund Brown leaked damaging information about Christopher in an attempt to run one on one with Reagan, the newcomer to the political field. He would then criticize Reagan for his beliefs, calling him an “extremist”, and for his inexperience in office. Brown succeeded in getting to run one on one with Reagan, but Christopher, angry with Brown, decided to support Reagan and people paid little attention to Brown’s criticism. Reagan ended up winning the election against Brown by nearly a million