Ronald Reagan Research Paper
40th President of the United States of America
Ronald Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)
In Office (January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989)
Why did I choose Ronald Reagan as the topic of my president report? He is one of the very few great presidents America has ever seen. In his 8 years of his presidency, he freed prisoners held in Iran by previous president Jimmy Carter, lowered the unemployment rate, ended the Cold War, and the list goes on and on which proves my previous statements. Ronald Reagan was born in an apartment on the second floor of a commercial building in Tampico, Illinois on February 6, 1911. Reagan had one sibling, his older brother, Neil. As a boy, Reagan 's father nicknamed his son "Dutch", due to …show more content…
Reagan enrolled at Eureka College in Illinois on an athletic scholarship where he majored in economics and sociology. At Eureka, he played football, ran track, captained the swim team, served as student council president and acted in school productions. In 1938, Reagan co-starred in the film Brother Rat with actress Jane Wyman. They later went on to marry each other on January 26, 1940. Together they had two biological children, Maureen and Christine (who was born in 1947 but only lived one day), and adopted a third, Michael. Following arguments about Reagan 's political ambitions, Wyman filed for divorce in 1948, citing a distraction due to her husband 's Screen Actors Guild union duties; the divorce was finalized in 1949. He is the only US …show more content…
Helens in Washington state during the previous president Jimmy Carter’s term. Reagan’s running mate in the elections of 1976 was Senator Richard Schweiker and 1980 was George H.W. Bush who would later on succeed Reagan to become President. Reagan’s opponent in the presidential election of 1976 was President Gerald Ford. In the 1976 election, Reagan brought up the issues of the dangers of nuclear war and the threat of the Soviet Union. In the 1980 election, Reagan’s opponent was President Jimmy Carter. In the 1980 election, Reagan’s campaign focused on lowering taxes to improve the economy, less government interference in people 's lives, states ' rights, a strong national defense, and restoring the U.S. Dollar to a gold
Ronald Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)
In Office (January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989)
Why did I choose Ronald Reagan as the topic of my president report? He is one of the very few great presidents America has ever seen. In his 8 years of his presidency, he freed prisoners held in Iran by previous president Jimmy Carter, lowered the unemployment rate, ended the Cold War, and the list goes on and on which proves my previous statements. Ronald Reagan was born in an apartment on the second floor of a commercial building in Tampico, Illinois on February 6, 1911. Reagan had one sibling, his older brother, Neil. As a boy, Reagan 's father nicknamed his son "Dutch", due to …show more content…
Reagan enrolled at Eureka College in Illinois on an athletic scholarship where he majored in economics and sociology. At Eureka, he played football, ran track, captained the swim team, served as student council president and acted in school productions. In 1938, Reagan co-starred in the film Brother Rat with actress Jane Wyman. They later went on to marry each other on January 26, 1940. Together they had two biological children, Maureen and Christine (who was born in 1947 but only lived one day), and adopted a third, Michael. Following arguments about Reagan 's political ambitions, Wyman filed for divorce in 1948, citing a distraction due to her husband 's Screen Actors Guild union duties; the divorce was finalized in 1949. He is the only US …show more content…
Helens in Washington state during the previous president Jimmy Carter’s term. Reagan’s running mate in the elections of 1976 was Senator Richard Schweiker and 1980 was George H.W. Bush who would later on succeed Reagan to become President. Reagan’s opponent in the presidential election of 1976 was President Gerald Ford. In the 1976 election, Reagan brought up the issues of the dangers of nuclear war and the threat of the Soviet Union. In the 1980 election, Reagan’s opponent was President Jimmy Carter. In the 1980 election, Reagan’s campaign focused on lowering taxes to improve the economy, less government interference in people 's lives, states ' rights, a strong national defense, and restoring the U.S. Dollar to a gold