On September 14‚ 1986‚ President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan delivered their “Just Say No” address to the nation. Reagan warned parents against drug dealers who were “plot[ting]...to steal our children’s lives.” This speech came after several years of President Reagan’s administration’s War on Drugs that utilized the media and congressional and military action to reduce drug use. His administration created a “national crusade” that treated drug use as an attack on society that required
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Ronald Reagan was elected the 40th President of the United States on November 4‚ 1980. Reagan dominated the primary elections for the Republican Party. George Bush was Reagan’s running mate‚ and the two men campaigned on a platform promising a balanced budget‚ steep tax cuts‚ increased defense spending‚ and a constitutional amendment to band abortion. Reagan charged that the country’s military had been allowed to deteriorate badly because of the Democrats. Reagan is known for his national television
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Reagan Economy vs. Obama Economy November 4‚ 2012 If there are any American Presidents who will go down in history‚ they should be Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) and Barrack Obama (2008 – Present). They both assumed office at a time when America’s economy was slumping. The American electorate voted them in office with the hope that they would recover the economy. Sure enough they did keep their promise to the American electorate‚ but still
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Lyndon B. Johnson and Ronald Reagan were both highly influential men in American history. They both had the ability to connect to people and make them believe what they believe in. Even though they both were from the Democratic Party at this time‚ they had different views on what our society should be like. Lyndon B. Johnson was an advocate for having a “Great Society”. However Ronald Reagan‚ who has been a Democrat his entire life‚ decided to go a different route and advocate for Barry Goldwater
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president play a direct role in the choices they make. Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan were not only two of the most important presidents of the 20th Century‚ but were also very much needed as they instilled great amounts of optimism within the country. They both dealt with a wide range of issues‚ some of which they handled differently due to their perspectives. Ronald Reagan and Franklin Delano Roosevelt entered the office at a time when the nation was in turmoil and dealt
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The Reagan Administration’s foreign policy is dubbed as The Reagan Doctrine and supported the policy of rollback which contrasted the norm policy of previous administrations of containment and détente. Reagan‚ being a staunch anti-communist‚ directed his policies not solely against the Soviet Union‚ but also towards the spread and influence of communism. During the Cold War‚ Reagan was seen as an aggressive and strong leader in his military
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Comparative Analysis of Woodrow Wilson vs. Ronald Reagan Two American Presidents‚ both very influential in their time and both having had a great impact on history are Ronald Reagan and Woodrow Wilson. Both Presidents were advocates of peace even though they would not have hesitated to enter into a war if war was needed to insure the safety of the United States and Democracy as a whole. By use of small wars and political pressures both Reagan and Wilson‚ with the exception of Wilsons entering
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Theodore Roosevelt‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. These three presidents each shaped America into what they thought was the American Dream. The “American Dream” comes up in conversations from time to time and everybody has their different views of it. The “American Dream” is a set of beliefs that they would make this country the best that it could be and then some. The normal persons “American Dream” was to come to America and start a good life. Most of the people that were expecting a
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just asking to be beaten by someone else in the presidential election. Lo and behold‚ Ronald Reagan comes in and wins the presidency. But Reagan succeeded largely by having the sheer charisma and policies that the people of America were magnetized to. In the time of Reagan’s presidency‚ he became incredibly popular with the people for a variety of reasons from his good looks to the way he speaks. Reagan lives up to the appraise by considered as one of the most influential presidents in America’s
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On March 23‚ 1983‚ US President Ronald Reagan announced to the nation the formation of a new weapons defense system. The Cold War had brought the threat of nuclear annihilation closer to reality; it was marked by various proxy wars and a dangerous arms race‚ with both the US and Soviet Union racing to achieve the most advanced nuclear technology. Subsequently‚ talks were made between the two to reduce their nuclear weapon capabilities‚ but the threat of complete destruction continued to loom over
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