Cannon‚ Lou. Reagan. New York: Putnam‚ 1982. Lou Cannon has covered Ronald Reagan for thirty-six years‚ first as a reporter for the San Jose Mercury News‚ later as the White House correspondent for the Washington Post. He began with covering Reagan’s first campaign for governor of California in 1966 and continued until Reagan’s recent death in 2004. His other books on Reagan include Ronnie and Jesse: A Political Odyssey‚ Ronald Reagan: The Presidential Portfolio‚ President Reagan: The Role of a
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I claim that Ronald Reagan is the best President in the history of the United States of America. In this autobiography Reagan tells the audience a lot about his his life as a child‚ early political career and of course life as the President. He states his views on the Cold War and other affairs during his presidency. The former President talks about his personal life with his wife Nancy and his four children although two of those children were born in his first marriage with ex-wife Jane Wyman
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Ronald Wilson Reagan‚ deemed by the American people as one of the greatest presidents of all time‚ proved to the United States and to the rest world that greatness can come from unexpected places with his success inside and outside of the White House. Various events and circumstances influenced the way he perceived the world and reacted to it‚ and all these things shaped him into the man America loves and remembers dearly. Throughout his life‚ Ronald Reagan developed elite leadership skills and
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Today Ronald Reagan is remembered as one of the most charismatic presidents in American history. His rousing speeches‚ wide smile‚ and humorous attitude made him very popular leader at the time of his presidency. He easily got along with politicians and bureaucrats but yet still reigned with a firm hand. In 1981 when the nation’s air traffic controllers threatened to strike Reagan set aside his easygoing leadership style and became the firm leader that nation needed. He immediately fired all of air
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Ronald Reagan‚ the 40th president of the United States‚ passed a law that decreased social spending and increased military spending‚ along with calling for tax cuts. Reagan has thought that this was a good idea and will help improve the economic growth of the country. During his years of presidency‚ he created the trickle-down theory. This theory states that if you give money to the rich it will trickle-down to the poor. Helping the rich financially will help create jobs for the poor so they can
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Margaret Thatcher’s heartfelt eulogy for Ronald Reagan illustrated the atmosphere of that dark time. But the speech inspired hope into the American people and the world as they remembered the strength and courage he showed through difficult and trying times. Thatcher’s excellent use of imagery‚ appeal to pathos‚ and juxtaposition helped shape this into a defining eulogy that would be revered for years to come. The use of imagery is shown clearly throughout the entire eulogy. “...mend America’s
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author‚ doublespeak is a language that manipulates the way others think and makes them think a certain way so that their personal thoughts are limited. The author goes in detail about how well hidden doublespeak is. An example given was President Ronald Reagan speech in 1981. Reagan speech about Social Security lead the public eye into believing that he supported Social Security‚ but proven by an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer‚ David Gergen‚ White House Director of Communication‚ claims that
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I strongly believe that Ronald Reagan’s policy had a positive effect on the United States‚ his policy helped to halt the Cold war and to even help improve individuals’ daily lives. He worked together with the Soviets‚ also to demolish the threat of communism. Technological advancements‚ because of cars and things that people use for their everyday life. Television was a big hit‚ especially with known shows. Computers played a major role. Reagan was held accountability of the military incident
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debuted. America also sided with Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war and ‚at the end of this era‚ is when the Berlin wall falls as a result of the Cold War. All of these events‚ and more‚ make the 1980’s an iconic era that will live forever. President Ronald Reagan was in office at this time and accomplished a lot during his time. He ended the Cold War by pushing for the Berlin war to come down and the border between east and west Berlin. He was also responsible for cutting taxes and making the economy
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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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