My name is Ronald Reagan. I was a very important man in United States History. I was an actor, president, father and loving husband.
Introduction and Background info (birthplace, birthdate, any relevant childhood info, relevant relationship info, etc.): I was born in 1911 in Tampico,Illinois. I went to school in my local school district and I went to Dixon High School. After I graduated, I went to Eureka college in Eureka, Illinois where I got my degree in Social Science and Economics.
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I am going to tell you about my life as an actor, president, and life after my presidency. Main Idea 1: After college I decided to be an actor. As usual, anyone who starts would get a minor or supporting role as what I got. My first movie where I the lead role was "Love Is On The Air" which was in 1937. I found my first wife Jane
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One of the crew members was Nancy Davis who would become my future wife. As I owned the place, I was also the host of the shows.
Main Idea 2: After I was an actor, I decided that the country needed to get better and I thought that I had the stuff to do it. I ran for president in the 1980 election and won against Jimmy Carter who had been the president before me. I became president on January 20, 1981. On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. Attempted to assassinate me and three of my friends but failed. He was found not guilty due to insanity.
After my first term was up, I ran for another term again and got a landslide reelection against Walter Mondale. I became the oldest president to be elected at 73. I helped establish peace between the United States and the Soviet Union. I helped bring an end to the Cold War.
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After my presidency, I moved to California where I owned a home that I would end up dying in. I had 4 children. The first two were from my first wife Jane Wyman. The other two were from my wife until I died Nancy
With the Great Depression at its peak during my inauguration, I passed many laws and started many programs during my presidency. Those government programs added up to the New Deal. I also created Social Security, which we still use today. When I was elected in 1933, the United States economy was at an economic crisis because of the Great Depression—this happened because of the crash of the stock market. The New Deal was a collective amount of bills and programs congress and I passed to help get America working again. I created the Emergency Banking Relief Act, which inflicted regulations on the banking business. I issued this law to try to gain the American
Ronald Reagan, like many other presidents, had his successes and his failures while in office. He led the nation with a conservative agenda that a lot of critics disagreed with. Some of his actions can be called a success or a failure depending on who is looking at it. His successes included the tax cuts of 1981, appointing the first woman to the United States Supreme Court, reduced the amount of nuclear arms by signing a deal with the Soviet Union, made progress towards the end of the Cold War, got the Soviet Union to leave Afghanistan, released the Air Traffic Controllers who went on strike, the rescue mission in Grenada, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, and the Strategic Defense Strategy Initiative of 1983. His failures included the Marines
Nixon although considered one of the most controversial politicians used his political experience, his background and the communist scare of the late forties and early fifties to become President. It took Nixon about four years but eventually he put an end to the Vietnam War. He promised the American people that when he took office his highest priority would be putting an end to the horrible war. He did what he promised and deserves credit for that. Although things did not always work out for him he came back from the events a smarter man. He used his knowledge to win the election. It takes a smart man to learn from his mistakes and Nixon did that. That is why he deserved to be President of the United States.
President Ronald Reagan had a huge impact on our country and the rest of the world while serving as the 40th president of the United States of America. Our country exhibited peace through strength to nations everywhere. The American people prospered economically with less government intervention. Crime rates dropped dramatically and family values were restored. Ronald Wilson Reagan will go down in history as a great president of the United States of America.
governor, Reagan got his first chance to be the president of the United States in 1980. Reagan
President Ronald Reagan’s first national political scene was when he did a speech supporting the Republican presidential candidate Senator Barry Goldwater.
In closing, Kennedy and Reagan were great men of integrity, they were men that led by example and many presidential candidates copied theirs words in their own speeches. Because of Kennedy men have been sent in to space and even and have walked on the moon. Because of Reagan the tax code was overhauled which help those of low income. Reagan left the office of President with the longest recorded period of peacetime and prosperity without causing a recession or depression.
Theodore Roosevelt was one of our greatest presidents. He created the FDA and improved the position of the presidency greatly. Before Theodore came to be president, the position of presidency was slow and wasn’t very interesting so he made the executive branch more powerful by starting new reforms and a strong foreign policy. The life of a president is hard. It is full of stress, responsibilities, and a strong dedication the welfare of your country. Theodore had to deal with all of these presidential stresses, taking up much of his time. Do you know, though, that despite being a president, he led a life of excitement and freedom that many other presidents had never before experienced? Theodore, “Teddy” as his first wife Alice called him, Roosevelt was more than just our president, he was a dedicated author who wrote many books; he was also a rancher, and, surprisingly, he was a big time hunter. Even though Theodore Roosevelt was a president, his life was filled with exciting adventure, times of hardships, responsibilities to many, and influences upon many government positions.
Ronald Reagan was a very popular person before, during, and after his time of presidency. He went from a mere radio announcer, to the head of the United States of America. Ronald had defeated most of the world’s problems with Communism, improved the economy, and handled terrorist threats like a pro. Ronald quickly took America’s heart with his honorable deeds and doings. He was very famous by the time he became deceased. (Ronald Reagan Facts.)
Reagan became president in 1981. Reagan destroyed his opponent in the election winning by 51%. Shortly after Reagan became president there was an assassination attempt toward him on March 30, 1981 but he came out un-harmed. Reagan’s focus and policies were to reduce the government from taking money from people. He did increase the military spending budget but also took away from social programs that were not so important. Reagans theory was that tax-cuts helped increase growth. There was hard times during his era when there was a period of prosperity and that led to budget deficits. In 1987 Reagan signed agreement with Mikhail Gorbachev to eliminate intermediate-range nuclear missiles. Reagan also made history by assigning the first woman to the supreme court. Reagan achieved many great things and helped establish the grounds for our present-day
Harry Truman moved up the ranks starting as a young soldier in the war and eventually becoming a commander of a Field Artillery unit in France (Jenkins 65) .After the war was over, Harry opened up a men’s furnishing store with one of his friends from the army. The store didn’t work out and after a few years Truman was asked to run for judge of the city Jackson Co., Missouri. This started his political career. In 1934 Truman was elected into the U.S senate. Over time, Truman became a well-respected politician and Roosevelt chose him to run with him in the 1944 Presidential election. They won the election by a landslide. Truman ended up being Vice President for a mere 82 days due to the death of FDR and then Truman became the 33rd President of the United States (http://millercenter.org/).
After losing to President Kennedy in the 1960 elections, Richard M Nixon became our 37th President of this United States in the 1968 election (History.com). Reconciliation was a main goal set by newly appointed President Nixon. The Nation was at odds with turmoil about the war overseas. During his Presidency, Nixon accomplished the removal of soldiers in Viet Nam and improving relationships with the U.S.S.R. and China. However, the only thing Nixon is remembered for is the Watergate scandal that brought fresh separation to the country and eventually led to his almost impeachment and forced resignation (PBS.com).
President Ronald Reagan was the fourteenth president United States of America in 1981. President Reagan had very interesting careers that propelled him into the top office in government. He was a sports announcer, movie actor, captain in the Army, and a politician. During his Army days, he followed the politics in the movie industry and was later elected president in 1947 of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) (Mclure, 2015). Then he pursued and became the California governor. However, his true accomplishments, from 1981 through 1989, Ronald Reagan led a great American comeback. He not only achieved what his critics
I've always wanted to be an actor. I've always liked performing. We used to live in Alberta, and I didn't have much opportunity there. But we moved here {Vancouver, BC}, and I got an agent, and here I am.
I come before you tonight not to bury the current U.S. in insults and criticism, but to raise her high like the precious gift of the statue of liberty that was given to this country from France out fo pure thankfulness and respect.