Ronald Reagan

• Oldest President (69 yrs. Old)

• “the Great Communicator” – very motivational

• Assassination attempt 1981 – John Hinckley

• "Over the past seven months I've left you dozens of poems, letters and love messages in the faint hope that you could develop an interest in me. Although we talked on the phone a couple of times I never had the nerve to simply approach you and introduce myself. [...] the reason I'm going ahead with this attempt now is because I cannot wait any longer to impress you."

Shortly after his trial, Hinckley wrote that the shooting was "the greatest love offering in the history of the world", and was upset that Foster did not reciprocate his love.

Conservative• Traditional/opposed to change

• Religion/morals

Tea Party Rally April 2011

Main goals• Limit size of govt.

• Cut taxes– $750 billion

• Expand military– 1980 - $134 billion– 1985 – $250 billion

• Reduce control over business

• Balance Budget– Debt grew from $1 trillion - $2.6 trillion

Sandra Day O’Connor - 1981

• First female Supreme Court

Justice

Supply Side Economics = Reaganomics = Trickle Down Theory

• Economic improvement by 1984

• Inflation and unemployment down

• 100,000 new millionaires every year

1984 election: “Why would we ever want to return to where we were less than four short years ago?”• vs. Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro

• Electoral votes Reagan 525

Mondale 13

• Economy starts to drop in 1987– “Black Monday” – 10-29-87 – stocks dropped

22%