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Ronald Wilson Reagan “There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” -Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan There are no easy answers, but there are
simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is
morally right. -Ronald Reagan
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Background Born on February 6, 1911 in an apartment on the
second floor of a commercial building in Tampico Illinois to John
Edward Jack Reagan and Nelle Wilson Reagan. Born in Tampico
Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s. He
was the 40 th president of the United States from 19811989 and the
33 rd Governor of California from 19671975. He began a career as an
actor, first in films and later television, appearing in 52 movie
productions and gaining enough success to become a household name.
Died on June 5, 2004 at his home in Bel Air, California.
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Family Slide Jane Wyman (January 5, 1917 September 10, 2007)
was an American singer, dancer, and character actress of film and
television. She began her film career in the 1930s, and was a
prolific performer for two decades. She received an Academy Award
for the Best Actress for her performance in Johnny Belinda(1948),
and later achieved success during the 1980s for her leading role in
the television series Falcon Crest. She was his first wife, married
to him in 1940 and divorcing him in 1948, long before he ran for
any public office. She is the only woman to have been an ex-wife of
a U.S. president. Together they had two children, Maureen(1941
2001) and Christine born June 26, 1947; died the next day, they
adopted a third, Michael born in 1945.
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Continuation for family slide Reagan met actress Nancy Davis in
1949 after she contacted him in his capacity as president of the
Screen Actors Guild to help her with issues regarding her name
appearing on a communist blacklist in Hollywood. She described
their meeting by saying, "I don't know if it was exactly love at
first sight, but it was pretty close. They were engaged at Chasens
restaurant in Los Angeles and were married on March 4, 1952, at the
Little Brown Church in the San Fernando Valley. Nancy Davis Reagan
born Anne Frances Robbins on July 6, 1921 served as an influential
First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was born in
New York; her parents divorced soon after her birth and she grew up
in Maryland, living with an aunt and uncle while her mother pursued
acting jobs. Reagan was First Lady of California during her
husband's two terms as governor. Nancy Reagan also became
stepmother to Maureen Reagan (19412001) and Michael Reagan (born
1945), the children of her husband's first marriage to Jane
Wyman.
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Continuation of family slide Michael Edward Reagan (born March
18, 1945) is an American radio host and Republican strategist. His
nationally-syndicated radio show, The Michael Reagan Talk Show,
airs on stations throughout the United States on American Family
Radio, after a long stint on Radio America. Despite his successful
media career, Reagan is perhaps best known as the adopted son of
the late President Ronald Reagan.
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Continuation of family slide Patti Davis born Patricia Ann
Reagan on October 21, 1952 in Los Angeles, California. An American
actress and author. Davis was called the black sheep of the Reagan
children, and her many conflicts with her parents have been well
publicized. She is the older sister of Ronald Reagan, the
half-sister of the late Maureen Reagan, and has an adopted
half-brother Michael Reagan. Davis attended Northwestern University
in 1970 and 71. She was romantically involved with Bernie Leadon of
the Eagles for a time in the 1970's.
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Political Raise Reagan began as a liberal Democrat, he was an
active supporter of New Deal policies. His many GE speecheswhich he
wrote himselfwere non-partisan but carried a conservative,
pro-business message; he was influenced by Lemuel Boulware, a
senior GE executive. Boulware, known for his tough stance against
unions and his innovative strategies to win over workers,
championed the core tenets of modern American conservatism: free
markets, anticommunism, lower taxes, and limited government.
Eventually, the ratings for Reagan's show fell off and GE dropped
Reagan in 1962. Reagan formally switched to the Republican Party in
1962, complaining, "I didn't leave the Democratic Party. The party
left me Reagan opposed certain civil rights legislation. He
strongly denied having racist motives.
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PIRATES Political- He redefined the political agenda of the
times, advocating lower taxes, a conservative economic philosophy
and a stronger military. His role in the Cold War further enhanced
his image as a different kind of leader. His role in the Cold War
further enhanced his image as a different kind of leader.
Intellectual- Reagan did not have the highest approval ratings as
president, but his popularity has increased since 1989. His
supply-side economy policies, dubbed Reaganomics, advocated reduced
business regulation, controlling inflation, reducing growth in
government spending, and spurring economic growth through tax cuts.
Religious- Baptized Disciples of Christ, later attended
Presbyterian churches.
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Continuation of PIRATES Arts/ Culture- None Technology- Reagan
started wearing a custom, technologically advanced hearing aid,
first in his right ear and later in his left as well. His decision
to go public with his wearing the small, audio-amplifying device
boosted their sales. Economic/ Environment- Reagan's legacy is
mixed, with supporters pointing to a more efficient and prosperous
economy and a peaceful end to the Cold War. Critics argue that his
economic policies caused huge budget deficits, quadrupling the
United States national debt and that the Iran-Contra affair lowered
American credibility. Social- In presidential surveys he has
consistently been ranked in the first and second quartiles, with
more recent surveys generally ranking Reagan in the first quartile
of U.S. presidents.
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Domestic Policies Policies: Tax cuts: 30% reductions
(individual & corporate income taxes for 3 years ) CORPORATE
INCOME TAXES: a tax imposed by public authorities on the incomes of
corporations Increased military expenses (about $1.5 trillion) for
5 years. Huge cuts on open spending on social-welfare programs
(Food stamps, low-income housing, education, school lunches for
poor children, Medicaid ( Health Insurance for suffering families)
In 1981 Congress passed about all of the presidents finances
proposals but the tax cut was lowered to 25% During the late 1970s
and part of the 1980s, the country was in a serious recession Plans
were to stable budgets, cut taxes, taking support from social
welfare programs, and return powers to the state government Reagan
announces his tax cut proposal (July 1981)
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Foreign Policy Lebanon After Civil War, U.S sent about a few
thousands of US Marines as peacekeepers On October 1983, suicide
bombers bumped to the marine barracks 239 Marines killed and the
United States withdraws from Lebanon South Africa Reagan suggests
constructive engagement together with white minority government to
fight racial segregation In 1986, Reagan vetoed on legislations
enforcing economic authorization in S. Africa (The vote was 78 to
21, or 12 votes more than the two-thirds vote needed to override. )
Soviet Union Reagan wanted to stop the USSR(Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics) from increasing its number Keep non- communist
countries from developing into Communist In 1985, Mikhail Gorbechev
became the leader of the Soviet Union and solved both political and
economic reform in the USSR as well as better relations between the
United States and the Soviet Union. Latin America Congress bans
Contra funding which refuses to negotiate with terrorists and
support another country, (Iran) $48 million was secretly given to
the Contras for supplies and weapons in Nicaragua United States
supported moderate Duarte in El Salvador civil war Grenada Reagan
concerned about Cubas position and students Sent US Forces to
Grenada due to 800 American medical students are in danger United
States starts a two day invasion to resolve democracy
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Ronald Reagan Quote I have recently been told that I am one of
the millions of Americans who will be afflicted with Alzheimer's
Disease... At the moment I feel just fine. I intend to live the
remainder of the years God gives me on this earth doing the things
I have always done... I now begin the journey that will lead me
into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will
always be a bright dawn ahead. Thank you, my friends. May God
always bless you. November 5, 1994
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Success/Failures During Reagans presidency one of his many
achievements during his time in office are the proposed policies
that resulted the growth of economic tax money. With the high
economic growth it lead to many high employment and wages. The
downside is that when he cut the non-military programs such as food
stamps and medic aid led to the Savings and Loans crisis. With the
crisis, it caused the stock market to crash in the year of 1987 in
which Reagan claims as one his many disappointments during his
presidency.
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Word best describes Ronald Reagan.. Aggressive During Reagans
term, economy had very high interest rates and took about $39
billion in budget cuts He focused more in war method, negotiations
and decision making Also fought for the Social Security reform bill
planned to protect the long-term strength of the system Lets not
forget the Iran Contra Affair that was never approved by the US
Congress, providing weapons to Iran in exchange of freeing the
American hostages He believed that continuing creating social
programs would worsen and create more problems and resulting people
not learning self reliant
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Impacts on today Without Reagan, there's a chance that the
Soviet Union might still exist today Freed and saved many lives,
those people who were in the prison camps populated by millions of
people Destroyed Communism and Socialism The Berlin Wall might
still be standing and separating the West and East of Berlin if
Ronald didnt take action Winning the Cold War and reviving the
American economy are set of examples that can guide us in todays
situation He gave the people the strength to fight for what is
right even if they're facing against government Influenced the
people to not be dependent on government like a machine Saved those
people who were held as hostages in Iran
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If President today ? Reagan would have increased military
finances to send troops to Afghanistan, find Osama Bin Laden and
prove to them that America is a powerful and stronger nation and
that they should be alarmed. He would also encourage and built up
Americas self-confidence Including Americas economic and military
power He would try to influence and encourage the people to support
him and his decisions Reagan will focus more on ending the wars
that US is currently involved in right now and bring peace. Get
involved not only in Americas conflicts but also other countries
Give people more freedom, meaning less government He will know what
to do in the current situations America is facing today since
Reagan really understood the American people and the American dream
He will stop government from being more powerful and save the
people from being overthrown
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The Reagan Administration Cabinet President-Ronald
Reagan19811989 President Vice President-George H.W. Bush 19811989
Vice President Secretary of State-Alexander Haig 1981 1982,George
P. Shultz19821989 Secretary of State Secretary of Treasury-Donald
Regan 1981 1985,James A. Baker III 19851988,Nicholas F. Brady
19881989 Secretary of Treasury Secretary of Defense-Caspar
Weinberger 1981 1987,Frank C. Carlucci 19871989 Secretary of
Defense Attorney General-William F. Smith 1981 1985,Edwin A. Meese
III 19851988,Richard Thornburgh 19881989 Attorney General Secretary
of Agriculture-John Rusling Block 19811986,Richard E. Lyng 19861989
Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce-Howard M. Baldrige,
Jr.19811987,C. William Verity, Jr.19871989 Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor-Raymond J. Donovan 1981 1985,William E.
Brock19851987,Ann Dore McLaughlin 19871989 Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Health and Human Services-Richard S. Schweiker
19811983,Margaret Heckler 1983 1985,Otis R. Bowen 19851989
Secretary of Health and Human Services
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Post-Presidential Activities After his presidential term was
over, former President Reagan and his family settled in Bel Air,
Los Angeles. On November 4,1991 the Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library was opened to the public dedicated to the former president.
In 1992 he established the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award along with
the newly formed Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. His final
public speech was in 1994 during the funeral of the late President
Richard Nixon.
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Recordings/Videos Ronald Wilson Reagan Farewell Address January
11, 1989 Double click to watch
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United states election, 1980 For the 1980 election, Reagan got
the Republican choice and successfully ran against current
President Jimmy Carter for president. Ronald ReaganJimmy
Carter
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united states election, 1984 Reagan also won the 1984
presidential election versus Democrat Walter Mondale. Ronald Reagan
Walter Mondale
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Bibliography Background/QUOTES/PIRATES
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan Images- GOOGLE IMAGES
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Domestic- http://www.sparknotes.com/bio
graphy/reagan/section8.rhtml SUCCESS/FAILURES/ACTIVITIES/CABINET
ETC Pemberton, William E. Exit with Honor: The Life and Presidency
of Ronald Reagan (1998) short biography Cannon, Lou. Governor
Reagan: His Rise to Power Public Affairs. detailed biography
Ehrman, John. The Eighties: America in the Age of Reagan. (2005)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan www.ronaldreagan.com/
www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/ronaldre agan
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team membersC Aimee Dizon Tina Tran Tina Tran Jerica Corneta
Jerica Corneta