"The Speeches Of Ronald Reagan" chronicles his thirty-year-long public conversation with the American people. Included are thirty-five speeches that cover what Reagan had to say about freedom, terrorism, the Beirut bombing, the Iran-Contra controversy, the "Evil Empire," the "Star Wars" initiative, the fortieth anniversary of D-Day, the Challenger disaster, and drug abuse. Also included is his touching "Long Goodbye" to the American people.
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). Born in Tampico, Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s. He began a career in filmmaking and later television, making 52 films and gaining enough success to become a household name.
As president, Reagan implemented sweeping new political and economic initiatives. His supply-side economic policies, dubbed "Reaganomics," advocated reduced business regulation, controlling inflation, reducing growth in government spending, and spurring economic growth through tax cuts.
Reagan left office in 1989. In 1994, the former president disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease earlier in the year; he died ten years later at the age of 93. He ranks highly among former U.S. presidents in terms of approval rating.
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