Ronald Reagan the 40th President of the United States of America, seems larger than life, in death as it seems as though his legacy, is outpacing him. During the presidential debates, when it looked, liked his Democratic opponent had him on the ropes, he would shake his head, and in his usual John Wayne like manner, and say “there you go again,” it was his signature quote, and it also gave him time, to come back with a sharp one-liner of his own. He believed in smaller government, and said during a campaign speech, “if I'm elected president, I'm not going to give you nothing,” but less government. He was a lover of words, and had a great sense of humor, his training as an actor, allowed him to be a very commanding speaker. He knew that the great actor, does not, play the part, but the great actor, “BECOMES THE PART”
~ John Milton Lawrence FAVORITE
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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