The President Ronald Reagan's Biography

Born in Tampico, Illinois, on February 6, 1911, Ronald Reagan initially chose a career in entertainment, appearing in more than 50 films. While in Hollywood, he worked as president of the Screen Actor’s Guild and met his future wife, Nancy (Davis) Reagan. He later served two terms as governor of California. Originally a liberal Democrat, Reagan ran for the U.S. presidency as a Republican and won two terms, beginning in 1980, ultimately becoming a conservative icon over the following decades. Having suffered from Alzheimer’s disease in his later years, Reagan died on June 5, 2004. His road presidency start in 1968, when he announced his change to republican.

Fast forward 12 years to Ronald Reagan winning the Republican Presidential nomination in 1980 and choosing his running as mate former Texas Congressman and United Nations Ambassador George Bush. Voters troubled by inflation and by the year-long confinement of Americans in Iran swept the Republican ticket into office. Reagan won 489 electoral votes to 49 for President Jimmy Carter.

In Ronald Reagan presidency he did so many amazing things during it. I’ve condensed it down to five things, so here at number five is when. He appointed Judge Sandra Day O’Connor as the first women to the U.S. Supreme Court, which left the nation admiring him even more than before. At number four is, Tax reform. Not only did he cut tax rates, but the Tax Reform Act of 1986 simplified the income-tax code by eliminating many tax shelters, reducing the number of deductions and tax brackets. Coming in at number three is Reaganomics. Reagan’s mix of across-the-board tax cuts, deregulation, and domestic spending restraint helped fuel an economic boom that lasted two decades. Now coming in at number two is his Revitalization the GOP and the conservative movement.

The Republican Party was at its rock-bottom after Watergate, but Reagan was able to form a winning coalition of fiscal conservatives, family-values voters, blue-collar Reagan Democrats and neo-conservative intellectuals and set the stage for future GOP electoral gains. Before we get to number one I just want to throw in a honorable mention which is Nuclear weapons cuts. Even as massive demonstrations were held in Europe against Reagan’s warlike stance on nuclear arms, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty he signed with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eliminated an entire class of nuclear weapons. Now finally at number one is ending the Cold War. The Cold War had raged since World War II and communism’s quest for world domination remained an existential threat to the United States when President Reagan took office. Reagan reversed the policy of detente and stood firm against the Soviet Union, calling it the Evil Empire and telling Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall” in Berlin. Those efforts were critical in the ultimate collapse of the Soviet empire and essentially ended the Cold War. See when I look at those six things all I can think is that Ronald Reagan did a lot of great things during his presidency.

President Reagan’s policies brought us out of inflation that we had been in for nearly two decades. Oversaw a rise the economy and created millions of jobs. He also restored faith in America and patriotism. The National Geographic Channel had a three part documentary called The 80’s the decade that made us. It really shows how so many entrepreneurs created the things we enjoy today like PC’s, Cellphones, home entertainment like the VCR and so many other things that not only America, but most of the world enjoy today.