Ronald Reagan Presidential Analysis

Paper Summary:

This paper reviews the presidency of Ronald Reagan, including his rise to power in the mid 1970s and the legacy left behind by his term in office. The author notes in his paper how Reagan is remembered by all, regardless of their affiliation, for his charismatic leadership.

Outline:
Reagan, Ronald - Presidential Overview
Primary political platform.
State of the nation prior to presidency.
What Carter, Nixon and Ford lacked.
The Crisis Bringing Reagan to Power
The Iranian Hostage Crisis.
Distress Followers Would Face
Economic burden and budget deficit.
Welfare reforms.
Reagan's Personal Goals & Achievements
Reaganomics.
Help cut taxes and increase American pride and honor.
End Cold War.
Ronald Reagan the Legacy
Personal perspectives on Reagan
Conclusions

From the Paper:

"The crisis situation resulting in Ronald Reagan's rise to power was the Iranian Hostage event. In 1979 the ruler or Shah of Iran was overthrown by fundamentalist Muslims, younger citizens, college-age students that stormed the US embassy in Tehran and took US hostages, holding them for 444 days (Cannon, 2001; Sharpe & Pemberton, 1998; Henry & Ritter, 1992). This whole event occurred at the end of Jimmy Carter's first term in office, and became a very serious issue in the following election. Ultimately, Ronald Reagan won a very big victory because of this. Ronald did run a couple of times however for President before coming to office. His first loss was in 1976 when he ran against Ford; however, this time Reagan had a strong defense platform, and a campaign he focused on the return of "America to greatness" which helped build his power, reputation and campaign (Young, 2004, p. 18)."

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Sample of Sources Used:

• Cannon, L. (2001). Ronald Reagan: The presidential portfolio a history illuminated from the collection of the Ronald Reagan library and museum. New York: Public Affairs.
• Henry, D., & Ritter, K. (1992). Ronald Reagan: The great communicator. New York: Greenwood Press.
• Reagan, R. (1985). Address by President Ronald Reagan. World Affairs, 147(4): 305.
• Sharpe, E., & Pemberton, W.E. (1998). Exit with honor: The life and presidency of Ronald Reagan. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe.
• Young, S. (2004). Ronald Reagan 1911-2004: Stephen Young puts the career of the 40th American president into historical perspective. History Review, 50(1): 18.

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