President Ronald W. Reagan

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This paper states that Ronald W. Reagan (1912-2004) is now considered to be among the greatest U.S. presidents, which is not a bad achievement for a former "not so great" Hollywood actor who, at 69, was the oldest person to be elected president. The author stresses that Reagan possessed most of the qualities common in all great leaders, such as courage, confidence, vision, character, passion and great communication skills. The paper relates that these leadership qualities enabled Regan not only to lift the country out of economic depression and a serious crisis of confidence but also won the Cold War against the Soviets without firing a single shot.

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"Like other successful leaders, Reagan was a visionary. He had an unflinching belief in the superiority of democracy and capitalism over the totalitarian philosophy of Communism. Very early on in his Presidency, therefore, he had boldly predicted that "the march of freedom and democracy ... will leave Marxism-Leninism on the ash heap of history." Coupled with his grand, long-term vision of the international scene to end the Cold War on a triumphant note, he also had an equally ambitious domestic vision of reducing the intrusiveness of the government and ..."

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• "Commentary: Ronald Reagan's Rhetoric." (n.d.). CNN.com. Retrieved on March 7, 2007 from http://www.ibiblio.org/sullivan/CNN/RWR/album/speechmats/Commentary.html
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