Elizabeth David Advanced Technical Communications: Paper Assignment #1 February 27‚ 2012 On January 11‚ 1989 President Ronald Reagan gave his Farewell Address to the Nation from the Oval Office in The White House. The speech was broadcast live on nationwide radio and television. He had served our country for 8 years and now it was time for George Bush to take office. He used his 34th and final speech as president to not only bid the nation farewell but also to give thanks to the American people
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Is Reagan Overrated or Underrated as President William W Rogers III HIS/145 12/01/2014 University of Phoenix Who Is Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan is the former governor of California‚ a former Hollywood actor‚ but he will most be remembered as the 40th President of the United States of America. Ronald Reagan is the most underrated President in the history of this great country. His contributions to the growth of the United States economy throughout his two terms in office are un-matched. He
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tells Dr. Emmit Brown in 1955 that the President in 1985 will be Ronald Reagan‚ Doc replies in disbelief “Ronald Reagan‚ the actor? Then who’s Vice President then‚ Jerry Lewis?” Now this skepticism wasn’t completely uncalled for; before his political career Ronald Reagan was a famous actor and Doc probably had the same reaction of anyone else in that time period. However‚ Reagan the politician was much different than Reagan the actor. During the years of his administration the United States made
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with the Communists‚ but the Communist weren’t persuaded. In 1987‚ Ronald Reagan used emotion‚ logic‚ and intellect to persuade the Soviets that tearing down the wall would help make Berlin prosperous. June 12‚ 1987‚ Ronald Reagan gave his famous “Tear Down this Wall” speech in Berlin. Many people in Germany were ready for freedom and others wanted it as well. Many people felt there should be peace within the city. Ronald Reagan wanted to persuade the Soviets and Communists that change and openness
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REAGAN AND THE PATCO STRIKE OF 1981 On August 3‚ 1981‚ nearly 13‚000 of the 17‚500 members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) staged a walk out and strike. There were four main reasons the union members of PATCO decided to go on strike. First‚ to address the concerns by members who felt that their work was seriously undervalued and under-rewarded. The second reason was that the Federal Aviation Administration had neglected serious deficiencies in staffing and hardware
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project‚ I chose Ronald Reagan‚ the 40th president. I chose Ronald Reagan as my person because he seemed like someone that has accomplished a lot in his life. He served two terms as president of the United States. He was a governor of California. He was a Hollywood actor. He acted in 53 films in his total acting career in Hollywood. Ronald Reagan was crucial to the state of life that we have today‚ because he was a president‚ governor‚ and a Hollywood actor. Ronald Reagan was a president‚ governor
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Introduction On Feb. 6‚ 1911 a child named Ronald Wilson Reagan was born in a small town‚ Tampico‚ Illinois. His parents are the late Nelle Wilson and John ("Jack") Reagan. Ronald grew up with one brother by the name of Neil ("Moon") Reagan. The Reagans moved quite a few times throughout Ronald’s childhood before settling down in Dixon Illinois. Although Reagan Majored in Sociology and Economics‚ his love was in entertainment. In 1936 he accepted a position with the radio station WHO in Des
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Ronald Reagan (February 6‚ 1911 – June 5‚ 2004) In Office (January 20‚ 1981 – January 20‚ 1989) Why did I choose Ronald Reagan as the topic of my president report? He is one of the very few great presidents America has ever seen. In his 8 years of his presidency‚ he freed prisoners held in Iran by previous president Jimmy Carter‚ lowered the unemployment rate‚ ended the Cold War‚ and the list goes on and on which proves my previous statements. Ronald Reagan was born in an apartment
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Rhetorical Analysis on Ronald Reagan’s “Challenger” Speech While in the Oval Office of the White house‚ on January 28‚ 1986‚ President Ronald Reagan delivered his speech about The Challenger Disaster. The speech was made just hours after space shuttle “Challenger” exploded during take-off‚ killing all seven crew members on board. Thousands witnessed this horrifying event live in person and on television. A big factor about this launch‚ making the explosion an even worse disaster was the fact
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Ronald Reagan A. Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States. He was first elected to be the Governor of California in 1966‚ and served two consecutive terms. At the 1968 and 1974 Republican National Conventions‚ he was considered a possible Presidential candidate. He won the Republican nomination in 1980‚ where he then ran against incumbent President Jimmy Carter in the election. (About History) This was about the time of the end of the Cold War‚ the Hostage crisis
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