in five minutes.” Ronald Reagan during a microphone check‚ unaware that he was on air. (NPR Audio‚ NPR.org) The Russians were not pleased‚ to say the least. In some of the darkest days of the Cold War‚ in 1984‚ no world leader was smiling. The world was on the brink nuclear annihilation. To show humor was a sign of weakness. However‚ in all the darkness that surrounded the world at this time‚ one man’s bright smile and wit shined through; Ronald Reagan. Ronald Wilson Reagan was born in 1911
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looked up to by children and adults alike as people who accomplished great feats. Ronald Reagan was someone who achieved something so great that only 43 other people have achieved‚ he became the president of the United States of America. Ronald Wilson Reagan was born to Jack and Nelle Reagan on Febuary 6‚ 1911‚ in Tampico‚ Illinois. After living in a series of towns the Reagans settled in Dixon‚ Illinois(Ronald Reagan Biography). He attended Dixon High School and graduated from Eureka College with
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Cannon‚ Lou. Reagan. New York: Putnam‚ 1982. Lou Cannon has covered Ronald Reagan for thirty-six years‚ first as a reporter for the San Jose Mercury News‚ later as the White House correspondent for the Washington Post. He began with covering Reagan’s first campaign for governor of California in 1966 and continued until Reagan’s recent death in 2004. His other books on Reagan include Ronnie and Jesse: A Political Odyssey‚ Ronald Reagan: The Presidential Portfolio‚ President Reagan: The Role of
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historical. Ronald Reagan was a popular president and he was considered a very good speaker. His Address to the Nation on Challenger is one of his better and well known speeches‚ the speech addressed the nation during a time of agony. This speech was given instead of the planned state of the union speech given annually by presidents. On January 28th 1986 a space shuttle took off on the coast of Florida and it
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research 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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Hello everyone‚ I am here representing Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan was born on February 6‚ 1911 in Tampico‚ Illinois. When Reagan started school he went to Eureka High School‚ after graduating from Eureka High School he attended Eureka College. While he was at Eureka College he had majored in Economics and Sociology. While attending college he had worked as a sports announcer on several radio stations. After college he had moved to Hollywood in 1937 and from there he had became an actor and was
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Rhetorical Analysis of Ronald Reagan’s “Tear Down this Wall” Ra’Shell Ford Due 7/24/2011 Rhetorical Analysis of Ronald Reagan’s “Tear Down this Wall” On August 15‚ 1961‚ Communists began building a wall to keep Germans from escaping Communist-controlled East Berlin to West Democratic Berlin. There were guards‚ electric barbed wired fences‚ and of course the twelve foot concrete wall that prevented Germans from escaping. After the wall was built many Germans still tried to flee the west but
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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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be seen as the turning point in the war on communism. The Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson will be forever remembered for the Vietnam war and the public’s disapproval over the war and his decisions regarding the war. However‚ President Ronald Reagan receives‚ to this day great praise and honor for his presidency in spite of his colossal
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He has been called the most significant President of the 20th century. Ronald Reagan’s devotion to the American people and his unwavering commitment to managing both domestic and foreign affairs with sincerity‚ composure and efficiency provided a beacon of hope in an era that was marked by economic turmoil on the homefront and an impending threat of nuclear war. An analysis of Reagan’s life history‚ from a psychological standpoint‚ seeks to reveal the significant factors and influential events that
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