Analysis of Ronald Reagan's 40th Anniversary D-Day Address
Analysis of Ronald Reagan 's 40th Anniversary of D-Day
Ronald Reagan, born February 6, 1911, accomplished a great many things in his life. He changed lives and inspired many people from a wide variety of standpoints as an actor, governor, soldier, and eventually president of the United States of America. Reagan was a brilliant and gifted speaker, garnering himself with fame as a star actor, trust and relateability as a loving husband and father, and the love of the American people as the president who reformed the government, decreased the people 's reliance on it, and set the Cold War up for an end during his successor, George H. W. Bush 's term. From a young age, Reagan was known for his strong faith, belief in the inherent goodness of mankind, and opposition to racism. It is said that at the age of twelve, Reagan took a group of African-American travelers who were denied access to a local inn home, where his mother fed them and allowed them to stay the night. As a young adult and college student at Eureka College, Reagan was famous for discrediting the school 's president when he tried to fire some of the school 's faculty. The faculty was saved, the president was eventually forced to leave the school. After college, Reagan broke onto the media scene in radio, starting by broadcasting football games for the University of Iowa. He worked his way up the radio ladder, and eventually broke into film with a series of shoddy B-movies produced for Warner Brother 's Studios. As time went by, Reagan moved from B-list actor to A-list support, eventually starring as a college football player in Knute Rockne, All American. The movie earned him the lifelong nickname, “The Gipper.” His personal favorite film performance was, however, the role of Drake McHugh, a double amputee, in King 's Row. It was also considered his best by many critics and fans. Reagan 's life as an actor was cut short by a sudden military career, however. Reagan was restricted
Ronald Reagan, born February 6, 1911, accomplished a great many things in his life. He changed lives and inspired many people from a wide variety of standpoints as an actor, governor, soldier, and eventually president of the United States of America. Reagan was a brilliant and gifted speaker, garnering himself with fame as a star actor, trust and relateability as a loving husband and father, and the love of the American people as the president who reformed the government, decreased the people 's reliance on it, and set the Cold War up for an end during his successor, George H. W. Bush 's term. From a young age, Reagan was known for his strong faith, belief in the inherent goodness of mankind, and opposition to racism. It is said that at the age of twelve, Reagan took a group of African-American travelers who were denied access to a local inn home, where his mother fed them and allowed them to stay the night. As a young adult and college student at Eureka College, Reagan was famous for discrediting the school 's president when he tried to fire some of the school 's faculty. The faculty was saved, the president was eventually forced to leave the school. After college, Reagan broke onto the media scene in radio, starting by broadcasting football games for the University of Iowa. He worked his way up the radio ladder, and eventually broke into film with a series of shoddy B-movies produced for Warner Brother 's Studios. As time went by, Reagan moved from B-list actor to A-list support, eventually starring as a college football player in Knute Rockne, All American. The movie earned him the lifelong nickname, “The Gipper.” His personal favorite film performance was, however, the role of Drake McHugh, a double amputee, in King 's Row. It was also considered his best by many critics and fans. Reagan 's life as an actor was cut short by a sudden military career, however. Reagan was restricted
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