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, and also the economy was worsening, which helped Reagan win the election with 489 electoral votes. (Wiki) He was nominated and ran again for a second term in 1984 against Democrat Walter Mondale. There was a large economic boom in 1983, lower inflation, reduced taxes, and less unemployment, many things that led to Reagan winning the election with 525 electoral votes. (Miller)
B. President Reagan’s wife, …show more content…
A role I think Ronald Reagan demonstrated very well was the Commander-In-Chief. Through his Presidency he had to make many calls for the military, and in wars. A big part in Reagan’s role of Commander-In-Chief was in the Cold War. He had a huge part in that, and deciding what to do and when to do it. He had to be very educated on the war, and be able to know what he needed to do and when he needed to do it.
E. President Ronald Reagan was a very great man. There weren’t a lot of people that had a bad thing to say about him, he just was an all around great guy, that was very loved and appreciated by the American people. Things went smooth in American while he was President. He was re-elected because he was doing such a great job at keeping the country stable. When deciding who to do my report on it was unquestionable that I picked Ronald Reagan. I had heard from my parents how much they liked him, and so I wanted to learn more about him myself. I’m glad I chose Ronald Reagan, and learned so much more about him. He was a great guy that will never be