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    Ronald Reagan Influence

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    race included‚ Ronald Reagan’s failed idea of “star wars” and the United nations space station. Ronald Reagan was a very important influence of the Cold War. Ronald Reagan was born February 6‚ 1911 in Tampico‚ IL. He served in the United States Air Force for eight years during WWII. Ronald Reagan was also an actor before becoming politically affiliated‚ and starred in several hit movies. Ronald Reagan served as California’s State governor of California for 2 terms. As president‚ Reagan negotiated

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    Reagan was born on February 6‚ 1911 in Tampico‚ Illinois. Ronald Wilson Reagan was the second child of John Reagan‚ who was a shoe salesman‚ and Nelle Reagan. Ronald Reagans family lived in poverty throughout his childhood. This was as a result of John Reagans struggle with alcoholism. His family was always on the move. For several years they moved from town to town in search of a permanent settlement. His family finally settled in Dixon‚ Illinois; where Reagan describes his childhood as the happiest

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    Ronald Reagan once famously said‚ “In this present crisis‚ government is not the solution to our problems‚ government is the problem.” In 1933‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected president‚ due to the Great Depression. He came up with something to help the people of America called The New Deal. It was meant to help the unemployed and starving. Sounds great‚ but what if those goal never came through? Both of those presidents‚ Reagan and FDR‚ are thought to be some of the greatest presidents

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    Obama and Reagan’s position in the United States both started during hard economic times. While Reagans term was during the inflation period‚ Obama also addressed the weak economy he was faced with when he took office. These presidents have different views and ideas of how government works and how much government should be involved in citizens personal lives. Reagan believed that the United States was “a nation that has a government – not the other way around.” He strongly believed that the government

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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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    Ronald Wilson Reagan [pic] Madison Gregor 11-2-12 Period: 3 . Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of The United States of America. He was known as the Teflon President. Ronald Wilson Reagan was born February 6‚ 1911. He was born in Tampico‚ Illinois. His mothers name was Nelle Wilson Reagan‚ a stay at home mom. His fathers name was Jhon Edward Reagan; he owned a local shoe store. He had one brother named Jhon Neil Reagan‚ was athletic and smart. His

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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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    Jimmy Carter Book Report

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    farmer‚ warehouse man‚ professor‚ and president are just a few titles James Earl Jr. better known as Jimmy Carter‚ has held over the span of his life. Born October 1‚ 1924‚ in Plains‚ Georgia‚ Jimmy Carter was the first president to be born in a hospital. He was raised in a rural community by his parents James Earl Carter‚ a farmer and businessman‚ and Lillian Gordy Carter‚ a register nurse. Jimmy and his three siblings: Ruth‚ Gloria‚ and Billy grew up during the depression on their peanut farm in

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    Jimmy Carter was a natural-born leader and hard worker. He served as 39th President of the United States‚ from 1977 to 1981. Carter is still alive today and has 4 children. When Jimmy was just ten he would load his family’s produce onto a wagon and haul it into town to sell it. By the time Carter was 14 he had enough money to buy 5 houses‚ because of the Great Depression the housing market dropped. So he fixed them up and rented them out to families in need. While Jimmy Carter was president he worked

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    Jimmy Carter was born on October 1st‚ 1924. He was born and raised in Georgia where he also attended college. He was the 39th president. Carter was a Baptist and his parents where very religious. Carter has three sons: john‚ James and Donnel. Carter was married to Rossalynn. Carter attended Georgia southwestern college and later in the navy became a submariner. Also‚ carter attending Union College. After the death of his father he returned to take care of his mother. He became a community leader

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