I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience". They never stopped courting. Copyright © 2020 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. In 2010, U.S. President Barack Obama named Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper Jr. director of national intelligence. Afterward, his informal public appearances became more infrequent as the disease progressed. [172][173], The net effect of all Reagan-era tax bills was a 1 percent decrease in government revenues when compared to Treasury Department revenue estimates from the Administration's first post-enactment January budgets. But by 2016, Lemann stated that the passage represents "a fairly uncontroversial description of what Reagan actually did. However, by the time of the convention, Nixon had 692 delegate votes, 25 more than he needed to secure the nomination, followed by Rockefeller with Reagan in third place. [364] He also declared June 11 a national day of mourning. [273] In response, Reagan announced the imposition of new sanctions on the South African government, including an arms embargo in late 1985. These factors contributed to a stagnant Soviet economy during Gorbachev's tenure. [208] In response to Soviet deployment of the SS-20, Reagan oversaw NATO's deployment of the Pershing missile in West Germany. "[395] Professor Jeffrey Knopf has argued that Reagan's leadership was only one of several causes of the end of the Cold War. [445][446], On January 18, 1993, Reagan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom (awarded with distinction), the highest honor that the United States can bestow, from President George H. W. Bush, his vice president and successor. [44] By the end of the war, his units had produced some 400 training films for the Air Force, including cockpit simulations for B-29 crews scheduled to bomb Japan. [16] After becoming a prominent actor, Reagan gave speeches in favor of racial equality following World War II. [369], On June 11, a state funeral was conducted in the Washington National Cathedral, presided over by President George W. Bush. [23] His father was strongly opposed to the Ku Klux Klan due to his Catholic heritage, but also due to the Klan's anti-semitism and anti-black racism. In November 1994, Reagan revealed in a handwritten letter to the American people that he had recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. 1945). May God always bless you. He led the SAG through implementing the 1947 Taft–Hartley Act, various labor-management disputes, and the Hollywood blacklist era. Did Reagan Finance Genocide in Guatemala? In 1991, the Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs opened in Simi Valley, California. Cleaver was the father of Reagan's fiancé. Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Mortgage rates in the United States have fallen to a new record low but applications are down, an industry report said Wednesday. [219][220], Under a policy that came to be known as the Reagan Doctrine, Reagan and his administration also provided overt and covert aid to anti-communist resistance movements in an effort to "rollback" Soviet-backed communist governments in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Reagan was raised in a low-income family in small towns of northern Illinois. Japan awarded him the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum in 1989; he was the second U.S. president to receive the order and the first to have it given to him for personal reasons as Eisenhower received it as a commemoration of U.S.–Japanese relations. Then, following Rehnquist's confirmation, the president named Antonin Scalia to fill the consequent associate justice vacancy. © 2020 Biography and the Biography logo are registered trademarks of A&E Television Networks, LLC. Citing the economic theories of Arthur Laffer, Reagan promoted the proposed tax cuts as potentially stimulating the economy enough to expand the tax base, offsetting the revenue loss due to reduced rates of taxation, a theory that entered political discussion as the Laffer curve. [42] His first assignment was at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation at Fort Mason, California, as a liaison officer of the Port and Transportation Office. [9] He also stated that she strongly influenced his own beliefs: "I know that she planted that faith very deeply in me. StormBreaker bomb approved for use on F-15E, Amy Coney Barrett refuses to share views on Roe vs. Wade abortion case, California orders GOP to remove 'fake' ballot drop boxes, Trump asks Supreme Court for stay on subpoena for tax returns, Social Security cost-of-living increase next year will be lowest since 2017. However, Reagan's term came to an end before the executive order could be coordinated and signed, and the incoming Bush administration, labeling Project Socrates as "industrial policy," had it terminated. To ensure that the United States acquired the maximum benefit from automated innovation, Reagan, during his second term, had an executive order drafted to create a new federal agency to implement the Project Socrates results on a nationwide basis. [465], In November 2018, a feature film named Reagan received funding from TriStar Global Entertainment with Dennis Quaid portraying Reagan. [298] President Harry S. Truman's policy of containment is also regarded as a force behind the fall of the USSR, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan undermined the Soviet system itself. Reagan did experience occasional memory lapses, though, especially with names. [366] On June 7, his body was transferred to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, where a brief family funeral, conducted by Pastor Michael Wenning, was held. UPI File Photo |, Clutching his rosary beads, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy lies injured on the floor of the Ambassador Hotel after being shot by assailant Sirhan Sirhan on June 5, 1968 following his victory speech in the California primary election. [312], On July 13, 1985, Reagan underwent surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital to remove cancerous polyps from his colon. He later served two terms as governor of California. Photo: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library/Getty Images. [11] Reagan's family briefly lived in several towns and cities in Illinois, including Monmouth, Galesburg, and Chicago. He was an indifferent student, majored in economics and sociology and graduated with a C grade. His wife Nancy died of heart failure in 2016 at the age of 94 and was also interred at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs. His popular vote margin of victory—nearly 16.9 million votes (54.4 million for Reagan to 37.5 million for Mondale)[248][249]—was exceeded only by Richard Nixon in his 1972 victory over George McGovern. [44], In January 1944, Reagan was ordered to temporary duty in New York City to participate in the opening of the Sixth War Loan Drive, which campaigned for the purchase of war bonds. Tax cuts were implemented to stimulate the United States' economy. He graduated from Eureka College in 1932 and worked as a radio sports commentator. Immediately on taking office as president, Reagan began implementing sweeping new political and economic initiatives that were highly popular among conservatives but denounced by liberals. "[380] However, Mark Weisbrot, co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, contended that Reagan's "economic policies were mostly a failure"[381] while Howard Kurtz of The Washington Post opined that Reagan was "a far more controversial figure in his time than the largely gushing obits on television would suggest. "[421] His age and soft-spoken speech gave him a warm grandfatherly image. "[231] The administration was also heavily criticized for backing anti-communist leaders accused of severe human rights violations, such as Hissène Habré of Chad[234] and Efraín Ríos Montt of Guatemala. ", Gerard J. [221] However, in a break from the Carter administration's policy of arming Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act, Reagan also agreed with the communist government in China to reduce the sale of arms to Taiwan. In foreign affairs he denounced Communism and invaded the island country of Grenada after Communist elements took control; as a result a new government was appointed by the governor-general. But I never thought it was my style that made a difference—it was the content. Early in 1942, he was ordered to military active duty in San Francisco and never became a true film star. [397] More men voted Republican under Reagan, and Reagan tapped into religious voters. Nonetheless, Ford prevailed with 1,187 delegates to Reagan's 1,070. [171], He reappointed Paul Volcker as Chairman of the Federal Reserve, and in 1987 he appointed monetarist Alan Greenspan to succeed him. The Beirut barracks bombing killed 241 American servicemen and wounded more than 60 others by a suicide truck bomber. They can't sustain military production the way we can. https://www.biography.com/us-president/ronald-reagan. He also strongly advocated the Republican ideal of less government regulation of the economy, including that of undue federal taxation. [150] A leading reference work on public administration concluded, "The firing of PATCO employees not only demonstrated a clear resolve by the president to take control of the bureaucracy, but it also sent a clear message to the private sector that unions no longer needed to be feared. At 69 years, 349 days of age at the time of his first inauguration, Reagan was the oldest person to assume the U.S. presidency, a distinction he held until 2017, when Donald Trump was inaugurated at age 70 years, 220 days. [115] It became the first no-fault divorce legislation in the United States. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead. Ronald Wilson Reagan (/ˈreɪɡən/ RAY-gən; February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and became a highly influential voice of modern conservatism.

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