one of his many nicknames was the Great
Communicator we have have every right to
dream heroic dreams and after all why
shouldn’t we believe that welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
learning more about the life and
accomplishments of President Ronald
Reagan born February 6th 1911 in
Illinois Ronald Wilson Reagan was a
Renaissance man in his youth standing
out in sports theater and school
politics five years after graduating
from Eureka College in 1932 he signed
with Warner Brothers and began his work
as an on-screen actor one of his most
well known roles was the 1940 film Knute
Rockne All American in fact this film
was the reason he was later nicknamed
the Gipper someday when the team’s up
against it
breaks are being the boys asked him to
go in there with all that gonna win just
one for the Gipper during his career he
worked extensively within the Screen
Actors Guild and eventually moved to the
small screen as the host of the TV show
General Electric Theater or General
Electric here is Ronald Reagan Reagan
married twice during this period his
first wife was actress Jane Wyman whom
he Wed in 1940 after their divorce
Reagan married Nancy Davis on March 4th
1952 and she remained his wife until his
death Reagan’s political career started
to take shape in the early 1950s though
he began as a Democrat he later joined
the Republican Party his political
fundamentals were clear lower taxes
smaller government and a stronger
military by 1966 his charm and opinions
had encouraged Californians to elect him
as governor and he kept the job for two
terms he promptly attempted to secure a
spot as the Republican Party’s
presidential candidate though his first
attempts in 1968 and 1976 were
unsuccessful I’ve called this press
conference to announce that I am a
candidate for the presidency and to ask
for the support of all Americans who
share my belief that our nation needs to
embark on a new and constructive course
in nine
eighty he finally won the nomination
again he used his charisma and sharp
policies to win votes and at the age of
69 he was elected the 40th President of
the United States his presidency between
1981 and 1989 was called the Reagan
Revolution because of the great changes
that swept the nation a champion of
stimulating the economy through lower
taxes his economic policies were
nicknamed Reaganomics however these
tactics made him less popular with the
lower classes as they felt he did not
understand their problems detractors
also point out that while these policies
did revive the economy they also left
his successor with a huge deficit only
two months after his inauguration on
March 30th 1981 the president was shot
by John Hinckley jr. at the Hilton
Washington hotel Reagan recuperated
quickly and in the wake of this
assassination attempt his approval
rating soared to 73 percent throughout
his presidency Reagan handled conflicts
both at home and abroad for example he
led the country through the Cold War by
implementing foreign policies that were
criticized by some as too aggressive but
hailed by others mr. Gorbachev tear down
this war Reagan also became the first
president to open a US hosted Olympic
Games in the summer of 1984 shortly
after he was re-elected in a landslide
victory over former Vice President
Walter Mondale and won the most
electoral votes of any president in
history his second term also held
crucial moments when the Challenger
Space Shuttle disintegrated killing its
seven-person crew in January of 1986
Reagan consoled a grieving nation with a
stirring television address the future
doesn’t belong to the faint-hearted it
belongs to the brave the President and
First Lady also intensified the war on
drugs during these years and began
they’re just saying no campaign though
he was nicknamed the Teflon President
Reagan and his
raishin were not immune to controversy
the decades biggest US political scandal
was revealed in late 86 in the
iran-contra affair what began as a
strategic opening to Iran deteriorated
in its implementation into trading arms
for hostages it was alleged that the
country had financed a Nicaraguan rebel
group with funds from secret arms sales
to Iran the United States was eventually
found guilty of war crimes against
Nicaragua though Reagan claimed he was
unaware of the plot his popularity
plummeted once he left office in 1989
Reagan led a relatively private life in
1994 at the age of 83 it was announced
that the former president was suffering
from Alzheimer’s disease ten years later
on June 5th 2004 Reagan died due to
complications from the disease a state
funeral was held and a national day of
mourning was proclaimed by then
President George W Bush with an
endearing sense of humor influential
actions and an ability to charm
Republicans and Democrats alike Reagan
renewed the United States promise for
the future and today is considered one
of the best presidents in history
goodbye god bless you and God bless the
United States of America
Communicator we have have every right to
dream heroic dreams and after all why
shouldn’t we believe that welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
learning more about the life and
accomplishments of President Ronald
Reagan born February 6th 1911 in
Illinois Ronald Wilson Reagan was a
Renaissance man in his youth standing
out in sports theater and school
politics five years after graduating
from Eureka College in 1932 he signed
with Warner Brothers and began his work
as an on-screen actor one of his most
well known roles was the 1940 film Knute
Rockne All American in fact this film
was the reason he was later nicknamed
the Gipper someday when the team’s up
against it
breaks are being the boys asked him to
go in there with all that gonna win just
one for the Gipper during his career he
worked extensively within the Screen
Actors Guild and eventually moved to the
small screen as the host of the TV show
General Electric Theater or General
Electric here is Ronald Reagan Reagan
married twice during this period his
first wife was actress Jane Wyman whom
he Wed in 1940 after their divorce
Reagan married Nancy Davis on March 4th
1952 and she remained his wife until his
death Reagan’s political career started
to take shape in the early 1950s though
he began as a Democrat he later joined
the Republican Party his political
fundamentals were clear lower taxes
smaller government and a stronger
military by 1966 his charm and opinions
had encouraged Californians to elect him
as governor and he kept the job for two
terms he promptly attempted to secure a
spot as the Republican Party’s
presidential candidate though his first
attempts in 1968 and 1976 were
unsuccessful I’ve called this press
conference to announce that I am a
candidate for the presidency and to ask
for the support of all Americans who
share my belief that our nation needs to
embark on a new and constructive course
in nine
eighty he finally won the nomination
again he used his charisma and sharp
policies to win votes and at the age of
69 he was elected the 40th President of
the United States his presidency between
1981 and 1989 was called the Reagan
Revolution because of the great changes
that swept the nation a champion of
stimulating the economy through lower
taxes his economic policies were
nicknamed Reaganomics however these
tactics made him less popular with the
lower classes as they felt he did not
understand their problems detractors
also point out that while these policies
did revive the economy they also left
his successor with a huge deficit only
two months after his inauguration on
March 30th 1981 the president was shot
by John Hinckley jr. at the Hilton
Washington hotel Reagan recuperated
quickly and in the wake of this
assassination attempt his approval
rating soared to 73 percent throughout
his presidency Reagan handled conflicts
both at home and abroad for example he
led the country through the Cold War by
implementing foreign policies that were
criticized by some as too aggressive but
hailed by others mr. Gorbachev tear down
this war Reagan also became the first
president to open a US hosted Olympic
Games in the summer of 1984 shortly
after he was re-elected in a landslide
victory over former Vice President
Walter Mondale and won the most
electoral votes of any president in
history his second term also held
crucial moments when the Challenger
Space Shuttle disintegrated killing its
seven-person crew in January of 1986
Reagan consoled a grieving nation with a
stirring television address the future
doesn’t belong to the faint-hearted it
belongs to the brave the President and
First Lady also intensified the war on
drugs during these years and began
they’re just saying no campaign though
he was nicknamed the Teflon President
Reagan and his
raishin were not immune to controversy
the decades biggest US political scandal
was revealed in late 86 in the
iran-contra affair what began as a
strategic opening to Iran deteriorated
in its implementation into trading arms
for hostages it was alleged that the
country had financed a Nicaraguan rebel
group with funds from secret arms sales
to Iran the United States was eventually
found guilty of war crimes against
Nicaragua though Reagan claimed he was
unaware of the plot his popularity
plummeted once he left office in 1989
Reagan led a relatively private life in
1994 at the age of 83 it was announced
that the former president was suffering
from Alzheimer’s disease ten years later
on June 5th 2004 Reagan died due to
complications from the disease a state
funeral was held and a national day of
mourning was proclaimed by then
President George W Bush with an
endearing sense of humor influential
actions and an ability to charm
Republicans and Democrats alike Reagan
renewed the United States promise for
the future and today is considered one
of the best presidents in history
goodbye god bless you and God bless the
United States of America
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