His two term "reign" can be called the Reagan Revolution. His goal as president was to reduce Americans' reliance on the government. He believed that he did good on his campaign promise to "the great, confident roar of American progress and growth and optimism.Reagan was the president of the Screen Actors Guild and became involved in arguments about communism in movies. Later, in 1966, he became Governor of Calirfornia and reelected in 1970. Reagan won Republican Presidential nomination in 1980; he chose George Bush as his VP. Ronald Reagan beat Jimmy Carter 489 to 49 in electoral. 69 days after being in office he was shot and survived. With a renewal of self-confidence in Americans, Reagan and Bush were able to win a second term in 1984. They won over Walter F. Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro. When his Presidency came to an end, the nation went the longest under Reagan's Reign for peacetime prosperity without recession and depression. Overseas his goal was "peace through strength." Meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev ended up in a treaty with Soviet Union that there would be no intermediate range nuclear missiles. After receiving word that Libyans bombed Americans in a West Berlin nightclub, Reagan declared war on terrorism. Ronald Reagan is most known for defeating communism and winning the Cold War. So take that Communism.
Overall, I believe that Ronald Reagan will go down in history as one of the greats. He did a lot for our country and took out communism. Go USA.
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