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Ronald reagan, who narrowly lost the republican partys presidential nomination in 1976, realized that his party needed to broaden its base into a durable coalition that would help its members. As president, he worked to reduce the threat of war between the u. The book is composed of 748 pages, describing reagan s life from his birth in tampico, illinois, to his. Politicians and prolife leaders from right to life founder and president dr. 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. African american life in reagans america humanities. Brands argues that reagan, along with fdr, was the most consequential president of the 20th century.
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Ronald reagan was the 40th president of the united states, serving from jan 1981 to 1989. Ronald reagan meets with the new york giants football team after their super bowl xxi victory, february, 1987. Oct 20, 2019 indeed, ronald reagans america presented african americans with a series of contradictions. In his workthe conservative intellectual movement in america since 1945, george nash. He worked his way through eureka college, where he studied economics and sociology. The first few days were long and harddaily cabinet meetings interspersed with sessions with congressional leaders regarding our ec. Although not a perfect presidency, it is difficult to comprehend any argument that the united states was not better off in 1989 than it was in 1981. An american life is a warm, richly detailed, and deeply human book, a brilliant selfportrait, a significant work of history. He pursued a policy of neoliberal economics seeking tax cuts, reduced government spending, and privatisation. He was a republican and was credited with a resurgence of american conservatism. Apr 17, 2020 ronald reagan is largely credited with the demise of soviet communism during the 1980s. Reagan returned to civilian life after world war ii, critically examined the society to.
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