Margaret Thatcher's Eulogy For Ronald Reagan

On June 11th, 2004 Margaret Thatcher delivered a eulogy for Ronald Reagan, the 40th US president and a dear friend of hers. Within this eulogy Thatcher creates an honorary atmosphere through the use of splendid memories and past accomplishments of Reagans, using a pathos approach to pull on the heartstrings of the reader she invokes a sense of patriotism.
Thatcher describes the accomplished, honest, unyielding man she knew with the hope that she could help his image live on. Immediately in the first section she begins to appeal to the readers' mournful emotions with her description of the strong willed person she knew. Thatcher believed that Reagan had made historic accomplishments such as “freeing the slaves of communism”. Reagan had policies that were optimistic and gave a sense of freshness. She pegged Reagan as a comic recollecting his assassination attempt, Reagan kept his composure and cracked jokes giving reassurance to a scared world.This simple brief history she gives conveys the idea that Reagan was a strong leader.

She portrays Reagan as straight-forward with the mention of his actions at the Geneva summit in which he blatantly explained why he did not trust Mikhail gorbachev.These words are not only bashful but a persuasive invitation for a new relationship between them. She states how Reagen not only told off Gorbachev but did not hold it against Russia when it came down to it this shows Reagan's skillful thinking and his ability to think two steps ahead. When reflecting these actions Reagan can be seen as understanding and intelligent in the way he works with