What Are Ronald Reagan's Major Accomplishments

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Ronald Reagan was a man of many accomplishments. From starting out as a Hollywood actor to becoming the 40th leader of this country, he was a man of integrity, winning the hearts and minds of many and will forever be one of the most admired presidents this country has ever seen. In the years Reagan was President, he did many good things for the United States which set the course for it to find stability and prosperity once again. Not only was he a shining light in a time of darkness for an America that was buried deeply in what is called “stagflation”, but he went the extra mile to make sure that we were the strong, moving forward, and happy. Ronald “Dutch” Reagan was born February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. During Reagan’s childhood, …show more content…

When Ronald and his family finally settled down for a while, Ronald became determined to be all that he could during junior high and high school; he wanted to be great, but if not for his mother, this would have never come to pass. After discovering and finally understanding his father’s alcoholism, Ronald was set back in many ways emotionally, but his mother soon became his guiding light; being the devout Christian she was, she set Ronald on the right path for life. For the remaining years of Reagan’s youth, he did do it all. He played football, basketball, ran track, was president of student council and involved in theater, and during this time was also a lifeguard at the local river park for seven years. Reagan often would recall this era of his life as being the best years of his days wherein he saved the lives seventy-seven people. Not long after that, Ronald went to Eureka College, still having an interest in theatricals. After graduating there, he got jobs doing sports casting. People fell in love with this new voice-young, optimistic and promising. Reagan then enlisted in the army in 1937 and moved up in rank to be …show more content…

This took the excess money put into taxes and government spending and gave it back to the public, who then could have a surplus of income, thus having the opportunity to go out, enjoy life, take their extra money and spend it on recreational things, which boosted the economy in an all-round way. People began to thrive again and this meant hope for the