What Does it Take to be a Great President?

     

     - Leah Baechle, Manisha Byreddy, Apoorva Gopalakrishna

 

Ronald Reagan

 

 

Where I Live(ed):

Tampico, Illinois

Blog: http://iamediacenter.blogspot.com

Website: Official White House Biography

 

About Me:

I went to a highschool near Dixon, Illinois. I then attended Eureka College where I majored in economics and sociology.

I had a temporary job as a sports announcer but soon after, I went to a screen test and won my first acting role in the movie Love is on the Air. Other movies I have been in include Dark Victory, Knute Rockne--All American, Santa Fe Trail, and Kings Row.

 

Date of Birth:

February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois

 

Date of Death:

June 5, 2004 in Los Angeles, California

 

Sex:

Male

 

Political Views:

I support the Republican party.

 

Religious Views:

Christian

 

Years Served as President:

1981-1989

 

Status:

Married Jane Wyman in 1940 (divorced in 1948)

Married Nancy Davis in 1952

 

Children:

2 children with Jane Wyman - Maureen Elizabeth and Michael Edward

2 children with Nancy Davis - Patricia Ann and Ronald Prescott

 

Looking for:

Friendship, Networking

 

Occupations:

Sports announcer, Editor, Actor, Governer of California, and most importantly President of the United States

 

Interests/Hobbies:

• Acting
• Captian of the U.S. Army Air Forces
• Member of Board of Directors of Screen Actors Guild
• Former President and Member of Board of Directors of Motion Picture Industry Council

 

Education:

• Eureka College, B.A., 1932

 

Favorite Books:

• Pamela
• The Shiek
• and any other deeply romantic book

 

Favorite Movies:

• Sante Fe Trail
• Kunte Rockne, All American
• The Love Story
• and any other romantic or action movie

 

Favorite Music:

Lady Washington- Saw You My Hero George? - 1789

The Presidents March - 1789

Durangs Hornpipe

 

Friends:

• Nancy Reagan
• William Casey
• Edwin Meese III
• Frank Fahrenkopf
• William F. Buckley 

 

Favorite Sport:

• Football
• Riding
• Swimming

 

During my stint as president, the political, social and economic factors and challenges that I had to deal with (at home) included:

 

Political

• had to compromise my conservative principles
• was faced with political reality rather than staying with my conservative principles
• was seen as an extremist based on some issues

 

Social

• controversy of my administration supporting prayer in public schools

• controversy of my administration's opposition to abortion

• national defense 

Economic

• economic growth
• curb inflation
• increased employment

 

 

During my stint as president, the political, social and economic factors and challenges that I had to deal with (abroad) included:

 

Political

• dealing with the Cold War with Russia
• resolving the Lebanon and Grenada invasion and bombings
• Iran- Contra Affair

 

Social

• dealing with immigration issues to the United States

• resolving the Libya bombing crisis

• helping defend Afghanistan in the Soviet invasion

 

Economic

• idea of Reaganomics
• against Nicaragua harbor minings
• limited UN policy and withdrew from UNESCO

 

 

Looking back at my presidential career, I had to wear several "hats."  Wearing these different "hats," these were my most significant achievements and failures:

 

 Commander-in-Chief

• I destroyed the nuclear arms that caused a threat to this world with the help of Gorbachev. Also I tried to stop the spreading of communism by helping the Contras fight the Nicaragua and Afghanis fight the Soviet.

Chief Executive

•  As a Chief Executive though many people thought I lacked knowledge and capability of being a president I was a great speaker and influenced many people’s minds. I maintained my highly popular in the publics views as I tried to portray a good image. Also, I elected the first woman Chief Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor.

Chief Diplomat

•  I fought and argued with the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev to not start a nuclear war and stop the use of nuclear weapons.  Also, I aided the Contras and Afghanis fight communism to help stop the spread of it.

Ceremonial Head of State

•  As the Ceremonial Head of State, I tried my best to console my country and people during the terrible time of the Challenger incident.

Manager of the Economy

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  I cut taxes to help the lower and middle class which increased employment rate. I used the money from the taxes to increase military defenses due to this there was a deficit.

Party Leader

• I was very greatly supported and liked by my party since I was elected three times during Presidential election as a Republican candidate. As a party leader, I solved the problems and issues in the California Republican Party.

National Leader

•  They called me the, “Great Communicator” for I always interacted with the people in our country and caught their attention by talking to them through TV. Through this people liked me a lot better as I always kept them informed and showed them that I cared.

 

Favorite Quote About Me by a Famous Historian:

 

• "History will give Reagan great credit for standing for principles." (George H. W. Bush)
• "President Reagan was a formidable political campaigner, who provided ... unshakeable beliefs and was able to express them effectively, both in America and abroad." (Jimmy Carter)

 

 

Fun Facts:

• I was one of the few presidents that was deeply loved by everyone else.
• Nancy and I were also such much in love that we often wrote love letters across the room.

 

Positive Political Cartoon

Reaganomics was an ideal economic policy that cut taxes and used a trickle down theory.

 

Negative Political Cartoon

 

 

Reagan is displayed as an undesicive man stuck between a political party and everyone else.

 

Works Cited:

 

"Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2008." Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC>.

 

Graff, Henry F., ed. Presidents: A Reference History. 3^rd ed. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. International Academy High School. 30 Apr. 2008 http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&u=lom_inac.

 

Pendergast, Sara and Tom Pendergast, eds. St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. Detroit: St. James Press, 2000. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. International Academy High School. 30 Apr. 2008 <http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&u=lom_inac>.

 

"Ron Reagan." Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television. Vol. 78. Thomson Gale, 2008.  Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC

"Ronald Reagan." American Decades. Gale Research, 1998. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC>.

 

"Ronald Prescott Reagan." Almanac of Famous People, 9th ed. Thomson Gale, 2007.  Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC

 

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