Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico Ill,

The Legassy of Ronald Reagan 

 

   Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico Illinois on February 6, 1911. Him and his family moved around alot in Illinois, and they finally settled down in Dixon Illinois, which is the town that Reagan considered his hometown. Around 1926 Reagan began work as a lifeguard in Dixon at a Lowell Park, and was credited with saving over 77 lives during the seven summers that he worked there. When 1928 rolled around, Reagan graduated from Dixon High School. Ronald attented alot of different programs in school, such as the student body president, he played football, basketball, track, and also was in school plays. Reagan was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild for the first of five consecutive terms, and he testified as a friendly witness before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, in 1947. Also on January 20, 1981, Reagan was sworn in as the 40th president of the United States. On the same day, Iran releases the 52 remaining hostages who had been held at the U.S. embassy in Tehran for 444 days.

    Ronald Reagan did alot of good things to our country, and there are some major ones that stand out today. He came into the office of the president with alot of beliefs and high standards knowing that he was going to accomplish something. Some of the things that he wanted to accomplish was working on ending the soviet union, cutting the size of the federal government, and cutting back on taxes. From day one, Reagan worked extrordinarily hard towards coming up with solutions for these problems. Ronald won the Republican's party nomination with this simple phrase, “Ask yourself, are you better off now than you were four years ago?” People answered this with a negative answer because of living through the awful time where Jimmy Carter was the president. During Ronald Reagan's two terms in office, there were changes that were obvious. People saw a remarkable economic growth, the reduction of tax burdens on the American people, and also a great effort in order to build the American Millitary up to a true superpower status.

    Ronald Reagan's vision "Peace through Strength" was proven correct and he paved the way for a diplomatic and peaceful co-existence between the United States and the former Soviet Union. Also, he made us proud to be Americans again. Reagan was a very good president, he changed our economy into a better one, and was a good impact on everyones life. When Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in 1994, he wrote a letter to the American People and it said In closing, let me thank you, the American people, for giving me the great honor of allowing me to serve as your President. When the Lord calls me home, whenever that day may be, I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and eternal optimism for its future. I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead. I believe that Reagan was the best president that we had, and when he was president our world was a better place.