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[4] [5] Headed into the 1984 presidential election, Reagan's ratings by CBS recovered, reaching 58% and higher throughout the next two years. [2] However, in January 1987, Gallup revealed that his rating dropped to 49% as a result of the Iran–Contra affair. By December 1988, the near end of his presidency, Reagan's rating recovered again at 63%.
Some observers described it at the time as the most comprehensive economic proposal since President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his New Deal program in March 1933. [3] When President Reagan handed House Speaker Tip O’Neill the printed copy, O’Neill reportedly said, "Mr. President, good luck." [3]
The 1986 State of the Union Address was given by the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan, on February 4, 1986, at 9:00 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 99th United States Congress. [1] It was Reagan's fifth State of the Union Address and his sixth speech to a joint session of the ...
January 20, 1981: Inauguration of President Ronald Reagan; January 20, 1981: Iran hostage crisis ended; February 18, 1981: President Reagan addressed a joint session of Congress; March 30, 1981: Reagan assassination attempt; April 12, 1981: First space shuttle launched; June 5, 1981: First recognized case of AIDS
In the USA Today/Gallup survey on who people said is the greatest. Presidents Day is approaching, and according to a new poll economics and recent history may play a factor along with politics ...
In a new book, author Ken Khachigian writes about his behind-the-scenes experiences as a speechwriter and confidant to Presidents Reagan and Nixon. Column: How the words of Ronald Reagan's ...
The Reagan era or the Age of Reagan is a periodization of recent American history used by historians and political observers to emphasize that the conservative "Reagan Revolution" led by President Ronald Reagan in domestic and foreign policy had a lasting impact. It overlaps with what political scientists call the Sixth Party System ...
Reagan preparing for his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office, 1989. Reagan's effectiveness as a public speaker earned him the moniker, "Great Communicator." ." Former Reagan speechwriter Ken Khachigian wrote, "What made him the Great Communicator was Ronald Reagan's determination and ability to educate his audience, to bring his ideas to life by using illustrations and word ...