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The episode covers Reagan's first term as President, including his undoing of the New Deal and Great Society, the war on drugs and the implementation of Reaganomics, which results in economic hardship for the lower classes and a widening gap in wealth between the poor and the rich. It also explores how the Reagans' public images suffer during ...
[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%.
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 ...
Of presidents since 1960, only Ronald Reagan and (in interim results) Barack Obama placed in the top ten; Obama was the highest-ranked president since Harry Truman (1945–1953). Most of the other recent presidents held middling positions, though George W. Bush placed in the bottom ten, the lowest-ranked president since Warren Harding (1921 ...
Dennis Quaid is a fan of Ronald Reagan, but he felt reluctant at first to play the late president in the new biopic Reagan.. While the actor, 70, appeared on the Today show to promote the movie on ...
Presidents Day is approaching, and according to a new poll economics and recent history may play a factor along with politics, when it comes to how Americans rank their presidents. In the USA ...
Ronald Wilson Reagan [a] (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party and became an important figure in the American conservative movement.
"In Control" received positive reviews from critics. Eric Goldman of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8.8 out of 10 and wrote, "This was a notable episode of The Americans, involving the first big real life 'event' the show has used, as Elizabeth and Phillip found everything in turmoil in the wake of the assassination attempt on President Reagan ...