Who was Ronald Reagan?
Q: Who was Ronald Reagan?
A: Ronald Reagan was an American actor and politician who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was also the 33rd Governor of California from 1967 to 1975.
Q: How did Reagan become president?
A: Before winning his presidential election in 1980, Reagan ran for president two times in 1968 and 1976. He was re-elected in 1984 at the age of 73, making him the oldest person elected President of the United States at that time.
Q: What is Reagan known for?
A: Reagan is known as the "Great Communicator" because he was a good public speaker. He is also known as the "Teflon president" because any criticism or scandals against him never stuck or affected his popularity.
Q: What economic policies did Reagan create?
A: As president, Reagan helped create a new political and economic idea called supply-side economics which lowered tax rates and created an economic growth while lowering inflation.
Q: What other accomplishments did he have during his presidency?
A: During his presidency, Reagan ordered an invasion of Grenada to end a Communist coup, declared a War on Drugs, worked on ending the Cold War with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev leading to signing of INF Treaty which lowered number of nuclear weapons in US & Soviet Union, and faced Iran–Contra affair scandal in 1987.
Q: When did Ronald Reagan die?
A: Ronald Reagan died on June 5th 2004 at his Bel Air home from pneumonia after a ten-year battle with Alzheimer's disease at 93 years old.
