Ronald Reagan

When was he born?

Born in Small town Tampico, Illinois, on February 6, 191

What was his career after college?

successful sportscaster

What did he do after sportscasting?

1937 made up acting experience on cv - 50 Hollywood movies career

Who did he vote for repeatedly?

FDR

What union he was the head of?

head of actor's union (helped his negotiating skills)

What popular prime time to programme did he host?

General Electric Thinker (54-62)

How did being a host help him?

It trained him how to connect with a tv audience

What did he also do as a host?

He spent 16 weeks yearly touring GE plants , boosting company morale and encouraging sense of identity seven thousand employees

What else did he do at this time as a host?

Met over 1/4 million people, over 40 states made over 4000 speeches(sometimes as much as 14).

What did he learn at this time as a host? -

He learnt how to give a audience the vote winning feel good factor , tens of thousands voters heard him and they were impressed

What did GE do after? -

Extended his tour to include speeches however he was dropped after his speeches became too anti government and controversial

When did He ran for California governor?

1966

What was his beliefs as governor? - Beliefs and aims clear :

too much taxation, bureaucracy, centralized government, welfare, students protest

What did he call student protest?

Christened the Berkeley FSM as filthy speech movement

What did he learn as governor?

Court the state legislature, understand realities of decision making, negotiate with legislatures, control them by going over their heads over people

What did he actually do?

He increased taxes and state budget doubled under him

What did historians say?

Many contend he govern competently given that it was a large state full of problems and had a difficult democrat dominated legislature.

Reagan aims as president -

tax cuts

reduce size and role of government

deregulation of state and federal government

build up usa cold war defence expensive

Reasons behind aims

would revive economy by encouraging people work harder and buy more.

said gov don't solve problems, subsides them , cut 40bn from proposed 82 federal budget of 740bnwould liberate business allow capitalism to flourish, make people more prosperous allow pay more tax, would decrease federal deficit

What is Reagan economic philosophy called?

Reaganomics

Why did congress approved his budget of 1981? \- -When he became president he knew exactly what he wanted to do about the economy and his admin was focused on it.

When he became president he knew exactly what he wanted to do about the economy and his admin was focused on it. his admin handled congress well , the republican Reagan white house was more helpful than democrat jimmy carter his poll ratings were high after unsuccessful assassination attempt tax was one of the few things he deeply wanted

liberal commenters frequently complained he was given a easy to by the media .he was always obliging to reporters