When the 1980 presidential election rolled around Americans were looking for a new leader and someone that could get the United States out of its slump. The previous Presidents did nothing but make Americans lose confidence in the position. Jimmy Carter didn't act as strong as a world leader should act. Gerald Ford wasn't a bad president but he didn't do much while he was in office. Nixon and Johnson were plagued by the conflict of the Vietnam War and the turbulent society in the United States. Americans needed an appealing President, someone who would lift their hopes; Ronald Reagan was that man. At the time the United States faced high inflation, high unemployment and high taxes. Reagan was determined to turn this around and return the United States to its past glory. Reagan planned to reduce the role of government and increase individual rights. He also wanted to reduce taxes and the American public was all for this. Finally, Reagan wanted to restore the pride, power and tradition the United States once had but was now lost. These plans, promises and other factors made Ronald Reagan a very appealing politician the United States.

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Ronald Reagan was a very good politician who was appealing to the citizens of the United States. He was strong in domestic policies and his foreign policies. This was what was lacking in previous Presidents; they were strong in one area but not both. In his speeches, Reagan spoke clear and confident which got his point across very well. Reagan knew the American people wanted things to change in their country for the better. He setup plans and policies, which he thought, would give Americans what they wanted. The plans involved reducing inflation, unemployment and lowering taxes. These three had all been major problems in the country for years and needed to be fixed. Reagan also believed that the role of government had to be reduced. This would allow individuals to become more involved in the country and do things their way. Reagan also spearheaded a problem that could effect the entire world, the nuclear arms race. Reagan's SDI plan and his work with the Soviets helped to reduce the threat of nuclear annihilation. Ronald Reagan was very popular because he pledged " to restore American pride, power, and traditions (Berkin 994)." With his plans and policies in place he would try to achieve this. Ultimately, he would bring the United States out of a period of humiliation and into a period of prosperity.

he men that came before him. " Ronald Reagan won initial fame in Hollywood where he worked in films and was president of the Screen Actor' Guild (Boller 259)." He also appeared on television and in commercials. This experience in the media helped Reagan a lot as a President. He was able to speak clear and make people listen to his plans for the country. He wasn't afraid to tell the people what needed to be done in the country and these plans appealed to the public. Reagan was an experienced politician and had already worked in government. He spoke out publicly in the sixties for t

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