The Early Years

The Lifeguard

Sports Announcer

The Gipper

President of Screen Actors Guild

Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman

Ronnie and Mommy

A more perfect union.

Vision

“A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.”

An iron clad commitment to social security.

Unemployment fell from 7.6% to 5.5%.

Inflation dropped from 13.5% in 1980 to 4.1% by 1988.

Net worth of families earning between $20,000 and $50,000 annually grew by 27%.

Real gross national product rose 26%.

Prime interest rate was slashed by more than half, from unprecedented 21.5% in January 1981 to 10% in August 1988.

Tax cuts saved the median-income family of four close to $9,000 in taxes from what it would have owed in 1980.

Millions of new jobs were created; more than half went to women and employment of African Americans rose 25%.

Growth of government spending was slashed from 10% to <1%.

The American Miracle

Sandra Day O’ConnorJuly 1981

Described by Ronald Regan as a woman of great legal intellect, fairness, and integrity.

Everyone Communicates;

Few Connect

The Great Communicator

The ability to connect with others begins with understanding the value of people.

Confidants

Friends

. . . forever etched on their minds and in their hearts.

Offer Hope; Act to Achieve It

Use Humor

The Balanced Life

The Legacy Left Behind

“And so goodbye and God bless the United States of America.”Farewell AddressJanuary 11, 1989

Ronald Wilson Reagan1911-2004

“I love you, Ronnie.”

A warrior who will ride no more.

. . . to form a more perfect union . . . Secure the blessings of liberty . . . to insure domestic tranquility