The Early Years
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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.”. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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
