THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGANS FOREIGN POLICY
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Reagan was particularly adept at building consensus among opposing factions in Congress.
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Trained as an actor, Reagan was a skilled and comfortable public speaker.
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Reagan’s administration sponsored university research into improving telecommunications.
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The new invention of the television helped promote communication to the entire country.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Reagan’s two terms in office saw the largest piecetime defense budget in history. He was known as ‘the great communicator” because of his many public speeches in favor of political conservatism, as well as his ability to connect with his audiences.
Detailed explanation-2: -Knute Rockne, All-American (1940) In 1952, Reagan would star in another sports weepie, The Winning Team, as pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander-who struggled with epilepsy-but this one gave Reagan his most famous role, as ill-fated Notre Dame gridiron great George Gipp.
Detailed explanation-3: -Reagan continued his acting career, making films such as The Voice of the Turtle, Bedtime for Bonzo, The Winning Team and Cattle Queen of Montana. Though an early critic of television, Reagan landed fewer film roles in the late 1950s and decided to join the medium.