Ronald Reagan, from Actor to Pres.
by Tanner Pincince
Biography pt. I
Biography pt. II Early career
Biography pt. III Career as President
3 major achievements
2)Peace through Strength: The military was diminished during the Carter years, but Reagan reversed that by rebuilding the armed forces.
3)Star Wars: Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative.
3 major blunders
2)Ignores AIDS for nearly a decade.
3)Embraced the apartheid in South Africa.
Popularity
Cabinet members
Secretary of Agriculture
John R. Block 1981-1986
Richard E. Lyng 1986-1989
Secretary of Commerce
Malcolm Baldridge 1981-1987
C. William Verity, Jr. 1987-1989
Secretary of Defense
Caspar W. Weinberger 1981-1987
Frank Carlucci 1987-1989
Secretary of Education
Terrel Bell 1981-1984
William J. Bennett 1985-1988
Lauro F. Cavazos 1988-1989
Secretary of Energy
James B. Edwards 1981-1982
Donald P. Hodel 1982-1985
John S. Herrington 1985-1989
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Richard S. Schweiker 1981-1983
Margaret M. Heckler 1983-1985
Otis R. Bowen 1985-1989
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Samuel R. Pierce 1981-1989
Secretary of Interior
James G. Watt 1981-1983
William P. Clark 1983-1985
Donald P. Hodel 1985-1989
Attorney General
William French Smith 1981-1985
Edwin Meese 1985-1988
Richard Thornburgh 1988-1989
Secretary of Labor
Raymond J. Donovan 1981-1985
William E. Brock 1985-1987
Ann McLaughlin 1987-1989
Secretary of State
Alexander M. Haig, Jr. 1981-1982
George P. Shultz 1982-1989
Secretary of Transportation
Andrew L. Lewis 1981-1983
Elizabeth H. Dole 1983-1987
James Burnley IV 1987-1989
Secretary of Treasury
Donald T. Regan 1981-1985
James A. Baker 1985-1988
Nicholas F. Brady 1988-1989