Anthony Durham


Instructor Howard


10th grade English g.


May 6, 2002


Ronald Reagan, A Tax Advocate.


Growing up in a small town Ronald knew the importance of the working class in our


society even more so in the modern society of the 1980s.


Fortieth United States president, former movie actor. Born February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois.


A 1932 graduate of Eureka College (Illinois), Before he worked as a sportscaster for several radio


stations in the Midwest. He had many odd jobs in his home town of Dixon as a life guard and a


store worker where he first realized the importance of a good education and the purpose of


workers in society, he was later discovered by a Hollywood agent, he was signed by Warner Bros.,


making his debut in Love is On the Air (1937). Reagan appeared in a total of 52 feature movies,


his best roles being in Brother Rat (1938), Dark Victory (1939), and Kings Row (1941). During


World War II, he made training films for the Air Force. He served as a spokesman for the General


Electric Company from 1952 to 1962, hosting and occasionally acting on the television series,


General Electric Theater. From 1962 to 1965 he served as the host of the television series Death


Valley Days.


As Reagan served his presidency, he stood firm in the belief that rough times where ahead


and only tax cuts could pull the nation out of such economic strain by "Sparking a bonfire of


nationalism and spark the faith the people have in their nation"-Ronald Reagan


In 1981, at a ceremoney marking the 200th anaversery of the battle of with the british at


Yorktown, The President stated "We have economic problems at home and we live in a troubled


and violent world. But there is moral fiber running through our people that makes us strong


enough to face the tests ahead."-Ronald Reagan Reagan posed a twenty five percent tax cut...