Presidency of Ronald Reagan Presidency of Ronald Reagan The presidency of Ronald Reagan began on January 20, 1981, when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States, and ended on January 20, 1989. Reagan, a Republican, took office following a landslide victory over Democratic incumbent President Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential election. Reagan was succeeded by his Vice President, George H. W. Bush, who won the 1988 presidential election with Reagan's support. Reagan's 1980 election resulted from a dramatic conservative shift to the right in American politics, including a loss of confidence in liberal, New Deal, and Great Society
The Reagan Diaries an introspective diary, but he states his position. What you read confirms that what you saw with Reagan is what you got." The actual diaries are on display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. The Reagan Diaries The Reagan Diaries is a published version of diaries written by President Ronald Reagan while in the White House. The book was edited by Douglas Brinkley. For eight years as President, Ronald Reagan kept daily entries in his diary. He was one of the most prolific diarists of all the Presidents of the U.S. An edited version of the diaries reached