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Every president who has served since President Reagan has imitated him, or benefited from him.  Reagan served from 1980 to 1988, winning reelection in 1984 by a record landslide number of votes.  President George H.W. Bush won the presidency by riding on Reagan's coattails; President Clinton imitated the style (but not the substance) of Reagan and made a special (and surprising) visit to meet him after Clinton won in 1992; and President George W. Bush gives weekly radio addresses to this day, a practice that Reagan started.  Politicians, both Democratic and Republican, cite Ronald Reagan today to gain support for their ideas, and the airport in D.C. is now named after him.

Every president who has served since President Reagan has imitated him, or benefited from him.  Reagan served from 1980 to 1988, winning reelection in 1984 by a record landslide number of votes.  President George H.W. Bush won the presidency by riding on Reagan's coattails; President Clinton imitated the style (but not the substance) of Reagan and made a special (and surprising) visit to meet him after Clinton won in 1992; and President George W. Bush gives weekly radio addresses to this day, a practice that Reagan started.  Politicians, both Democratic and Republican, cite Ronald Reagan today to gain support for their ideas, and the airport in D.C. is now named after him.

President Reagan campaigned and governed based on all the conservative principles:  less government, lower taxes, less regulation, more morality, and a strong national defense (particularly against the communists).  Every year of his presidency had a major achievement, so much so that bumper stickers afterward were entitled, "Eight Great Years" in reference to his Administration.  President Reagan was the only person who became ''more'' conservative the longer he was in power.

President Reagan campaigned and governed based on all the conservative principles:  less government, lower taxes, less regulation, more morality, new federalism (returning power from the federal government to the states), and a strong national defense (particularly against the communists).  Every year of his presidency had a major achievement, so much so that bumper stickers afterward were entitled, "Eight Great Years" in reference to his Administration.  President Reagan was the only person who became ''more'' conservative the longer he was in power.

His nickname was the "Great Communicator" for his ability to connect with the American people, particularly through television.  An internet poll selected Reagan as the greatest American president ever, to the dismay of those conducting the survey (who expected someone like Lincoln to win).  Yet, like Lincoln, President Reagan was also one of the most ridiculed or despised presidents in history.

His nickname was the "Great Communicator" for his ability to connect with the American people, particularly through television.  An internet poll selected Reagan as the greatest American president ever, to the dismay of those conducting the survey (who expected someone like Lincoln to win).  Yet, like Lincoln, President Reagan was also one of the most ridiculed or despised presidents in history.