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He was the unlikeliest of presidential individuals - dismissed by opponents as a movie professional, a right-winger looking to undo the work of liberals stretching back to Franklin Roosevelt. Yet Ronald Reagan managed to get to the White House, taking office in a period of economical turmoil, waning prestige in another country, and a general dampening of the North american spirit. Reagan's patriotism, wit, and optimism lifted the nation and brought it through several crises. A highly effective leader who understood the power of words, stagecraft, and symbolism, Reagan was a paradoxical mixture of ideology and pragmatism. Even as he increased the tension underlying the Chilly War with the Soviet Union, he embarked on a series of summits with Mikhail Gorbachev that helped defuse the forearms race. When he still left office, prosperity possessed came back and the Soviet state had collapsed. People surrounding the world still revere him for the dawning of what he called "day in the us." Here is his story.
