
In 1966 he was elected Governor of California by a margin of one million votes; reelido was in 1970. Ronald Reagan won the Republican Presidential nomination in 1980 and chose as his running mate former Texas congressman and ambassador to the United Nations George Bush. Voters worried about inflation and confinement already reached one year, Americans in Iran swept the Republican ticket into office. Reagan won 489 electoral votes to 49 for President Jimmy Carter. On January 20, 1981, Reagan took office. In only 69 days later, he was shot by an almost murderer, but quickly recovered and returned to his duties. His grace and wit during the dangerous incident caused his popularity grew. Dealing skillfully Congress, Reagan obtained legislation to stimulate economic growth, curb inflation, increase employment, and strengthen national defense. He embarked on a course of cutting taxes and government expenditures, refusing to deviate from it when the strengthening of defense forces conducjeron a large deficit. A renewal of national self-confidence for 1984, helped Reagan and Bush win a second term with an unprecedented number of electoral votes. His victory voltéoa their democratic contenders Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro F..
In 1986 Reagan obtained an overhaul of the income tax code, which eliminated many deductions and exempted millions of people with low incomes. At the end of his administration, the Nation was enjoying its longest recorded of peaceful prosperity without recession or depression period. In foreign policy, Reagan sought to achieve "peace through strength". During his two terms he increased defense spending by 35 percent, but sought to improve relations with the Soviet Union. In dramatic meetings with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, he negotiated a treaty which would eliminate medium-range nuclear missiles. Reagan declared war against international terrorism, sending American bombers against Libya after Libya was visible evidence that was involved in an attack on American soldiers in a West Berlin nightclub. By ordering naval escorts the Persian Gulf, he maintained the free flow of crude oil during the Iran-Iraq war. In keeping with the Reagan Doctrine, he gave support to anti-communist actions in Central America, Asia, and Africa. In short, the Reagan years in the presidency saw the restoration of prosperity, and the goal of peace through strength seemed to be in compliance.