Ronald Regan

The perceptions of Ronald Reagan as a political figure and a foreign policy maker are numerous. He was seen by some, as an "warrior", by others such as Margaret Thatcher, as a savior, the man who "won the cold war without firing a shot. Some people were concerned about the idea of having a president who had "prejudices about the Soviet Union. Ronald Reagan's management of government affairs and foreign matters led many of his …

…the ash-heap of history." His primary goals in regards to communism can be traced back a long way. In a 1962 speech, at which time he was governor of California, he described the political system of the Soviet Union as "a single world-wide force dedicated to the destruction of our free enterprise system and the creation of a Socialist State." This approach to the Soviet system is affirmed and consolidated by speeches made throughout his presidency.