I wasn't a Reagan fan, politically. He did run up the debt, but he fought a war with the Russian using what we use best - economic pressure. The Russians couldn't afford to compete with the military buildup and they folded. It took us years to whittle down the debt, but no lives were lost and I think that is a very effective way to fight.

I would never call him a bad public speaker; in fact I think he was one of the best when delivering a speech. He didn't do as well "off the cuff" in the impromptu setting of a press conference.