![]() Even Democrats became Republican because of Reagan's attractiveness. The most important thing for a great leader, then, before considering specific policies, tactics and strategies, is to have a great personality. Unless you are moved, politics will not proceed forward. They took pride in the fact they were trusted and had his full confidence.Īnother lesson we can draw from the Reagan presidency is that politics should be a moving experience for the people. The people whom Reagan appointed worked enormously hard because they were trusted by the president. Secretary of State) George Shultz, Ambassador Baker and (former U.S. He was very good at using the right people in the right places, such as (former U.S. In the case of Ronald Reagan, he had a great personality. Unless that leader is attractive and trustworthy, no one will be attracted to him. And he must build confidence and trust among the people. The most important thing for a leader is to have a great personality that is attractive to the whole nation. Those attributes drove everything else about his presidency, Baker said. He believed he had to rejuvenate the armed forces, he had to reduce taxes, he had to reduce the burden of regulation in order to unleash the power of the individual, of our economy and of the human spirit," he said. It's important that you focus your effort on a few things that you can do, and Reagan did that. No matter how bright you are, how smart you are, no president, no leader can do everything. "The third thing is-he knew what he wanted to do. defenses were rejuvenated and that we were strong enough so that no nation would ever dare to successfully challenge us for our own security. "He believed the United States was overtaxed, overregulated, and underdefended. He had a well-developed central core of conviction. Not all presidents, perhaps not all leaders, always have a clear set of guiding principles when they become president or leader, but Reagan did. Ronald Reagan knew he was president of the United States he had no doubt about it he was comfortable with it and he was perfectly willing to serve in that role. "Number one, he must understand who he is. said Reagan had the three attributes needed to be a great president. He was truly one of great men of our time.ģ prerequisites to becoming a great leader I came to have an even greater admiration and respect for him as time went by. I was with him all day long, and you get to know a person very well indeed when you work with him daily. I was with him every day at 9 a.m., just the two of us. Since the Senate was Republican, it was largely responsible for the legislative achievement of the Reagan presidency.īut I really didn't know Ronald Reagan well until he asked me to be chief of staff (in 1987). I knew him well then, and indeed it was my responsibility as majority leader to carry his program in the Senate. I knew him when he was president, and I was Republican leader of the Senate. So we knew each other as political compatriots. He was elected governor of California in 1966, the year I was first elected to the U.S. ![]() He was one of the great men of the last century and one of the greatest U.S. I have an enormous admiration for President Reagan. In his will, I believe, there were instructions that the funeral should be a jolly affair. presidents plan their own funerals in advance, so I'm sure Reagan had his scenario mapped out before he passed away. The tone was not subdued, like Japanese funerals it was like a great sending-off party. ![]() I attended his state funeral (on June 11). President Reagan showed great leadership, even when he passed away. Prime Minister, you enjoyed a warm relationship with President Reagan. President Reagan passed away recently, and we would like to take this opportunity to discuss the attributes that make a good leader in the context of his presidency. The moderator was Goro Hashimoto, senior political writer for The Yomiuri Shimbun. The dialogue was held on June 30 at the Japan National Press Club in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. on Reagan's leadership and the Japan-U.S. The following are excerpts from a dialogue between former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and U.S. President Ronald Reagan, who is widely credited with helping to end the Cold War, attention has turned to the lessons of Reagan's presidency for today's world leaders. This dialog appeared in The Daily Yomiuri on July 8, 2004, and it is reproduced here with the Yomiuri's permission.įollowing the death on June 5 of former U.S. 'Ron-Yasu' relationship model for Japan-U.S. ![]()
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