Yes, that sentence immidiately brought me to respect Reagan a bit. I'm not from the US and born in the mid 80s, so I don't know a lot about Reagan, except that

Yes, that sentence immidiately brought me to respect Reagan a bit. I'm not from the US and born in the mid 80s, so I don't know a lot about Reagan, except that he was some sort of "proto Trump", dreaming of "Star Wars" with SDI. He may still have been a bad president, but seeing this professional interest and the conclusions reached he made him relatable for me.