Ronald Reagan

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{{Infobox_President | name=Ronald Wilson Reagan
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| order=40th President of the United States
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| vicepresident=[[George H. W. Bush]]
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| term_start=[[January 20]] [[1981]]
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| term_end=[[January 20]] [[1989]]
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| predecessor=[[Jimmy Carter]]
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| successor=[[George H. W. Bush]]
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| birth_date=[[February 6]] [[1911]]
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| birth_place=[[Tampico, Illinois]]
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| death_date=[[June 5]] [[2004]]
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| death_place=[[Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California|Bel-Air, California]]
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| spouse=(1) [[Jane Wyman]] (divorced)<br />(2) [[Nancy Reagan|Nancy Davis Reagan]]
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'''Ronald Wilson Reagan''' ([[February 6]], [[1911]] - [[June 5]], [[2004]]) was the 40th (1981-1989) [[President (United States)|President of the United States]] and the 33rd [[Governor of California]]. Reagan was born in [[Tampico, Illinois|Tampico]], [[Illinois]]. Reagan was also an [[actor]] in films before entering [[politics]]. Reagan had a successful career in [[Hollywood]] as a second-rank leading man. He was the oldest elected President (69 years, 349 days). He is known as the "Great Communicator" because he was a good public speaker.
'''Ronald Wilson Reagan''' ([[February 6]], [[1911]] - [[June 5]], [[2004]]) was the 40th (1981-1989) [[President (United States)|President of the United States]] and the 33rd [[Governor of California]]. Reagan was born in [[Tampico, Illinois|Tampico]], [[Illinois]]. Reagan was also an [[actor]] in films before entering [[politics]]. Reagan had a successful career in [[Hollywood]] as a second-rank leading man. He was the oldest elected President (69 years, 349 days). He is known as the "Great Communicator" because he was a good public speaker.
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*[http://www.ronaldreagan.com/index.php RonaldReagan.com]
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*[http://www.reaganlibrary.com The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library]
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*[http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/index.php/academic/americanpresident/reagan Extensive essay on Ronald Reagan and shorter essays on each member of his cabinet and First Lady from the Miller Center of Public Affairs]
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*[http://millercenter.virginia.edu/scripps/digitalarchive/speechDetail/32 Full audio of 14 Reagan speeches via the Miller Center of Public Affairs (UVa)]
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*[http://millercenter.virginia.edu/scripps/digitalarchive/oralhistories/reagan Extensive collection of Oral History Transcripts on the Reagan Administration from the Miller Center of Public Affairs (UVa)]
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*[http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/govsgallery/h/biography/governor_33.html Biography and gubernatorial inaugural addresses from the CA governors office]

Current revision as of 11:48, 30 May 2007

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004) was the 40th (1981-1989) President of the United States and the 33rd Governor of California. Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois. Reagan was also an actor in films before entering politics. Reagan had a successful career in Hollywood as a second-rank leading man. He was the oldest elected President (69 years, 349 days). He is known as the "Great Communicator" because he was a good public speaker.

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[edit] Childhood

Ronald "Dutch" Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 to Jack and Nelle Reagan. He was their second child. His father was a Roman Catholic, and his mother was a Protestant. While Ronald Reagan was a child, his family moved to a lot of places all over Illinois. His family was very poor so Ronald did not have much as a kid. In high school Reagan loved to act.

[edit] Radio career

After Reagan finished college he became a sports announcer at WHO. He was known for being good at recreating baseball games and making them interesting. At this time all they would get is the scores so it would have been very hard for someone to come up with what happened in the game. He was fired for not telling people who the sponsors were but was quickly re-hired because they could not find anyone as good as him to re-create the baseball games. He would send some money back to his parents to help them out because it was the Great Depression.

[edit] Governor of California

At the age of 54 Ronald Reagan ran as a Republican against the current governor, Pat Brown. When Reagan was governor he brought the state out of debt, made tougher water laws, and had the government give more money to the most poor. He ran for a second term and won. Ronald Reagan was a very popular governor.

[edit] President

As president, Ronald Reagan made the economy more free, made the army bigger, and got the United States into a lot of debt. Ronald Reagan believed that the government should be small not big. The administration of Ronald Reagan also was tough on crime.

[edit] Other websites

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