Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
40t Preses o the Unitit States
	In office; Januar 20, 1981 – Januar 20, 1989
Vice Preses	George H. W. Bush
Precedit bi	Jimmy Carter
Succeedit bi	George H. W. Bush
33rd Govrenor o Californie
	In office; Januar 2, 1967 – Januar 6, 1975
Lieutenant	Robert Finch (1967-69); Edwin Reinecke (1969-74); John L. Harmer (1974-75)
Precedit bi	Pat Brown
Succeedit bi	Jerry Brown
Personal details
Born	Ronald Wilson Reagan; 6 Februar 1911; Tampico, Illinois, U.S.
Dee'd	5 Juin 2004 (aged 93); Los Angeles, Californie, U.S.
Restin place	Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, Californie, U.S.; 34°15′35.5896″N 118°49′11.301″W / 34.259886000°N 118.81980583°W
Poleetical pairty	Republican (After 1962)
Ither poleetical; affiliations	Democratic (Before 1962)
Spoose(s)	Jane Wyman (1940–1949); Nancy Davis (1952–2004)
Bairns	Maureen Reagan; Christine Reagan; Michael Reagan (adoptit); Patti Davis; Ron Reagan
Alma mater	Eureka College
Profession	Actor
Religion	Disciples o Christ; later Presbyterian
Signatur
Militar service
Service/brainch	Unitit States Airmy; Airmy Air Forces
Years o service	1937–45
Rank	Caiptain

Ronald Wilson Reagan (6 Februar 1911 – 5 Juin 2004) wis an actor frae Americae an Preses o the Unitit States frae 1981 til 1989. Reagan wis govrenor o Californie frae 1967 til 1975.

Reagan wis born in Tampico, Illinois tae a catholic faimily^[1] an raised in Dixon, Reagan wis eddicated at Eureka College, earnin a Bachelor o Airts degree in economics an sociology. Efter graduatin, Reagan flittit first tae Iowa tae wirk as a radio broadcaster an then, in 1937, tae Los Angeles whaur he stairtit a career as an actor, first in films an later telly. Some o his maist notable films include Knute Rockne, All American (1940), Kings Row (1942), an Bedtime for Bonzo (1951). Reagan serrt as Preses o the Screen Actors Guild an later as a spokesman for General Electric (G.E.); his stairt in politics wis durin his wirk for GE. Oreeginally he wis a memmer o the Democratic Pairty, but his poseetions began shiftin richtwart in the 1950s, an he switched tae the Republican Pairty in 1962.^[1]

In 1952, Reagan marrit Nancy Davis. In 1994, he wi diagnosit wi Alzehimer's disease. He deit ten year later in Los Angeles. He wis 93 year auld.

Early life[eedit | eedit soorce]

Reagan wis born on 6 Februar 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. His parents wur Jack Reagan an Nelle Wilson Reagan. He wis upbrocht in Dixon, Illinois.^[2] Reagan went tae study at Eureka College^[3] an suin starrit in schuil plays an acame student body preses.

Reagan flittit tae Chicago tae wirk ere, but then flittit tae Los Angeles tae stairt his movie career. He starrit in 50 movies. Reagan wis Prese o the Screen Actors Guild twa times.

He wis marrit tae Jane Wyman till thay divorcit.^[4] Thay haed three bairns. Reagan then marrit Nancy Davis. Thay haed twa bairns.

Poleetical risin[eedit | eedit soorce]

Reagan wis a Democrat an supportit Franklin Delano Roosevelt an Harry S. Truman.^[5] He then acame a Republican an supportit Barry M. Goldwater.^[6] He ran for preses three times. He ran for Govrenor twice winnin baith o them.

Govrenor o Californie (1967-1975)[eedit | eedit soorce]

Reagan ran for Govrenor in 1965 efter he giein a speech cried A Time for Choosin. He ran in 1969 winnin the election again. He helpit the Californie eddication system. He is a less faur ben govrenor nor his successor, Jerry Brown.

Preses o the Unitit States (1981-1989)[eedit | eedit soorce]

In 1980, he ran agin Jimmy Carter.^[7] He won in a landslide, wi 48 states. In Mairch 1981, Reagan wis shot in the chest. He survivit the assassination attempt. He recoverit months later.

He suin helpit the Unitit States's economy, fendin program, an wappen defence. He hatit nuclear wappens an wantit tae find peace wi the Soviet Union. Efter winnin re-election in 1984 agin Walter Mondale, he tawkt wi mony Soviets tae mak peace. Whan Mikhail Gorbachev became leader, thay became friends an suin fand peace wi the Soviet Union. Reagan wis involvit in the Iran-Contra affair. Reagan wis friends wi Margaret Thatcher anaa.

Reagan helpt defeat communism an the collapse o the Soviet Union an the Berlin Waw. He made the speech Tear doun this waw!.

Later life[eedit | eedit soorce]

Reagan retirit in 1989. In 1994, he wis diagnosit wi Alzheimer's disease.^[8] He livit for ten year wi the disease.^[8]

Daith[eedit | eedit soorce]

Reagan deit on 5 Juin 2004 frae pneumonia as a result o Alzheimer's. He wis 93 year auld.^[9]

Legacy[eedit | eedit soorce]

Reagan, bi public opinion, is ane o the maist faur ben American preses. His legacy is strangly admirit amang mony Republicans. The legacy o his economic policies is still dividit atween fowk that believe in a smawer or bigger govrenment.

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

↑ ^a ^b "The White House", The White House, retrieved 28 Mey 2014 Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
↑ "Ronald Reagan Timeline". NPR.com. Retrieved 28 Mey 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
↑ "Ronald Reagan: From Broadcaster to President". Lib.niu.edu. Archived frae the original on 2014-11-18. Retrieved 28 Mey 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
↑ Stuart Fox (18 Juin 2010). "How Many Presidents Have Been Divorced?". Live Science.com. Retrieved 28 Mey 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
↑ "First Principles - Ronald Reagan on Franklin D. Roosevelt". First Principles Journal.com. Archived frae the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 10 Januar 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
↑ Regan, Ronald (1990). An American Life: The Autobiography. New York City: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0671691988. Retrieved 28 Mey 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
↑ ""Morning in America"". US History.org. Retrieved 10 Januar 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
↑ ^a ^b Altman, Lawrence K (5 October 1997). "Reagan's Twighlight– A special report; A President Fades Into a World Apart". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 Juin 2008. Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
↑ "Ronald Reagan dies at 93", CNN, Cable News Network LP, 2004, retrieved 25 Januar 2010 Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Ither wabsteids[eedit | eedit soorce]

Reagan's White House biography Archived 2009-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
Reagan foundation Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine

[whitehouse-1] "The White House", The White House, retrieved 28 Mey 2014 Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[2] "Ronald Reagan Timeline". NPR.com. Retrieved 28 Mey 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[radioyears-3] "Ronald Reagan: From Broadcaster to President". Lib.niu.edu. Archived frae the original on 2014-11-18. Retrieved 28 Mey 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[4] Stuart Fox (18 Juin 2010). "How Many Presidents Have Been Divorced?". Live Science.com. Retrieved 28 Mey 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)

[5] "First Principles - Ronald Reagan on Franklin D. Roosevelt". First Principles Journal.com. Archived frae the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 10 Januar 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[An_American_Life-6] Regan, Ronald (1990). An American Life: The Autobiography. New York City: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0671691988. Retrieved 28 Mey 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[7] ""Morning in America"". US History.org. Retrieved 10 Januar 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[sr-8] Altman, Lawrence K (5 October 1997). "Reagan's Twighlight– A special report; A President Fades Into a World Apart". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 Juin 2008. Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)

[cnn-9] "Ronald Reagan dies at 93", CNN, Cable News Network LP, 2004, retrieved 25 Januar 2010 Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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v t e Ronald Reagan
Februar 6, 1911 - Juin 5, 2004 40th Preses o the Unitit States (1981–1989) 33rd Governor o California (1967-1975)
Life an politics	Birthplace Boyhood home Presidential Library Rancho del Cielo Daith an state funeral Governship o California
Presidency	Reagan Era Economic policy Economic Recovery Tax Act o 1981 Tax Reform Act o 1986 Geneva Summit Assassination attempt Strategic Defense Initiative Reykjavík Summit Reagan Doctrine Cold War Shamrock Summit Iran–Contra Washington Summit Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Portrait o Ronald Reagan
Speeches an debates	"A Time for Choosin" "States' rights" First inaugural address "Tear doun this waw!" "There you go again" "We begin bombin in five minutes" "Ash heap o history" "Evil empire" "City upon a Hill" Second inaugural address State o the Union Address: 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Books	An American Life (autobiography) The Reagan Diaries
Elections, conventions, and primaries	1968 Republican National Convention 1976 Republican National Convention 1980 Republican National Convention 1984 Republican National Convention Republican Pairty preses primaries, 1968 Republican Pairty preses primaries, 1976 Republican Pairty preses primaries, 1980 Republican Pairty preses primaries, 1984 Unitit States preses election, 1968 Unitit States preses election, 1976 Unitit States preses election, 1980 Unitit States preses election, 1984
Family	Jack Reagan (father) Nelle Wilson Reagan (mother) Neil Reagan (brother) Jane Wyman (first wife) Nancy Reagan (second wife) Maureen Reagan (daughter) Michael Reagan (adoptit son) Patti Davis (daughter) Ron Reagan (son)
Things namit after Reagan	Leet o things namit after Ronald Reagan
Albums	Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socializit Medicine