Ronald Wilson Reagan was a man that was good to his country. Ronald Reagan had a very successful life. He was the 40th president of the United States (1981-1989). He was an actor for 30 years before he became involved with politics and starred in more than 50 movies. Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. Reagan went through a tough time when he started his first presidential term. He brought the United Stated through a lot of hardship. Ronald Reagan was a good man in many different ways, he accomplished many things for the United States during his reign of president.
Reagan did not have an easy childhood, but things got better for him as he went along in life. Reagan was raised by his traveling shoe salesman father John Reagan, and his mother Nelle. John was an alcoholic and was saved from the Great Depression by the Works Progress Administration. Reagan was strongly influenced by his mother, who taught him to read at an early age. After High School, Ronald Reagan won a Scholarship to Eureka College in Peoria, Illinois. He became interested in acting, but after his graduation in 1932 the only job available that was related to show business was a local radio sportscaster. In 1936 he took the job as a sportscaster for WHO radio station in Des Moines, Iowa. Reagan moved to Hollywood in 1937 and began a 25 year acting career. Some of his noted movies were Knute Rockne-All American, King's Row, and Bedtime for Bozo. During his acting career, Reagan was elected as the president of the Screen Actors Guild (the union for film actors) six times. He married Jane Wyman, had two children, but divorced her eight years later. He married Nancy Davis in 1952 and they had two more children.
Reagan had a successful run when he was involved in politics. Reagan decided to run for Governor of California in 1966 and defeated Edmund G. Brown, Sr., by nearly one million votes. His two terms as governor were tough because six of the eight years he served the legislature was controlled by Democrats, him being a Republican.
Ronald Reagan The United States of America since 1789 has been under control of one man, which we call President. ... One of the great men that United States has followed under is Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan is known for being a well-respected president. ... On Febuary 6, 1911 Jack and Nellie Reagan were blessed with a boy named Ronald Wilson Reagan. ... Reagan set out looking for jobs. ...
A Ronald Reagan Timeline 1911, February 6 Ronald Wilson Reagan Was born in Tampico, Illinois 1912 Acquired nickname of Dutch 1928 Graduated from Dixon high school 1932 Graduated Eureka College 1932 Hired as a Sportscaster for a radio station WOC in Davenport, Iowa 1937 Traveled to Southern CA to report on Chicago Cubs spring training 1937 Put under contract to Warner Brothers 1940, January 25 Married Jane Wyman 1941 Daughter, Maureen Elizabeth Born 1942 Joined the US Air Force 1945 Discharged from Air Force as a Captain 1945 Adopted Michael Edward 1947 - 1952...
Pemberton's book Exit with Honor, Ronald Reagan's youth affected the development of his personality in several ways. ... His father, Jack Reagan, was an alcoholic who moved Ronald's family from town to town, pursuing success as a salesman. Ronald compared his youth to the "Huck Finn-Tom Sawyer idylls" (p.5). ... Reagan changed his political party affiliation in the 1950s because he "believed that the Democratic Party had been taken over by "tax-and-spend" liberals who had forgotten the warnings of Thomas Jefferson and Woodrow Wilson that government was a threat to liberty" (p. 4...
Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6th, 1911 in a small apartment above a bank in Tampico, Ill. ... At the age of nine, Reagan's family moved and settled in Dixon, Ill. where Ronald became known for his exploits as a lifeguard. ... Ronald Reagan's eight years as governor of California brought home to him the difference between the words he had spoken over the years and what could actually be accomplished once in office. ... In 1980, Ronald Reagan became the Republican nominee for President and chose Texas Congressman George Bush as his running mate. ... On January 20, 1981, R...
During the presidency of Ronald Reagan in the 1980's, the U.S applied supply side economic tax cuts resulting in a decade of economic growth. ... President Reagan did not limit spending, and ran the country into massive deficit. ... Along with deficit spending, Reagan chose an inopportune time to apply the strategy. ... The failure of supply side economics when implemented by President Reagan was due to thepolitical realities? ... Tom Wilson, an economist from the University of Toronto stated:The economic drag of the cutbacks will be more than the stimulus of the tax cuts because...
Ronald Reagan and the Rise of Religious and Secular Conservative Politics in America 1960-1980 1960 and it's subsequent decades proved to be a remarkable time for the world in general, but very specifically for America. ... These men included, Paul Weyrich, Richard Viguerie, Howard Phillips, Paul Laxalt, Taft Schreiber, Jules Stein, Henry Salvatori and Ronald Reagan. ... Another new conservative voice was also discovered when B-movie actor, television host and General Electric spokesman Ronald Reagan gave his "A Time For Choosing- speech in support of Barry Goldwater on n...
In 1997, he graduated from Marymount University in Arlington Virginia, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science Anthony has always had a strong interest in politics and can remember when he used to watch Ronald Reagan give speeches from the Oval Office. Ronald Reagan and George W. ... Woodrow Wilson said it best when he stated; "The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people." ...