Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan (/rnld wlsn ren/; February 6, 1911 une !, "##$% was &'e $#&' (residen& o) &'e *ni&ed +&a&es (19,119,9%- (rior &o 'is .residen/y, 'e ser0ed as &'e 11rd 2o0ernor o) 3ali)ornia (1964194!%, and was a radio, )il5 and &ele0ision a/&or6orn in 7a5.i/o, 8llinois, and raised in 9i:on, Reagan was edu/a&ed a& ;ure<a 3ollege, earning a 6a/'elor o) =r&s degree in e/ono5i/s and so/iology- =)&er gradua&ing, Reagan 5o0ed )irs& &o 8owa &o wor< as a radio broad/as&er and &'en, in 1914, &o >os =ngeles w'ere 'e began a /areer as an a/&or, )irs& in )il5s and la&er &ele0ision- +o5e o) 'is 5os& no&able )il5s in/lude ?nu&e Ro/<ne, =ll =5eri/an (19$#%, ?ings Row (19$"%, and 6ed&i5e )or 6on@o (19!1%- Reagan ser0ed as (residen& o) &'e +/reen =/&ors 2uild and la&er as a s.o<es5an )or 2eneral ;le/&ri/ (2;%; 'is s&ar& in .oli&i/s o//urred during 'is wor< )or 2;- Ariginally a 5e5ber o) &'e 9e5o/ra&i/ (ar&y, 'is .osi&ions began s'i)&ing rig'&ward in &'e 19!#s, and 'e swi&/'ed &o &'e Re.ubli/an (ar&y in 196"-B1C =)&er deli0ering a rousing s.ee/' in su..or& o) 6arry 2oldwa&erDs .residen&ial /andida/y in 196$, 'e was .ersuaded &o see< &'e 3ali)ornia go0ernors'i., winning &wo years la&er and again in 194#- Ee was de)ea&ed in 'is run )or &'e Re.ubli/an .residen&ial no5ina&ion in 196, and in 1946, bu& won bo&' &'e no5ina&ion and general ele/&ion in 19,#, de)ea&ing in/u5ben& i55y 3ar&erB1C =s .residen&, Reagan i5.le5en&ed swee.ing new .oli&i/al and e/ono5i/ ini&ia&i0es- Eis su..lyFside e/ono5i/ .oli/ies, dubbed GReagano5i/sG, ad0o/a&ed redu/ing &a: ra&es &o s.ur e/ono5i/ grow&', /on&rolling &'e 5oney su..ly &o redu/e in)la&ion, deregula&ion o) &'e e/ono5y, and redu/ing go0ern5en& s.ending- 8n 'is )irs& &er5 'e sur0i0ed an assassina&ion a&&e5.&, &oo< a 'ard line agains& labor unions, announ/ed a new War on 9rugs, and ordered an in0asion o) 2renada- Ee was reFele/&ed in a landslide in 19,$, .ro/lai5ing &'a& i& was GHorning in =5eri/aG- Eis se/ond &er5 was .ri5arily 5ar<ed by )oreign 5a&&ers, su/' as &'e ending o) &'e 3old War, &'e 19,6 bo5bing o) >ibya, and &'e re0ela&ion o) &'e 8ran3on&ra a))air- (ubli/ly des/ribing &'e +o0ie& *nion as an Ge0il e5.ireG,B"C 'e su..or&ed an&iF /o55unis& 5o0e5en&s worldwide and s.en& 'is )irs& &er5 )orgoing &'e s&ra&egy o) dI&en&e by ordering a 5assi0e 5ili&ary buildu. in an ar5s ra/e wi&' &'e *++R- Reagan nego&ia&ed wi&' +o0ie& 2eneral +e/re&ary Hi<'ail 2orba/'e0, /ul5ina&ing in &'e 8JF 7rea&y and &'e de/rease o) bo&' /oun&riesD nu/lear arsenalsReagan le)& o))i/e in 19,9- 8n 199$, &'e )or5er .residen& dis/losed &'a& 'e

'ad been diagnosed wi&' =l@'ei5erDs disease earlier in &'e year; 'e died &en years la&er a& &'e age o) 91- = /onser0a&i0e i/on, 'e ran<s 'ig'ly in .ubli/ o.inion .olls o) *-+- (residen&s and is /redi&ed )or genera&ing an ideologi/al renaissan/e on &'e =5eri/an .oli&i/al rig'&-