Ronald Reagan From Hollywood Icon to Commander-in-Chief

Ronald Reagan, our 40th President, lived a long and varied life. His careers included broadcasting, acting, trade union leadership and politics. Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States (1981–89), noted for his conservative Republicanism, his fervent anticommunism, and his appealing ... ... President Ronald Reagan's inauguration ceremony, Jan. 20, 1981. Former President Jimmy Carter's funeral procession along Constitution Avenue ... Ronald Reagan ... Dates In Office ... January 20, 1981 to January 20, 1989 ... Age in Office ... 69 ... Birth - Death ... February 06, 1911 to June 05, 2004 ... Party ... Ronald Reagan's tenure as the 40th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1981, and ended on January 20, 1989. Political historians say part of the reason Carter lost to Ronald Reagan in a landslide - and served only one term as president - was because of ... Gene Kelly nominated the absent Ronald Reagan for President. Kelly & George Murphy were nominated too, but Reagan won. Half-way through the meeting, Reagan ... Richard Nixon made Carter tempting; Carter made Ronald Reagan necessary. The deceits and crimes of Nixon's imperial presidency bred Carter's ... Ronald Reagan had days earlier won a crushing re-election victory over Carter's vice president, Walter Mondale. This invitation came about ... President Reagan never tired of meeting people. He genuinely enjoyed campaigning, not just because he could advocate for his political positions on key issues, ...