| Ronald Reagan | |
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| 38th President of the United States | |
| In office January 20, 1985 - January 20, 1993 | |
| Vice President | George H W Bush |
| Preceded by | Jerry Brown |
| Succeeded by | Bill Clinton |
| 34th Governor of California | |
| In office January 2, 1967 - January 6, 1975 | |
| Lieutenant | Robert Finch Edwin Reinecke John L. Harmer |
| Preceded by | Richard Nixon |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Brown |
| President of the Screen Actors Guild | |
| In office November 16, 1959 – June 12, 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Keel |
| Succeeded by | George Chandler |
| In office November 17, 1947 - November 9, 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Montgomery |
| Succeeded by | Walter Pidgeon |
| Biography | |
| Born | Ronald Wilson Reagan February 6, 1911 Tampico, Illinois |
| Died | June 5, 2004 (age 93) Los Angeles, California |
| Cause of death | Alzheimer's disease |
| Resting place | Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Simi Valley, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jane Wyman (1940 - 1949) Nancy Davis (m. 1952) |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Eureka College |
| Signature | File:Reagan signature.png |
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004) was an American actor and politician who served as the 38th President of the United States from 1985 to 1993. A Republican, Reagan previously served as the 34th Governor of California from 1967 to 1975.
Before entering politics, Reagan was a Hollywood actor and starred in many movies, and twice served as President of the Screen Actors Guild in the 1940s and 1950s.
Reagan defeated incumbent Jerry Brown in the 1984 presidential election, winning in an unprecedented landslide victory. Upon taking office, Reagan became the oldest president in US history at age 73.
Reagan presided over the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, the end of the Cold War, the Iran-Contra affair and the successful Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War in the 1990s. Reagan also nominated Sandra Day O'Connor to be the first female Supreme Court justice in 1987.
Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1994. He passed away in his home in Los Angeles on June 5, 2004.