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Ronald Reagan

President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004) · United States · Politicians · Died at 93

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He turned from leading man to Cold War hardliner, presided over tax cuts and a tripled national debt, survived a bullet, and reshaped the Republican Party into the vehicle for American conservatism that still runs on his mythology.

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A life in dates

2026The Brink of WarBiopic about his life14 August 2026, 2026 film directed by Michael Russell GunnIMDb2024ReaganBiopic about his life30 August 2024, 2024 film directed by Sean McNamaraIMDb2020The ReagansBiopic about his life15 November 2020, television documentaryDirected by Matt TyrnauerIMDb2018Labor Hall of HonorAward2011ReaganDocumentary about him, 2011 film directed by Eugene JareckiIMDbRonald Reagan MonumentTribute, monument in Warsaw20112010Ronald Reagan DayTribute, holiday celebrating Ronald Reagan2007The Reagan DiariesBook published after his death, book by Ronald Reagan2006California Hall of FameAward2005Blessed by FireFilm released after his death, 2005 film by Tristán BauerIMDb2004Died5 June 20041995Honorary Citizen of VilniusAward1993Presidential Medal of FreedomAward1990Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAwardTheodore Roosevelt AwardAward1988Francis Boyer AwardAward1983Doublespeak AwardAward1981President of the United StatesOffice1981-19891980Doublespeak AwardAwardPresident-elect of the United StatesOffice1980-19811969Horatio Alger AwardAward1967Governor of CaliforniaOffice1967-19751966“I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964.”In their words17 June 1966As quoted in Los Angeles Times (17 June 1966)

1965“I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at the point of a bayonet, if necessary.”In their words20 October 1965As quoted in The Los Angeles Times (20 October 1965)

“So much of our profession is taken up with pretending ... that an actor must spend at least half his waking hours in fantasy.”In their wordsWhere's the Rest of Me? (1965)

1964“We were told four years ago that 17 million people went to bed hungry every night. Well, that was probably true. They were all on a diet.”In their words27 October 1964Televised speech (27 October 1964), cited in Reagan's Reign of Error (1983) by Mark Green

1961“But at the moment I'd like to talk about another way because this threat is with us and at the moment is more imminent.”In their wordsRonald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine (1961 LP)

1960“Shouldn't someone tag Mr. Kennedy's "bold new imaginative" program with its proper age? Under the tousled boyish haircut it is still old Karl Marx - first launched a century ago.”In their wordsIn a 1960 letter to the GOP presidential candidate Richard Nixon, quoted in Matthew Dallek's The Right Moment: Ronald Reagan's First

Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAward1959President of SAGOffice1959-19601947President of SAGOffice1947-19521911Born6 February 1911

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From left to right: Jack (father), Neil, Ronald, and Nelle (mother) (c. 1915)From left to right: Jack (father), Neil, Ronald, and Nelle (mother) (c. 1915)Reagan at Fort Roach, between 1943 and 1944Reagan at Fort Roach, between 1943 and 1944Seven actors and studio workers during a telephone conference held in the aftermath of Hollywood Black Friday in which American Federation of Labor officials denied issuing a "clarification" which set off the film strike, October 26, 1946.(L-R): James Skelton, Herbert Sorrell, Ronald Reagan, Edward Arnold, Roy Tindall, George Murphy, and Gene Kelly.Seven actors and studio workers during a telephone conference held in the aftermath of Hollywood Black Friday in which American Federation of Labor officials denied issuing a "clarification" which set off the film strike, October 26, 1946.(L-R): James Skelton, Herbert Sorrell, Ronald Reagan, Edward Arnold, Roy Tindall, George Murphy, and Gene Kelly.

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  1. I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

    Jun 17, 1966, As quoted in Los Angeles Times (17 June 1966), Own words

  2. I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at the point of a bayonet, if necessary.

    Oct 20, 1965, As quoted in The Los Angeles Times (20 October 1965), Own words

  3. Some seem to forget that I’ve worked with those on movies and television. I warn you. Television may be exciting, but always take what you watch or read with a grain of salt.

    1965, Where's the Rest of Me? First Edition (1965), Own words

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Awards

Labor Hall of Honor2018
California Hall of Fame2006
Honorary Citizen of Vilnius1995
Presidential Medal of Freedom, George H. W. Bush1993
Theodore Roosevelt Award1990
Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1990
Francis Boyer Award1988
Doublespeak Award1983
Doublespeak Award1980
Horatio Alger Award1969
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame1960
Honorary Citizen of Berlin
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Order of the White Eagle
Collar of the Order of the White Lion
Congressional Gold Medal
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
Honorary Doctorate of the Weizmann Institute of Science
Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Order of the White Lion
Order of the Chrysanthemum
Order pro Merito Melitensi
Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
Honorary Citizen of Gdańsk

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Born in Tampico, Illinois, in 1911, Reagan worked as a sports broadcaster in Iowa before moving to California in 1937 to become a film actor. He led the Screen Actors Guild twice and spent the 1950s hosting General Electric Theater, but his 1964 "A Time for Choosing" speech marked the pivot: elected governor of California in 1966, he balanced budgets and cracked down on campus protests. After losing the 1976 Republican primaries to Gerald Ford, he won a landslide over Jimmy Carter in 1980 and began implementing "Reaganomics" - deregulation, tax cuts, military spending - while escalating the arms race and surviving an assassination attempt in his first term. His 1984 reelection was one of the largest landslides in American history; the second term brought the secret Iran-Contra arms deal, the bombing of Libya, and negotiations with Gorbachev that ended in a nuclear treaty. He left office in 1989 with inflation down and the economy expanding, but the national debt nearly tripled. Diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 1994, he died a decade later, the architect of a conservative realignment that outlasted him.

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 2004 · aged 93

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