America 's Savior In a time when America was at an all-time low, a retired Hollywood actor and union leader from a small town in Illinois would gather Americans to stand together and overcome a collapsing economy, communism, growing foreign tensions with the middle east, and to conduct war on the home front against the use and spread of drugs. To many all around the world, this man would become the hero that America needs.
Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, the son of Jack and Nelle Reagan in Tampico, Illinois. The Reagan family moved to Dixon in 1920, where Ronald excelled in high school. He earned an athletic scholarship to Eureka College. His major was economics and sociology,
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Ronald was then transferred to the Army Air Force upon his desire and assigned to the First Motion Picture Unit and then to the Provisional Task Force Show Unit. On September 12, 1945, Captain Ronald Reagan was detached from active duty and found his way back to Hollywood. Ronald 's return to Hollywood left the actor with a lot of down time. Ronald and Jane divorced in 1949, he said, "Due to her nervous nature she[Jane] had allowed feelings of boredom to invade their life together." After living the bachelor life for 3 years, Ronald then married Nancy Davis on March 4, 1952, she gave him more happiness than any one person deserved. Although involved since 1941; Ronald became more powerful in Hollywood by becoming the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1947-1952 and again from 1959-1960. In the year 1967, he became the Republican Governor of California. He put a stop to government hiring and raising taxes to even the state budget. Ronald was reelected Governor for another term but at the end of his second term, he chose not to pursue a third term. He reached for a higher government platform but be was denied. The GOP chose Gerald Ford to run for the Republican Party in 1976. In 1980 on election day, Ronald became the 40th President of The United States of America. In every category of the exit polls, President Reagan crushed his opponent by astonishing amounts.
Ronald Wilson Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois on February 6, 1911 to Nelle Wilson and John Edward Reagan. His father, also known as Jack Reagan, came from an Irish background, while his mother was a Scottish and English mix. Reagan had only one sibling, his brother, Neil Reagan. He attended a high school nearby what he considers his hometown, Dixon. At Dixon high school, he served as student body president and participated in football,basketball, track, and school plays. After graduating from Dixon High, he proceeded to attend Eureka College, a small liberal arts institution and majored in economics and sociology. While he attended college, he eventually became interested in drama. He attended a screen test in 1937, this won him a contract in Hollywood. In the next two decades, he had appeared in 50 films. Reagan was married twice, first to Jane Wyman, and second to Nancy Davis. Reagan had two children with each of his wives.
Ronald Reagan was born on on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. His parents, John Edward Reagan (father) and Nelle Wilson Reagan, along with his one sibling, Neil Reagan (older brother), lived in an apartment of a commercial building. While Reagan was in school, he became fond in sports, particularly football, track and became the captain of his swim team. He also took an interest in acting and many different extracurricular activities. While still young, Reagan worked many jobs to help support his family. One of these jobs were lifeguarding. He lifeguarded at Rock River and reportedly saved around 70 swimmers. Reagan also became
Reagan was enthusiastic about his political future. In 1966, He won the Republican nomination for governor with 65 percent of the vote. As Governor of California, Reagan attempted to limit the power of the federal government, supporting the state government’s ability to manage their populations by themselves. He also played a part in trying to control the protests at the University of California in Berkeley, California.
Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, Tampico, Illinois, Ronald was the second son of Jack and Nelle Reagan. He was born in a small apartment above the Pitney General Store but later moved with his family to number of small town so his dad could try to establish his small business. By the 1920 his family settled in Dixon, Illinois, where he grew to adulthood. As a teenager Ronald Regan was very active in after school activities, clubs, and an amazing swimmer. As a life guard in Lowell Park in Dixon on the treacherous Rock River, he saved about 77 people from drowning. He graduated from Dixon High School in 1928 and enrolled the following fall at Eureka College. After he graduated from Eureka in 1932, with a major in economics, he landed a job as a radio sportscaster at WOC in Davenport, Iowa. Thanks to that experience he learned many things and was able to meet with many different people who helped him start his career
Before his presidency, Reagan was elected as Governor of California in 1966 and reelected again in 1970. Winning by 489 electoral votes against Jimmy Carter, Reagan was elected President in 1981. He was the oldest President to be elected at 69 years old. He took office on January 20, 1981. Originally he was an American actor who appeared in 53 films, a politician, and a conservationist.
Ronald Reagan began his life in 1911 in Tampico, IL. When he was nine, his family moved to Dixon, IL where he grew up. His father owned a shoe store in town. His mother raised him with the fundamental belief in God that he carried with him throughout his life and presidency. He became a devout Christian and was very involved in his church. He was a very kind and caring boy and very much an introvert, something that he carried on later in life. He was very athletic, playing football and various other sports. However, when he was a young man, he became a lifeguard on the Rock River a few miles from Dixon. This is where he found what he was meant to do...to rescue people (Reagan, n.d.).
Ronald Reagan before his presidency was not just a politician and started in radio, film and wanted a television career in many great cooperation’s such NBC and starred in many films some including “The Voice of the Turtle”(1947), “The Girl from Jones Beach” (1949) and “King Row” (1942). Shifting to politics in the mid nine-teen fifties and was in the national political spotlight in nine-teen sixty-four were he had shown his way of speaking and in a televised speech for a presidential
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the fortieth president of the United States of America. He was a member of the Republican party. He served two terms as the president. He was shot in attempted assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr. These are the simple facts that most everybody knows. But what was his personal life like? Did he ever have a family? Was he always a politician, or more specifically was he always a member of the Republican party? These are the questions that not everybody knows the answers to.
Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States. He was a conservative Republican with a fascinating life story that draws an illustration of the causes and effects of his evolving views and character. His administration saw disasters, turmoil, and scandals while also winning various victories that changed the course of history forever. Some of these include less nuclear weaponry in the world and the end of the Cold War. Unfortunately, there were also some problems such as the infamous Iran-Contra Affair, and the theory of Reaganomics that was never quite able to be considered a real success for the majority of Americans. While he may not have been the best president, he is an interesting subject to learn from, analyze, and understand.
Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Illinois. He was elected governor of California in 1966, and was re-elected in 1970. In 1980, Ronald Reagan won the presidential election for the Republican party. Reagan took office in 1981, but was shot early in his term. He recovered fairly quickly, and this attack made his popularity increase substantially. Reaganomics was a term to refer to the economic policies led by the President, including large tax reductions. He also led the War on Drugs in an attempt to reduce the amount of illegal drugs traded. In 1984, Reagan was re-elected as President for his second term. His second term was filled with a lot of foreign affair matters. Reagan helped to end the Cold War which had been laying low for
Twenty-seven years later in 1964, he gave a speech on behalf of Barry Goldwater and Reagan decided to try his hand in politics. Two years later Reagan ran for governor of California and
Ronald Reagan was born to John and Nelle Reagan on February 6, 1911. Nelle raised Ronald in church and tried to impart on him the love of God which she knew. Ronald embraced the same beliefs in God that his mother had, and was baptized in their church in 1922. His baptism is what was the beginning of Ronald Reagan becoming active in his church. In 1926, at the age of 15, he started teaching a Sunday School class and didn’t stop teaching that class until he left for college.
“Ronald Reagan’s presidency was a time of pride and hope for a bright future in America, It is important that we take every opportunity to preserve and cherish the liberty and prosperity he brought to our country” (Reagan’s Legacy, n.d.) Ronald Wilson Reagan was a former actor and a former California governor which he served from 1967 to 1975. After 6 years he became the 40th U.S. president which he served from 1981 to 1989. Reagan became a pleasant two-term president. He managed to cut taxes, increase defense spending, consulted a nuclear arms reduction agreement with the Soviets, and helped bring the Cold War to a quick end.
Ronald Wilson Reagan (/ˈrɒnəld ˈwɪlsən ˈreɪɡən/; February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who was the 40th President of the United States, from 1981 to 1989. Before his presidency, he was the 33rd Governor of California, from 1967 to 1975, after a career as a Hollywood actor and union leader.
Reagan first began his political activities as a union leader in the Actor’s Union. As such, He was involved in the Jo McCarthy communist witch-hunt of the late 1940’s. He testified on behalf of the film industry and in front of the Congressional committee. This was one of his first ventures into the national political arena. Reagan again made his way into the political limelight in 1964 when he publically endorsed Senator Barry Goldwater for President. Goldwater lost the election to Lyndon Johnson, but the exposure that Reagan had at that time poised him for his next political move.