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Ronald Reagan's fight against communism
An overview of Ronald Reagan.
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What was the Iran hostage crisis?
After the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehrān in November 1979 by Iranian students...
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Witness President Ronald Reagan delivering his first inaugural address, January 20, 1981
U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan delivering his first inaugural address, Washington, D.C.,...
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How Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court
O'Connor became the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice on September 25, 1981.
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Watch U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan appeal to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to dismantle the Berlin Wall, June 12, 1987
U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan speaking at the Berlin Wall, June 12, 1987.
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What caused the Black Monday stock market crash?
On October 19, 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 508 points, about 22.6...
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
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Ronald Reagan (second from right) with his parents, Jack and Nelle, and his brother,...
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Ronald Reagan in Dixon, Illinois, 1920s.
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Ronald Reagan on the Eureka College football team, 1929.
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Ronald and Nancy Reagan
Ronald Reagan visiting Nancy Reagan on the movie set of Donovan's Brain,...
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Ronald Reagan in the television series General Electric Theater, c. 1954–62.
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Ronald Reagan as governor of California, c. 1967–71.
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Ronald Reagan presidential campaign button
Button from Ronald Reagan's 1980 U.S. presidential campaign,.
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Iran hostage crisis
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Ronald and Nancy Reagan
Ronald and Nancy Reagan waving to crowds on the day of his first inauguration as...
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assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan
Outside the Washington Hilton hotel after the assassination attempt on U.S. Pres....
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U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan, 1983.
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Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan
U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan (left) and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev shaking hands...
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Iran-Contra Affair: Oliver North
Lieut. Col. Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings in Washington, D.C.,...
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U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan riding El Alamein at Rancho del Cielo, Santa Barbara, California,...
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U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan, 1981.
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Bohemian Club
Members of the Bohemian Club, including California Gov. Ronald Reagan (centre left)...
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1983 G7 Summit
G7 Summit in Williamsburg, Virginia, 1983: (from left) Pierre Trudeau, Gaston Thorn,...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan (right) and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signing...
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Helmut Schmidt; Ronald Reagan
West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (left) and U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan at the...
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Ronald Reagan key events
Key events in the life of Ronald Reagan.
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Lee Atwater with Ronald Reagan
Lee Atwater with U.S. President Ronald Reagan (left) in February 1983. Atwater was...
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Nakasone Yasuhiro and Ronald Reagan
Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone Yasuhiro (left foreground) and U.S. Pres. Ronald...
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Nancy Regan, Ronald Reagan and Patti Davis
Nancy and Ronald Reagan, with their daughter, Patti Davis (right), leaving George...
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Presidents (left to right) George Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford,...
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Pres. Ronald Reagan delivering the State of the Union address to Congress, Jan. 25,...
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Presidents (left to right) Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Richard...
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Ronald Reagan testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee
Ronald Reagan, then president of the Screen Actors Guild, testifying at the House...
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Nancy Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Raisa Gorbachev
(From left) Nancy and Ronald Reagan and Mikhail and Raisa Gorbachev on the Reagans'...
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The first couple: Ronald and Nancy Reagan
Ronald and Nancy Reagan aboard Air Force One, 1984.
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Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush
U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan (left) and Vice Pres. George H.W. Bush.
White House photo
Ronald Reagan and George Bush
Vice Pres. George Bush (right) offering advice to Pres. Ronald Reagan.
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McCain and Reagan
John McCain (left) with Pres. Ronald Reagan at the White House, Washington, D.C.,...
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Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher at the White House, Washington, D.C., July 17,...
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Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev
Ronald Reagan (left) and Mikhail Gorbachev in Red Square, Moscow, 1988.
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Teller, Edward; Reagan, Ronald
U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan (left) awarding Edward Teller the National Medal of Science,...
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
The Killers
Angie Dickinson and Ronald Reagan in The Killers (1964), directed by Don...
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Ronald and Nancy Reagan
Nancy and Ronald Reagan in George Washington University Hospital several days after...
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American presidential election, 1980
Results of the American presidential election, 1980. Sources: Electoral and popular...
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American presidential election, 1984
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Reagan, Ronald: First Inaugural Address
U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan, delivering his First Inaugural Address, January...

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Presidency of Ronald Reagan
At a glance: the Reagan presidency
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