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Facts
Also Known As | Ronald Wilson Reagan |
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Born | February 6, 1911 • Illinois |
Died | June 5, 2004 (aged 93) • Los Angeles • California |
Title / Office | presidency of the United States of America (1981-1989), United States • governor (1967-1975), California |
Political Affiliation | Republican Party |
Notable Family Members | spouse Jane Wyman • spouse Nancy Reagan |
Role In | Cold War • Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty • Iran-Contra Affair • Korean Air Lines flight 007 • United States presidential election of 1952 • United States presidential election of 1956 • United States presidential election of 1960 • United States presidential election of 1964 • West Berlin discothèque bombing • Economic Recovery Tax Act • Libya bombings of 1986 • Reykjavík summit of 1986 • Tax Reform Act |
Did You Know?
- The second time he was elected president Reagan won 525 of the 538 electoral votes, which is the largest number ever won by a candidate.
- Ronald Reagan was nicknamed "The Great Communicator".
- Ronald Reagan gave his first policy speech regarding AIDS in 1987 after the death of a friend from HIV/AIDS, about 7 years and 20,000 deaths into the AIDS crisis.
- Ronald Reagan submitted the first request for a trillion-dollar budget during his presidency, in 1987.
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