Biography of Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico Illinois in 1911. Ronald Reagan graduated from Eureka College in 1932. He was governor of California from 1967 to 1975. Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980, he was the 40th president. He completed his two terms in 1989. Ronald Reagan died on June fifth 2004. (Wikipedia.org Ronald Reagan) Ronald Reagan was born on February 6th 1911 in Tampico Illinois to John and Nelle Reagan. His nickname was Dutch because of his haircut. During his childhood he lived in many places throughout the state of Illinois including Chicago. (Encyclopedia of presidents - Ronald Reagan) Ronald Reagan went to Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois. He majored in sociology and economics, but had a C average. He also participated in many school sports and activities. (whitehouse.gov) Ronald Reagan graduated from Eureka in 1932 when he was 21. He then became an actor and acted in several movies. He was in the army reserves during World War II. Reagan became a politician later in his life. He was a democrat but became a republican, when he started politics. Ronald Reagan became recognized as a political figure by supporting republican politicians in their candidacies. He was married to Nancy Reagan in 1952. Reagan was governor of California from 1967 to 1975. (Encyclopedia of presidents - Ronald Reagan) Ronald Reagan ran for president in 1980. His campaign slogan was Let's Make America Great Again. His running mate was George H.W. Bush. Reagan won up against Jimmy Carter. He received 43,903,230 of the popular vote and 489 of the electoral votes. (Wikipedia.org) on March 30th 1981 he was shot in an attempted assassination by John Hinckley J.R., but made a full recovery. During Ronald Reagan's first term as president he did many things. He lowered income taxes and reduced the unemployment rate. He decreased spending on government welfare programs and increased military spending because he believed that the United States needed a better and stronger military. Reagan was very anti - communist and disliked the idea of the Soviet Union. The Supreme Court justices he appointed were Antonin Scalia, Sandra O'Connor, who was the first woman to be in the Supreme Court, and Anthony Kennedy (Britannica.com). Ronald Reagan ran for president again in 1984. His running mate was the same as before, George H.W. Bush. He ran against Walter Mondale. Reagan received 54,455,472 of the popular vote and 525 electoral votes. He also did many things during his second term. Ronald Reagan talked about nuclear weapons with the Soviet Union and made an agreement to cut down on nuclear arsenals. In 1986 he signed a bill to start a war on drugs, which reduced drug use in teenagers. Also in 1986 he delivered a very important speech after the space shuttle challenger disaster where seven people were killed.(Wikipedia.org) After finishing his second term Ronald Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California. In 1994 he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. It was difficult for him to communicate. Ronald Reagan suffered through the disease for ten years. He died on June fifth 2004 in Los Angeles, California.(Brittanica.org) Ronald Reagan was born to John and Nelle Reagan. He became an actor and later a politician. He served two terms as president of the United States. Ronald Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and passed away ten years later.

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