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Ronald Wilson Reagan, 40th President of the United States
 
 
Ronald Wilson Reagan - "40th" - (January 20, 1981 to January 20, 1989)

US Constitution - Ronald Wilson Reagan, 40th President of the United States
Born: February 6, 1911, Tampico, Illinois

Died: June 5, 2004, Bel Air, California

69 years old, Christian, Actor, Republican

Parents: John & Nelle (Wilson) Reagan

Married: January 25, 1940, to Jane Wyman; March 4, 1952, to Nancy Davis

Children: Maureen Elizabeth (1941- ); Michael Edward (1945- ); Patricia Ann (1952- ); Ronald Prescott (1958- ).

Also served:

Governor of California

Vice President: George Herbert Walker Bush of Texas

Facts:

Reagan was 77 years old when his left office, making him the oldest president.
He was the first president to have been divorced.
As a result of his many television appearances while president, he was known as the Great Communicator.


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RONALD REAGAN

Life History
  • 40th President of the United States (1981-89).
  • Born: Feb. 6, 1911, Tampico, Ill.
  • Education: Eureka College (graduated 1932).
  • Profession: Actor, public official.
  • Religious Affiliation: Christian Church.
  • Marriage: Jan. 25, 1940, to Jane Wyman (1914-)--divorced, 1948; Mar. 4, 1952, to Nancy Davis (1923- ).
  • Children: Maureen Elizabeth Reagan (1941- ); Michael Edward Reagan (1945- ); Patricia Ann Reagan (1952- ); Ronald Prescott Reagan (1958- ).
  • Political Affiliation: Republican.
  • Writings: Where's the Rest of Me? (1965); The Creative Society (1968); Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation (1984); Speaking My Mind (1989); An American Life (1990).
  • Vice-President: George Herbert Walker Bush.
Cabinet Members
  • Secretary of State: Alexander M. Haig, Jr. (1981-82); George P. Shultz (1982-89).
  • Secretary of the Treasury: Donald T. Regan (1981-85); James A. Baker (1985-88); Nicholas F. Brady (1988-89).
  • Secretary of Defense: Caspar W. Weinberger (1981-87); Frank C. Carlucci (1987-89).
  • Attorney General: William French Smith (1981-85); Edwin Meese (1985-88); Dick Thornburgh (1988-89).
  • Secretary of the Interior: James G. Watt (1981-83); William P. Clark (1983-85); Donald P. Hodel (1985-89).
  • Secretary of Agriculture: John R. Block (1981-86); Richard E. Lyng (1986-89).
  • Secretary of Commerce: Malcolm Baldrige (1981-87); C. William Verity (1987-89).
  • Secretary of Labor: Raymond J. Donovan (1981-85); William Brock (1985-87); Ann Dore McLaughlin (1987-89).
  • Secretary of Health and Human Services: Richard S. Schweiker (1981-83); Margaret M. Heckler (1983-85); Otis R. Bowen (1985-89).
  • Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. (1981-89).
  • Secretary of Transportation: Andrew L. Lewis, Jr. (1981-83); Elizabeth H. Dole (1983-87); James H. Burnley (1987-89).
  • Secretary of Energy:
  • James B. Edwards (1981-82); Donald P. Hodel (1982-85); John Herrington (1985-89).


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