Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States.

(January 20, 1981 - January 20, 1985, January 20, 1985 - January 20, 1989) Among all previous presidents, he was the oldest to take office.

He is the only president who was born as an actor.

Former President: Jimmy Carter Subsequent President: George Herbert Walker Bush Born: February 6, 1911, Tampico, Illinois Died: June 5, 2004, Los Angeles, California Mrs. Bellaire: (1

) Jane Wyman (divorced) (2) Nancy Reagan Party: *** and Party Vice President: George Herbert Walker Bush Overview [Edit this paragraph] American politician, 33rd Governor of California

(1967-1975), the 40th President (1981-1989).

Before entering politics, Reagan also served as a sports broadcaster, lifeguard, newspaper columnist, film actor, television actor, and motivational speaker, and was the leader of the Screen Actors Guild.

His speech style is clever and persuasive, and he is praised by the media as "The Great Communicator".

Reagan defeated incumbent Jimmy Carter in the 1980 election, and the Democratic Party also won a majority in the Senate for the first time in 26 years.

The economic policies pursued by Reagan were supply-side economics, known as Reaganomics, which reduced income taxes by 25%, reduced inflation, lowered interest rates, expanded military spending, and increased government deficits and national debt to temporarily solve social welfare problems.

Eliminating loopholes in tax rules and continuing to deregulate business activities enabled the U.S. economy to begin a very strong economic growth in 1982 after experiencing a sharp recession in 1981-1982.

On domestic issues, Reagan did not succeed in solving issues such as social welfare and abortion, but he also transferred federal judicial power through the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and other federal courts.

He has always emphasized his skepticism about the federal government's ability to deal with problems, especially economic problems.

His solution was to withdraw government interference and reduce taxes and deregulate, allowing free market mechanisms to correct the problems on their own.

"Government is not the solution," he said on Inauguration Day. "Government is the problem." His supporters praise him for lifting up the low morale and frustration Americans faced in 1980 and for bringing positivity to a halt.

The interventionist capitalist system transcends government regulation.

In terms of foreign policy, he significantly expanded armaments and changed his policy towards the Soviet Union from containment to direct confrontation.

Reagan implemented anti-communism and democratic capitalism in political ideology.

Reagan also experienced several serious political scandals during his tenure - leading to the conviction of many officials and staff, but he was still able to weather these crises.

Many observers, especially American conservatives, praised Reagan as the main contributor to the United States' ability to bring down the Soviet Union.

Historians have not yet formed a complete understanding of this. Some believe that Reagan was the main driver of the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991; some believe that the transformation of the Soviet Union that began during his term was just a coincidence of timing.

After Reagan's two terms ended, George H.W. Bush, who was from the same party, took advantage of Reagan's high popularity in the 1988 election and became the first president that the Republican Party successfully took over in 60 years.

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Reagan's presidency influenced American culture in the 1980s, and the 1980s are often called the "Reagan Era."

He is also the only U.S. president to survive being shot by an assassin (March 30, 1981).

After retiring in 1989, Reagan settled in California. Ten years after suffering from Alzheimer's disease, Reagan died of pneumonia in 2004 at the age of 93 and received a grand state funeral.

Early career [edit this paragraph] Reagan, his brother Neil, and his parents (circa 1916-1917) Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, in an apartment in Tampico, Illinois.

His father is John "Jack" Reagan, a Catholic of Irish descent, and his mother is Nelle Wilson, who is of Scotch-Irish and British descent.

His paternal great-grandfather, Michael Reagan, immigrated to the United States from Ireland in the 1860s.

Before he immigrated, the family name was originally Regan.

His maternal great-grandfather, John Wilson, immigrated to the United States from Scotland in the 1840s.