Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, in a commercial building in Tampico, Illinois, as the younger s… 詳細

After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and sociology from Eureka College in 1932, Reagan took a job in Davenport, Iowa, as a sports broadcaster for four football games in the Big Ten Conference. … 詳細

Reagan began as a Democrat, viewing Franklin D. Roosevelt as "a true hero". He joined the American Veterans Committee and Hollywood Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions (HICCASP), … 詳細

Brown had spent much of California's funds on new programs, prompting them to use accrual accounting to avoid raising taxes. Consequently, it generated a larger deficit, and Reagan would call for reduced government spe… 詳細

Insufficiently conservative to Reagan and many other Republicans, president Gerald Ford suffered from multiple political and economic woes. Ford, running for president, was disappointed to hear him also run. Reaga… 詳細

Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States on Tuesday, January 20, 1981. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger administered the presidential oath of office. In his inaugural address, Reagan commented on t… 詳細

Upon leaving the presidency on January 20, 1989, at the age of 77, Reagan became the oldest president at the end of their tenure, surpassing Dwight D. Eisenhower who left office in 1961 at age 70. This distinction will eventually pass t… 詳細