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Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004) was the 40th (1981-1989) President of the United States and the 33rd Governor of California. Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois. Reagan was ... an actor in films before entering politics. Reagan had a successful career in Hollywood as a second-rank leading man. He was the oldest elected President (69 years, 349 days). He is known as the "Great Communicator" because he was a good public speaker.
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The life of Ronald Wilson Reagan is a story of unlikely successes. Born into a poor family, he came of age during the hard economic times of the Great Depression of the 1930's. Yet he was able to achieve great success in two quite different fields--as an actor and in politics. Reagan's political career began when, in 1964, after his acting career had ended, he was elected governor of California. He then twice sought--and twice failed to gain--the Republican nomination for the presidency, before winning the nomination and the election in 1980. At the age of 69, he was the oldest person ever to become president of the United States.
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Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). At age 69, he was the oldest person elected President. Before entering politics, Reagan was a popular motion picture actor, as well as head of the Screen Actors Guild, and a motivational speaker. He was a Democrat in the 1940s, becoming a Republican in the 1960s. He served two terms as governor of California, the most populous state. His persuasive speaking style earned Reagan the accolade "The Great Communicator."
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Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981-1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967-1975). Reagan was born in Illinois, but moved to Hollywood in the 1930s, where he starred in numerous "B" movies and became President of the Screen Actors Guild. He was a prominent Democrat who supported the New Deal Coalition in the 1940s, and was a leading opponent of Communism in Hollywood.
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Reagan holds the record as the longest-living president, at 93 years and 119 days. John Adams had held the record at 90 years and 247 days until Reagan surpassed it in 2001. Since Reagan's death, Gerald Ford is now the oldest surviving president at 91, and if he lives until 2006 November 11 will hold the new record. Reagan ... holds the record for the oldest-elected president (previously held by William Henry Harrison at 67) at 69, and the oldest president to serve (previously held by another Republican, Dwight Eisenhower, at 70) at 77. As of 2005, Reagan, Dwight Eisenhower, and Bill Clinton are the only three presidents to serve two full terms since the 22nd Amendment was ratified in 1951.
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Ronald Wilson Reagan (born February 6, 1911) was the 40th (1981-1989) President of the United States. Reagan was ... a actor in films before entering politics. He is the longest-lived person to have served as President, as well as the oldest elected President (69 years and 349 days). He was the first divorced person to be elected President.
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