Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan
	40th President of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
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Date of birth	6 February 1911; Tampico (United States of America, Illinois); Ronald Wilson Reagan
Date of death	5 June 2004; Bel Air (United States of America, California, Los Angeles); natural causes; ; pneumonia (death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan); Alzheimers disease;
Place of burial	Ronald Reagan Presidential Library;
Country of citizenship	United States of America;
Residence	Rancho del Cielo;
Educated at	Dixon High School; Eureka College (sociology, economics, 1932);
Occupation	politician; actor; statesperson;
Member of	Tau Kappa Epsilon; American Legion;
Member of political party	Republican Party (1962, 2004); Democratic Party (1962);
Position held	Governor of California (2 January 1967 – 6 January 1975); President of the United States (20 January 1981 – 20 January 1989);
Native language	English;
Father	Jack Reagan;
Mother	Nelle Wilson Reagan;
Sibling	Neil Reagan;
Child	Maureen Reagan; Michael Reagan; Patti Davis; Ron Reagan;
Spouse	Nancy Reagan (4 March 1952 – 5 June 2004); Jane Wyman (26 January 1940 – 1949);
Award received	Honorary citizen of Berlin; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Order of the White Eagle; Collar of the Order of the White Lion; Francis Boyer Award (1988); Presidential Medal of Freedom (1993); Congressional Gold Medal; California Hall of Fame (2006); Doublespeak Award (1980); Theodore Roosevelt Award (1990); Horatio Alger Award (1969); Labor Hall of Honor (2017); Order of the Chrysanthemum; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (8 February 1960); Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland; honorary doctorate of the Weizmann Institute; Doublespeak Award (1983);
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English: 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

Français : Ronald Wilson Reagan (6 Février, 1911 à 5 Juin, 2004) a été le 40e président des États-Unis (1981–1989) et le 33e gouverneur de la Californie.

Pre-presidency[edit]

Ronald Reagan with his older brother Neil (Moon) Reagan, 1912
Ronald Reagan, (with "Dutch" haircut) Neil Reagan, and parents Jack and Nelle Reagan. Family Christmas card, 1913
Reagan's fourth grade class photo in Tampico, Illinois, 1920 (Reagan is in the second row at far left with his hand on his chin)
Reagan in Dixon, Illinois, 1920s
Reagan as a Lifeguard in Lowell Park, Illinois, 1927
Reagan on the Eureka College football team, 1929
Reagan as a WHO Radio Announcer in Des Moines, Iowa, 1934–37
Reagan still from film Knute Rockne-All American, 1940
Reagan in the U.S. Army Air Force, 1940s
Cowboy from Brooklyn trailer, 1938
Dark Victory trailer, 1939
Reagan with his mother, Nelle, 1950
Engagement photograph of Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis, January, 1952
Ronald Reagan visiting Nancy Reagan on the set of her movie Donovan's Brain, 1953
Newlyweds Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan cutting their wedding cake at the Holden's house in Toluca Lake, California, 1952
Reagan and General Electric Theater, 1954-62
Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan aboard a boat in California, 1964
Ronald Reagan, son Ron, Nancy Reagan and daughter Patti, 1967
The Reagans with Richard and Pat Nixon
The Reagans (far right) with the Nixons, Hopes, and Agnews, 1971
Reagan wearing cowboy hat at Rancho del Cielo, 1976
Reagan with his horse "Little Man" at Rancho del Cielo, 1977
Reagan debates George H. W. Bush during the 1980 Nashua Republican primary debate

President of the United States[edit]

Official portraits[edit]

Official portrait of President Reagan, 1981
Official portrait of President Reagan, 1981 (cropped)
Official portrait of President Reagan and Vice President Bush, 1981
President and Mrs. Reagan pose in the Blue Room for their official portrait, 1981
President Reagan posing outside the Oval Office, 1983
President Reagan posing on the White House Colonnade, 1984
President Reagan poses at the White House, 1984
President Reagan poses at his Oval Office desk, 1984
Official portrait of the Reagans, 1985
Official portrait of President Reagan, 1985
Official portrait of President Reagan, 1985 (closeup)
Official portrait of the Reagans on the White House grounds, 1988
Candid shot of President Reagan

Inaugurals[edit]

The Capitol on Reagan's inauguration day 1981
President Reagan being sworn in on inaugural day at the U.S. Capitol, 1981
President Reagan giving his first inaugural address from the U.S. Capitol, 1981
The Reagans waving from the limousine during the inaugural parade in Washington, D.C., 1981
Inaugural family photo, 1981
President Reagan being sworn in for second term during the private ceremony held at the White House, 1985
President Reagan being sworn in for second term in the rotunda at the U.S. Capitol, 1985
Inaugural family photo, 1985

1981[edit]

The Reagans in 1981
President Reagan walks along the White House colonnade
President Reagan toasting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser at a White House State Dinner in the state dining room
The Reagans with Bob Hope
The Reagans visit the Bushes at the vice president's residence in 1981
President Reagan waves to crowd immediately before being shot in an assassination attempt at the Washington Hilton Hotel
Chaos outside the hotel
Chaos outside the hotel
Chaos outside the hotel (cropped)
Ronald Reagan returns to the White House on April 11, following the shooting
Reagan's cabinet
Reagan holds a oval office staff meeting
President Reagan addresses Congress and the Nation on the Program for Economic Recovery from the U.S. Capitol (first speech after the assassination attempt)
President Reagan meets with the press after signing the 1981 Tax Reconciliation Bill, Rancho Del Cielo
President Reagan and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat on the South Lawn
Four presidents (Reagan, Carter, Ford, Nixon) toasting in the White House Blue Room prior to leaving for Egypt and President Anwar Sadat's funeral
President Reagan and Mrs. Reagan greet King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sophia of Spain for the state dinner
Reagan with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Reagan with French President François Mitterrand
Reagan with Joe DiMaggio

1982[edit]

The Reagans at the Easter Egg Roll at the White House
Reagan with Apollo astronaut Harrison Schmitt in October at the Roswell Industrial Air Center
Reagan reviews the troops at the recommisioning ceremony for the USS New Jersey
Reagan stands during the recommissioning ceremony
Reagan at Checkpoint Charlie
President Reagan speaking at a Rally for Senator Durenberger in Minneapolis, Minnesota
President Reagan at a rally for Senator Durenberger in Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Reagans meet Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in Rome
President Reagan and Queen Elizabeth II horseback riding at the Windsor Castle in England
Thomas K. Mattingly and pilot Henry W. Hartsfield of the space ship Columbia (STS-4) salute Ronald and Nancy Reagan after landing, July 4
Thomas K. Mattingly and pilot Henry W. Hartsfield of the space ship Columbia (STS-4) and President Reagan
Reagan with Arthur Ashe

1983[edit]

Reagan delivers the 1983 State of the Union address
Head shot of President Reagan during a meeting with members of Congress, 1983
The Reagans and Japanese Emperor Hirohito at the Akasaka palace in Tokyo, Japan, 1983
The Reagans review caskets from the recent Lebanon bombing by Hezbollah
Ronald and Nancy Reagan attending Memorial Service for Lebanon and Grenada casualty victims, 1983
Reagan and his advisors talk to Prime Minister Eugenia Charles of Dominica, 1983
G-7 Economic Summit in Williamsburg, Virginia, 1983
President Reagan awarding Edward Teller the National Medal of Science, 1983
Reagan with Thatcher in the Red Room of the White House
Reagan light-heartedly demonstrates strength training

1984[edit]

The Reagans with Ray Charles
President Reagan salutes an Air Force cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy Commencement in Colorado Springs, Colorado
President Reagan at the Ashford Castle in Ireland
President Reagan and Mrs. Reagan at the Ashford Castle in Ireland
The Reagans wave from Air Force One
Reagan poses with gymnast Mary Lou Retton as well as the U.S. Olympic team at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles
President Reagan alone in the Oval Office
President Reagan giving a campaign speech in Austin, Texas
President Reagan holding "The Gipper" jersey at a campaign rally in Endicott, New York
President Reagan giving speech on the 40th anniversary of D-Day at Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, France
The Reagans and Michael Jackson at the White House ceremony to launch the campaign against drunk driving, May 14
Reagan with Vice President Bush at the 1984 Republican National Convention

1985[edit]

The Reagans with the British royals
The Reagans with the British royals
A state dinner in honor of Princess Diana and Charles, Prince of Wales
First meeting of President Reagan with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev
President Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev at the first Summit in Geneva, Switzerland
President Reagan presents Mother Teresa with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Reagans with former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy
The Reagans with their dog, Rex, during the Christmas season

1986[edit]

President Reagan addresses the nation from the Oval Office on the space shuttle "Challenger" explosion
President Ronald Reagan and Vice President Bush in the Oval Office
President Reagan greets Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev at Hofdi House during the Reykjavik summit in Iceland
President Reagan giving a speech on the centennial of the Statue of Liberty in Governor's Island, New York
President Reagan walking with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at Camp David
Reagan works aboard Air Force One
President Ronald Reagan awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer Frank Sinatra
Reagan with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Reagan rides his horse, El Alamein, at his California ranch, Rancho del Cielo
Ronald Reagan rides horses with Nancy Reagan, who is holding up a sign reading "Just Say No"
The Reagans in front of the White House Christmas tree

1987[edit]

President Reagan giving a speech at the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, Federal Republic of Germany, challenging Gorbachev to "tear down this wall!"
President Reagan giving a speech at the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, Federal Republic of Germany, challenging Gorbachev to "tear down this wall!"
The Reagans board Marine One
President Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev signing the INF Treaty in the East Room of the White House
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda meets with Reagan at the White House in October
Reagan with Thatcher on the White House colonnade

1988[edit]

President Reagan gives the State of the Union Address to Congress
Reagan with Nancy on their 36th wedding anniversary, 1988
Reagan working in the Oval Office
The Reagans in the Yellow Oval Room with former President Richard Nixon
President Reagan walking back to the White House after awards ceremony on the South Lawn
President Reagan holds a National Security Council meeting on the Persian Gulf with National Security Advisor Colin Powell in the Oval Office
The Reagans wave from Air Force One upon their landing in Moscow, Russia
President Reagan and Vice President Bush meet with Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev on Governor's Island, New York
Reagan delivers an address to members of the Royal Institute of International Affairs at the Guildhall in London

1989[edit]

Reagan's cabinet, 1989
President Reagan's last day saluting as he boards the helicopter at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
President Reagan walking along the White House colonnade and waving goodbye in Washington, D.C.
The Reagans boarding the helicopter to the leave the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Post-presidency[edit]

Former President Reagan is presented a now obsolete checkpoint sign at the Tempelhof Airport in Berlin Germany, 1990
Ford, Nixon, Bush, Reagan and Carter dedicating the library
From left to right: Lady Bird Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Gerald Ford, Betty Ford, Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Barbara Bush at the dedication of the Reagan Presidential Library, 1991
Reagan and Gorbachev relax at Reagan's California ranch, 1992
Reagan awards former General Secretary of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev with the first ever Ronald Reagan Freedom Award, 1992
Then-President George H.W. Bush presents Reagan the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House, 1993
The Reagans and Bushes during the Presidential Medal of Freedom presentation
The Reagans with a model of the USS Ronald Reagan, 1996