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Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911 - 2004)
Ronald Wilson Reagan
40th President of the United States (1981-1989)
Born: February 6, 1911, Tampico, IL
Nickname: "The Great Communicator"
Education: Eureka College (1932)
Religion: Christian Church
Marriage: January 25, 1940, to Jane Wyman (1914- ), divorced, 1948; March 4, 1952, to Nancy Davis (1923- )
Children: Maureen Elizabeth (1941-2001); Michael Edward (1945- ); Patricia Ann (1952- ); Ronald Prescott (1958- )
Career: Actor, Public Official
Political Party: 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)
Died: June 5, 2004
Buried: Simi Valley, California
A Life in Brief: Ronald Wilson Reagan was born in 1911 in Tampico, Illinois, the second son of Jack and Nelle Reagan. He had a difficult childhood. His father was an itinerant shoe salesman and an alcoholic. More....
Essays on Ronald Wilson Reagan and His Administration
Presidential SpeechesBelow are selections from the Miller Center's Ronald Wilson Reagan speech collection. To view the Miller Center's other speeches by Ronald Wilson Reagan or by another President, please click one of the two links at the bottom of the page.
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Miller Center Scholarship and SpeakersThe Miller Center of Public Affairs is a national nonpartisan center to research, reflect, and report on American government, with special attention to the central role and history of the presidency. Below is a selection of Miller Center resources on Ronald Wilson Reagan. Read the transcript of Caspar Weinberger’s 2002 Miller Center Oral History interview. Full Miller Center Reagan Oral History Archive.
As President, Ronald Reagan ordered an invasion of Grenada. Click here to learn more about the Miller Center’s National War Powers Commission. Click here to learn more about the Center’s National Commission on Presidential Press Conferences and its relationship to Reagan. |
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Scripps Library Reference ResourcesBelow are links to reference resources prepared by the Miller Center's Scripps Library that are designed to help students and scholars quickly conduct their research. Information on Ronald Wilson Reagan's Private and Public Papers |
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