Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) was an American actor and statesman who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Raised in small-town Illinois, he worked as a radio sports announcer and Hollywood actor and served as president of the Screen Actors Guild. His 1964 televised speech "A Time for Choosing" launched his political career, leading to two terms as Governor of California. As president he lowered income tax rates, encouraged economic growth and sought to restore national confidence. He paired firmness toward the Soviet Union with personal diplomacy with Mikhail Gorbachev, signing the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate he called, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" Known as "the Great Communicator," he is remembered for his optimism, humor and faith in freedom, and his presidency is closely linked with the peaceful end of the Cold War.
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George Washington, the first president, set lasting precedents for the office, and Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, doubled the nation's size through the Louisiana Purchase. Abraham Lincoln preserved the Union during the Civil War, and Theodore Roosevelt protected vast areas of wilderness. Dwight D. Eisenhower launched the Interstate Highway System, and Ronald Reagan worked with Soviet leaders to reduce nuclear arms near the end of the Cold War.
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