Ronald Reagan
Our 40th President

Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois, near Dixon in the northwestern section of the state. He graduated from Eureka College in 1932 and served as a sports announcer before embarking on a successful career in acting.

Reagan served as Governor of California from 1966-1974. In 1980, he gained the Republican nomination for the Presidency of the United States and won a landslide victory over Democratic incumbent Jimmy Carter. Re-elected in 1984, Reagan fought strongly against communism and was a major contributor to the end of the Cold War.

One of the more controversial political policies was the Strategic Defense Initiative involving a series of satelites and their capabilities, nicknamed "Star Wars".

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