Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States
隆納．雷根，美國第 40 任總統
Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States (隆納．雷根，美國第 40 任總統)
隆納．雷根，美國第 40 任總統 (Ronald
Reagan, the 40th President of the United States)
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
雷根總統圖書館
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (雷根總統圖書館)
雷根總統圖書館 (Ronald Reagan
Presidential Library)
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
隆納．雷根 總統圖書館
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (隆納．雷根 總統圖書館)
隆納．雷根 總統圖書館 (Ronald Reagan
Presidential Library)
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Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States (隆納．雷根，美國第 40 任總統)
Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States (隆納．雷根，美國第 40 任總統)
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Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan, originally an American actor and politician,
became the 40th President of the United States serving from 1981 to 1989. His
term saw a restoration of prosperity at home, with the goal of achieving
"peace through strength" abroad.
At the end of his two terms in office, Ronald Reagan viewed
with satisfaction the achievements of his innovative program known as the
Reagan Revolution, which aimed to reinvigorate the American people and reduce
their reliance upon Government. He felt he had fulfilled his campaign pledge of
1980 to restore "the great, confident roar of American progress and growth
and optimism."
On February 6, 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born to Nelle
and John Reagan in Tampico, Illinois. He attended high school in nearby Dixon
and then worked his way through Eureka College. There, he studied economics and
sociology, played on the football team, and acted in school plays. Upon
graduation, he became a radio sports announcer. A screen test in 1937 won him a
contract in Hollywood. During the next two decades he appeared in 53 films.
From his first marriage to actress Jane Wyman, he had two
children, Maureen and Michael. Maureen passed away in 2001. In 1952 he married
Nancy Davis, who was also an actress, and they had two children, Patricia Ann
and Ronald Prescott.
As president of the Screen Actors Guild, Reagan became
embroiled in disputes over the issue of Communism in the film industry; his
political views shifted from liberal to conservative. He toured the country as
a television host, becoming a spokesman for conservatism. In 1966 he was
elected Governor of California by a margin of a million votes; he was
re-elected in 1970.
Ronald Reagan won the Republican Presidential nomination in
1980 and chose as his running mate former Texas Congressman and United Nations
Ambassador George Bush. Voters troubled by inflation and by the year-long
confinement of Americans in Iran swept the Republican ticket into office.
Reagan won 489 electoral votes to 49 for President Jimmy Carter.
On January 20, 1981, Reagan took office. Only 69 days later
he was shot by a would-be assassin, but quickly recovered and returned to duty.
His grace and wit during the dangerous incident caused his popularity to soar.
Dealing skillfully with Congress, Reagan obtained
legislation to stimulate economic growth, curb inflation, increase employment,
and strengthen national defense. He embarked upon a course of cutting taxes and
Government expenditures, refusing to deviate from it when the strengthening of
defense forces led to a large deficit.
A renewal of national self-confidence by 1984 helped Reagan
and Bush win a second term with an unprecedented number of electoral votes.
Their victory turned away Democratic challengers Walter F. Mondale and
Geraldine Ferraro.
In 1986 Reagan obtained an overhaul of the income tax code,
which eliminated many deductions and exempted millions of people with low
incomes. At the end of his administration, the Nation was enjoying its longest
recorded period of peacetime prosperity without recession or depression.
In foreign policy, Reagan sought to achieve "peace
through strength." During his two terms he increased defense spending 35
percent, but sought to improve relations with the Soviet Union. In dramatic
meetings with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, he negotiated a treaty that
would eliminate intermediate-range nuclear missiles. Reagan declared war
against international terrorism, sending American bombers against Libya after
evidence came out that Libya was involved in an attack on American soldiers in
a West Berlin nightclub.
By ordering naval escorts in the Persian Gulf, he maintained
the free flow of oil during the Iran-Iraq war. In keeping with the Reagan
Doctrine, he gave support to anti-Communist insurgencies in Central America,
Asia, and Africa.
Overall, the Reagan years saw a restoration of prosperity,
and the goal of peace through strength seemed to be within grasp.
The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from “The
Presidents of the United States of America,” by Frank Freidel and Hugh Sidey.
Copyright 2006 by the White House Historical Association.
For more information about President Reagan, please visit
Ronald Reagan Library and Museum
Learn more about Ronald Reagan 's spouse, Nancy Davis
Reagan.
Did you know?
President Reagan designated Martin Luther King Jr. Day a
national holiday; today the Obama Administration honors this tradition, with
the First and Second Families participating in service projects on this day.
In a June 28, 1985 speech Reagan called for a fairer tax
code, one where a multi-millionaire did not have a lower tax rate than his
secretary. Today, President Obama is calling for the same with the Buffett
Rule.
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