Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born in 1911 in Tampico, Illinois, and grew up in Dixon, Illinois, where his first job was as a lifeguard on the Rock River. He graduated from Eureka College in 1932 and became a radio sports announcer in Iowa. In 1937 he signed a contract with Warner Bros. and went on to appear in 53 films. During the Second World War he helped produce army training films. He served as president of the Screen Actors Guild and later worked as a television host and spokesman for General Electric. He was elected governor of California in 1966 and served two terms. In 1980 he was elected president, defeating Jimmy Carter. In 1981, weeks after taking office, he survived an assassination attempt. His presidency cut taxes, increased military spending and took a firm line against the Soviet Union; in 1987, in Berlin, he called on the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to 'tear down this wall'. He and Gorbachev signed a treaty limiting nuclear missiles. He died in Los Angeles in 2004.

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Faith: His values were shaped by his pastor and the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) he attended as a youth. Source: Wikipedia