Ronald Reagan served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Born in Tampico, Illinois, in 1911, he was a radio announcer, film actor, and two term governor of California.
A Republican, Reagan won two landslide elections. In March 1981 he survived an assassination attempt in Washington.
Key Moments
He signed major tax cuts in 1981 and the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and increased defense spending. In 1987 he urged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall and signed the INF Treaty eliminating a class of nuclear missiles.
Did You Know
Reagan appointed Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court. His presidential library is in Simi Valley, California.
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