Presidents of the United States of America
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40 - Ronald Reagan
Personal Statistics:
Birth Date: February 6, 1911
Birthplace: Family’s five-room rented flat over a bakery on Main Street, Tampico, Illinois
Father: John Edward Reagan (1883-1941)
Mother: Nelle Wilson (1885-1962)
Height at Prime: 6 feet 1 inch
Physical Description: Blue eyes, thick brown hair, had a clear, well-modulated voice
1st Wife: Jane Wyman (nee Sarah Jane Mayfield) (January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007)
1st Marriage Date: January 26, 1940
1st Marriage Place: Wee Kirk o’Heather wedding chapel near Hollywood, California
Children:
-- Maureen Elizabeth Reagan Filippone Sills Revell (January 4, 1941 – August 8, 2001)
-- Michael Edward Reagan (March 18, 1945 - ____ ) (adopted)
-- Christine Reagan (June 26, 1947 – June 27, 1947)
2nd Wife: Nancy Davis (nee Anne Frances Robbins) (July 6, 1921 - ____ )
2nd Marriage Date: March 4, 1952
2nd Marriage Place: Little Brown Church in the San Fernando Valley, California
Children:
-- Patricia Ann “Patti Davis†Reagan Grilley (October 21, 1952 - ____ )
-- Ronald Prescott Reagan (May 20, 1958 - ____ )
Death Date: June 5, 2004
Place of Death: His home, Bel Air, California
Cause of Death: Pneumonia complicated by Alzheimer’s disease
Final Words: Unknown
Burial Place: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, Simi Valley, California
Professional Statistics:
Radio Announcer (1932-1937)
Professional Actor (1937-1965)
Served in the Army Reserves during World War II (1942-1945)
Governor of California (1967-1975)
40th President of the United States (1981-1989)
Political Party: Republican
His Vice President: George H.W. Bush (1981-1989)
Events During Presidency:
Assassination Attempt (March 30, 1981)
Reaganomics
Social Security (1983)
Grenada Invasion (1983)
Challenger Explosion (January 28, 1986)
U.S.-Canadian Trade Pact (1988)
No Negotiation with Terrorists
Iran-Contra Scandal (1987-1988)
Escort in the Persian Gulf (1987)
Nicaragua and the Contra Resistance
Sanctions Against South Africa
Relations with the Soviet Union
