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Ronald Reagan
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Ronald Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989), the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975) and prior to that an actor. Upon his college graduation, Reagan first moved to Iowa to work as a radio broadcaster and then in 1937 to Los Angeles, California. He began a career as an actor appearing in over fifty movie productions. Some of his most notable roles are in Knute Rockne, All American and Kings Row. Reagan served as president of the Screen Actors Guild, and later spokesman for General Electric. His start in politics occurred during his work for General Electric. Originally a member of the Democratic Party, he switched to the Republican Party in 1962. After supporting of Barry Goldwater's presidential candidacy in 1964, he was persuaded to seek the California governorship, winning two years later and again in 1970. He was defeated in his run for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968 as well as 1976, but defeated incumbent Jimmy Carter in 1980 presidential election. Reagan left office in 1989. In 1994, the former president disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease earlier in the year. He died ten years later at the age of 93.
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Ronald Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989), the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975) and prior to that an actor. Upon his college graduation, Reagan first moved to Iowa to work as a radio broadcaster and then in 1937 to Los Angeles, California. He began a career as an actor appearing in over fifty movie productions. Some of his most notable roles are in Knute Rockne, All American and Kings Row. Reagan served as president of the Screen Actors Guild, and later spokesman for General Electric. His start in politics occurred during his work for General Electric. Originally a member of the Democratic Party, he switched to the Republican Party in 1962. After supporting of Barry Goldwater's presidential candidacy in 1964, he was persuaded to seek the California governorship, winning two years later and again in 1970. He was defeated in his run for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968 as well as 1976, but defeated incumbent Jimmy Carter in 1980 presidential election. Reagan left office in 1989. In 1994, the former president disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease earlier in the year. He died ten years later at the age of 93.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
General Electric Theater
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Wonderful World of Disney
E! True Hollywood Story
The Merv Griffin Show
The Oscars
Lux Video Theatre
Late Show with David Letterman
Entertainment Tonight
Snowfall
What's My Line?
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Startime
Days That Shook the World
Frontline
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Explained
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
This Is Your Life
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Superpowered: The DC Story
Challenger: The Final Flight
The Carol Burnett Show
History 101
The Dick Powell Show
Hulk Hogan: Real American
Narcos
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
The Family
High Score
Who Is America?
Not Necessarily the News
Leaving Neverland
The Problem with Jon Stewart
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States
Texaco Star Theater
The Devil Next Door
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
Forrest Gump
Bombshell
Vice
The Apprentice
American Made
Nixon
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
The Kingdom
The Making of Trump
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
American Psycho
American Beauty
Air
Beirut
Milk
Get Me Roger Stone
Sid & Judy
Reversing Roe
13th
Atomic Blonde
How to Win the TV Debate
Capitalism: A Love Story
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
The Princess
Bandit
Above Majestic
The Untold History Of The United States
America Who Are You? A History of the American Mindset
The House I Live In
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web
Beyond the Black Rainbow
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
The Soul of America
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
Bitter Lake
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
HyperNormalisation
Acts of Violence
Tropic Zone
Hong Kong
The Reagans
Law and Order
For God and Country
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes
Lockerbie
Production Credits
General Electric Theater
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