Ronald Reagan - A Brief Biography

Love him or hate him, Ronald Reagan is one of the greatest political figures of the 20th century. The Ronald Reagan Presidency (as 40th President of the United States) began in 1981 and ended in 1989. Reagan served two terms and the legacy of his tenure is stored in the Ronald Reagan library.

Roanld Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois on February 6, 1911 to John Edward "Jack" Reagan and Nelle Wilson Reagan. He had one brother - Neil "Moon" Reagan.

He moved around quite a bit as a child, eventually moving to Dixon where he attended Dixon High School and became interested in sports, acting and storytelling. He also had his first job at River Rock as a lifeguard. In 1926, he saved a remarkable 77 people.

At Eureka College, he got his first taste of public life when he became a Chicago Cubs announcer for WHO in Des Moines, IA. This announcer job eventually brought him to Hollywood to announe a Cubs game there. While in Hollywood, he went to a screen test which led to a job with Warner Brothers for $200 a week.

During his time in Hollywood, he appeared in over 50 major films. He was also elected President of the Screen Actors Guild in 1947 where he served for a total of five terms. He left the office in July 1960. Prior to his election to the SAG, he served in the Army during World War II.

Politically, Reagan's interest began as a member of the "Democrats for Eisenhower." But over time his political affiliation shifted and in 1962, he became a member of the Republican party. He ran for Governor of California in the 1966 election and scored an easy victory over his opponent Edmund Brown.

Reagan ran for President in 1980 and became the 40th President where he accomplished many great victories - like the genesis of the collapse of the USSR and the tearing down of the Berlin wall. He also appointed the first female Supreme Court Justice in 1981. He also presided over one of America's greatest modern tragedies - the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Reagan was known as the great communicator as exmplefied in many of his speeches. From the teary eyed speech he delivered after the shuttle disaster to the powerful speech aimed at USSR with the famous phrase "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!", he was a master of the delivery. In fact, his video speech library is one of the greatest gifts he left to modern politicians who wish to study a master communicator.

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