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'''Ronald Wilson Reagan'''{{efn|Pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|eɪ|ɡ|ən|audio=en-us-Reagan.oga}} {{respell|RAY|gən}}{{sfn|Brands|2015|p=261}}}} (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician<!-- DO NOT CHANGE this, see [[Talk:Ronald Reagan#Current consensus]], item 1. --> and actor who served as the 40th [[president of the United States]] from 1981 to 1989. A member of the | '''Ronald Wilson Reagan'''{{efn|Pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|eɪ|ɡ|ən|audio=en-us-Reagan.oga}} {{respell|RAY|gən}}{{sfn|Brands|2015|p=261}}}} (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician<!-- DO NOT CHANGE this, see [[Talk:Ronald Reagan#Current consensus]], item 1. --> and actor who served as the 40th [[president of the United States]] from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he became an important figure in the [[American conservative movement]], and [[Presidency of Ronald Reagan|his presidency]] is known as the [[Reagan era]]. | ||
Born and raised in Illinois, Reagan graduated from [[Eureka College]] in 1932 and was hired the next year as a sports broadcaster in Iowa. In 1937, he moved to California where he became a well-known film actor. During his acting career, Reagan was elected president of the [[Screen Actors Guild]] twice, serving from 1947 to 1952 and from 1959 to 1960. In the 1950s, he became the host for ''[[General Electric Theater]]'' and also worked as a motivational speaker for [[General Electric]]. Subsequently, Reagan's "[[A Time for Choosing]]" speech during the [[1964 U.S. presidential election]] launched his rise as a leading conservative figure. After being [[1966 California gubernatorial election|elected governor of California in 1966]], he raised the state taxes, turned the state budget deficit into a surplus and implemented harsh crackdowns on university protests. Following his loss to [[Gerald Ford]] in the [[1976 Republican Party presidential primaries]], Reagan won the Republican Party's nomination and then a landslide victory over President [[Jimmy Carter]] in the [[1980 United States presidential election|1980 presidential election]]. | Born and raised in Illinois, Reagan graduated from [[Eureka College]] in 1932 and was hired the next year as a sports broadcaster in Iowa. In 1937, he moved to California where he became a well-known film actor. During his acting career, Reagan was elected president of the [[Screen Actors Guild]] twice, serving from 1947 to 1952 and from 1959 to 1960. In the 1950s, he became the host for ''[[General Electric Theater]]'' and also worked as a motivational speaker for [[General Electric]]. Subsequently, Reagan's "[[A Time for Choosing]]" speech during the [[1964 U.S. presidential election]] launched his rise as a leading conservative figure. After being [[1966 California gubernatorial election|elected governor of California in 1966]], he raised the state taxes, turned the state budget deficit into a surplus and implemented harsh crackdowns on university protests. Following his loss to [[Gerald Ford]] in the [[1976 Republican Party presidential primaries]], Reagan won the Republican Party's nomination and then a landslide victory over President [[Jimmy Carter]] in the [[1980 United States presidential election|1980 presidential election]]. | ||