Which number president was Reagan?
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40th
Took office in 1981.
💡 Did you know? Ronald Reagan shaped the 1980s with his optimism and conservative turn.
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Ronald Reagan, born in Illinois in 1911, was the fortieth President of the United States (1981 to 1989). Before entering politics he was a Hollywood actor and then governor of California. The Republican pursued marked tax cuts and less state regulation: a policy that became known as "Reaganomics". In foreign policy he first confronted the Soviet Union firmly but later sought understanding with its reformer Gorbachev. His term saw the approaching end of the Cold War; famous is his call in Berlin to tear down the wall. In 1981 Reagan survived an assassination attempt. At his inauguration he was the oldest president up to that time. He died in 2004. Good to know: Ronald Reagan shaped the 1980s with his optimism and conservative turn. Before politics Reagan was a Hollywood actor and the actors' union leader: an unusual path to the White House. „Reaganomics“ relied on tax cuts and small government: still influential in US economic policy today. Reagan's hard line towards the Soviet Union and his appeal „Tear down this wall!“ helped bring about the end of the Cold War.
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40th
Took office in 1981.
💡 Did you know? Ronald Reagan shaped the 1980s with his optimism and conservative turn.
actor
Governor of California.
💡 Did you know? Before politics Reagan was a Hollywood actor and the actors' union leader: an unusual path to the White House.
Reaganomics
Tax cuts, less regulation.
💡 Did you know? „Reaganomics“ relied on tax cuts and small government: still influential in US economic policy today.
end of the Cold War
Famous: his call in Berlin.
💡 Did you know? Reagan's hard line towards the Soviet Union and his appeal „Tear down this wall!“ helped bring about the end of the Cold War.
assassination attempt
He was shot and survived.
💡 Did you know? Just 69 days into his term, Reagan survived an assassination attempt in 1981: winning the nation's sympathy with a joke to his doctors.
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Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan was the 40th US president, a former Hollywood actor whose term ushered in the end of the Cold War.
💡 Did you know? At 69 he was the oldest president elected up to then and survived an assassination attempt soon after taking office.
1911
Born: 6 February 1911 in Illinois
2004
Died: 5 June 2004, aged 93
Illinois
Born: 6 February 1911 in Illinois
93
Died: 5 June 2004, aged 93
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