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'''Ronald Wilson Reagan''' (; February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the [[List of Presidents of the United States|40th President of the United States]] from 1981 to 1989. Before his presidency, he was the [[List of Governors of California|33rd Governor of California]], from 1967 to 1975, after a career as a [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] actor and union leader.
Raised in a poor family in small towns of northern Illinois, Reagan graduated from [[Eureka College]] in 1932 and worked as a sports announcer on several regional radio stations. After moving to Hollywood in 1937, he became an actor and starred in a few major productions. Reagan was twice elected President of the [[Screen Actors Guild]], the labor union for actors, where he worked to root out [[House Un-American Activities Committee|Communist influence]]. In the 1950s, he moved into television and was a motivational speaker at [[General Electric]] factories. Having bee... http://www.wikividi.com ____________________________________ Shortcuts to chapters: 00:06:03: Early life 00:08:17: Education 00:09:34: Radio and film 00:12:37: Military service 00:15:49: SAG presidency 00:16:55: Secret FBI informant in Hollywood 00:17:57: Television 00:19:28: Marriages and children 00:23:01: Early political career 00:27:32: Governorship of California: 1967–1975 ____________________________________ Copyright WikiVidi. Licensed under Creative Commons. Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ronald_Reagan |