Who is Ronald Reagan?

And I want them to know who this great American was.'' I cannot think of a better reason or a better tribute to honor this great man. Our congratulations, of course, go to him and our support and best wishes to his family, particularly his lovely wife, Nancy. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. • [Begin Insert] Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5309, which names a post office after ``Ronald W. Reagan'', was introduced on September 26, 2000, by Representative DAVE WELDON (R-FL). Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States. He served as President from January, 1981 to January, 1989. At 73, he was the oldest man ever elected president. He was well known as ``Dutch'', ``The Gipper'', and the ``The Great Communicator.'' An actor by profession, President Reagan served as Governor of California from 1966 to 1974. During his presidency, his economic policies came to be known as ``Reaganomics''. In ...  more

Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, is one of America’s more legendary Presidents. Not only was Reagan the oldest man to become President at the time of his election, when he died he was the second longest-living US President behind Gerald Ford. Ronald Reagan was 69 years old when elected President in 1980, 73 years old when he was elected for another term in 1984, and lived to be 93 years old. Ronald Wilson Reagan was born 6 February 1911 in Tampica, Illinois. Prior to the roles he filled in Washington, Reagan was President of the Screen Actors Guild and a Hollywood star. Ronald Reagan starred in a number films in the late 1930s through the 1940s and also in television throughout the 1950s. His Hollywood roles have earned him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was also Hollywood where he met his first wife, actress Jane Wymann and his second wife who became both infamous and well-loved, future First Lady Nancy Davis Reagan. In 1980, Ronald Reagan, who was ...  more