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President Ronald W. Reagan
Official White House Photograph
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RONALD REAGAN, THE 40TH PRESIDENT 1981
Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois on February 6, 1911. He
was educated in Illinois Public Schools and was graduated from Eureka
College, Illinois in 1931.
Following a brief career as a sports broadcaster and editor, Reagan moved
to California to work in motion pictures. His film career, interrupted by
three years of service in the Army Air Corps during World War II,
encompassed 50 feature-length motion pictures.
In 1966, Ronald Reagan began his public career with his election by
nearly a million vote margin as Governor of California. He was elected
to a second term in 1970.
In November 1979, Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy for the 1980
presidential nomination. At the Republican National Convention in July, 1980,
he was nominated unanimously on the first ballot. On November 4, 1980,
Ronald Reagan was elected to the Presidency, by an electoral vote of
489-49 and on January 20, 1981, he was sworn in as the 40th
President of the United States.
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