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  1. 2 days ago · Ronald Wilson Reagan ( / ˈreɪɡən / ⓘ RAY-gən; February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989.

  2. 3 days ago · Ronald Reagan 's tenure as the 40th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1981, and ended on January 20, 1989.

  3. 2 days ago · The Reagans, a docuseries chronicling the life of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan, was released on Showtime on November 15, 2020.

  4. 2 days ago · In addition, the huge increases in military spending, combined with insufficient cuts in other programs, produced massive budget deficits, the largest in the country’s history; by the end of Reagan’s second term, the deficits would contribute to a tripling of the national debt, to more than $2.5 trillion.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  5. Jun 30, 2024 · Reaganomics refers to the economic policies of Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. president, serving from 1981–1989. His economic policies called for widespread tax cuts, decreased social...

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  6. 6 days ago · A significant component of Reagan’s military buildup was his 1983 proposal for a space-based missile defense system that would use lasers and other as-yet-undeveloped killing technologies to destroy incoming Soviet nuclear missiles well before they could reach their targets in the United States.

  7. 5 days ago · Nancy Reagan (born July 6, 1921, New York, New York, U.S.—died March 6, 2016, Los Angeles, California) was an American first lady (1981–89)—the wife of Ronald Reagan, 40th president of the United States—and actress, noted for her efforts to discourage drug use by American youths.