Ronald Wilson Reagan
40th President of the United States
(January 20, 1981 to January 20, 1989)
Nicknames: "The Gipper"; "The Great Communicator"; "Dutch"
Born: February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois
Died: June 5, 2004, in Los Angeles, California
Father: John Edward Reagan
Mother: Nelle Wilson Reagan
Married: Jane Wyman (1917-2007), on June 25, 1940 (divorced in 1948); Nancy Davis (1923- ), on March 4, 1952
Children: Maureen Elizabeth Reagan (1941-2001); Michael Edward Reagan (adopted) (1945- ); Patricia Ann Reagan (1952- ); Ronald Prescott Reagan (1958- )
Religion: Disciples of Christ
Education: Graduated from Eureka College (1932)
Occupation: Actor, public official
Political Party: Republican
Other Government Positions:
- Governor of California, 1967-75
Presidential Salary: $200,000/year + $50,000 expense account
Vice President: George Bush (1981-89)
Cabinet:
- Secretary of State
- Alexander M. Haig, Jr. (1981-82)
- George P. Schultz (1982-89)
- Secretary of the Treasury
- Donald T. Regan (1981-85)
- James A. Baker, III (1985-88)
- Nicholas F. Brady (1988-89)
- Secretary of Defense
- Caspar W. Weinberger (1981-87)
- Frank C. Carlucci (1987-89)
- Attorney General
- William French Smith (1981-85)
- Edwin Meese (1985-88)
- Dick Thornburgh (1988-89)
- Secretary of the Interior
- James G. Watt (1981-83)
- William P. Clark (1983-85)
- Donald P. Hodel (1985-89)
- Secretary of Agriculture
- John R. Block (1981-86)
- Richard E. Lyng (1986-89)
- Secretary of Commerce
- Malcolm Baldrige (1981-87)
- C. William Verity (1987-89)
- Secretary of Labor
- Raymond J. Donovan (1981-85)
- William Brock (1985-87)
- Ann Dore McLaughlin (1987-89)
- Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Richard S. Schweiker (1981-83)
- Margaret M. Heckler (1983-85)
- Otis R. Bowen (1985-89)
- Secretary of Education
- Terrel H. Bell (1981-85)
- William J. Bennett (1985-88)
- Lauro F. Cavazos, Jr. (1988-89)
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. (1981-89)
- Secretary of Transportation
- Andrew L. Lewis, Jr. (1981-83)
- Elizabeth H. Dole (1983-87)
- James H. Burnley (1987-89)
- Secretary of Energy
- James B. Edwards (1981-82)
- Donald P. Hodel (1982-85)
- John Herrington (1985-89)
- 1981
- On March 30, shot in an assassination attempt by John W. Hinkley, Jr. outside of the Washington, D.C. Hilton Hotel.
- At 69 years old, Reagan was the oldest elected president.
- At 93 years old, Reagan lived longer than any other president.
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