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Ronald Reagan

The Fortieth President • 1981-1989

Ronald Wilson Reagan

“The Great Communicator”


Biographical Facts

Birth: Tampico, Illinois, February 6, 1911

Ancestry: Irish and Scotch-English

Father: John Edward Reagan
Birth: Fulton, Illinois, July 13, 1883
Death: Los Angeles, California, May 18, 1941
Occupation: Shoe Salesman

Mother: Nelle Clyde Wilson Reagan
Birth: Fulton, Illinois, July 24, 1885
Death: Santa Monica, California, July 25, 1962

Brother: John Neil Reagan (1909-1996)

Marriage (first): Los Angeles, California, January 26, 1940
Wife: Jane Wyman Reagan
Birth: St. Joseph, Missouri, January 4, 1914
Children: Maureen Elizabeth Reagan (1941-); Michael Reagan (adopted) (1945-)

Marriage (second): Los Angeles, California, March 4, 1952
Wife: Nancy Davis Reagan
Birth: New York, New York, July 6, 1921
Children: Patricia Ann "Patti" Reagan (1952-); Ronald Prescott Reagan (1958-)

Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian

Education: Eureka College (B.A., 1932)

Occupations Before Presidency: Broadcaster; Film Actor

Military Service: United States Army, 2d lt., capt

Prepresidential Office: Governor of California

Inauguration Age: 69

Occupation After Presidency: Public Speaker

Death: Bel-Air, California, June 5, 2004

Place of Burial: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, California



 
First Administration

Inauguration: January 20, 1981; The Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Vice President: George Bush

Secretary of State: Alexander M. Haig, Jr.; George P. Schulz (from July 16, 1982)

Secretary of the Treasury: Donald T. Regan

Secretary of Defense: Caspar W. Weinberger

Attorney General: William French Smith

Secretary of the Interior: James G. Watt; William P. Clark (from November 21, 1983)

Secretary of Agriculture: John R. Block

Secretary of Commerce: Malcolm Baldridge

Secretary of Labor: Raymond J. Donovan

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Richard S. Schweiker; Margaret M. O'Shaughnessy Heckler (from March 9, 1983)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Samuel R. Romney

Secretary of Transportation: Andrew L. Lewis, Jr.; Elizabeth H. Dole (from February 7, 1983)

Secretary of Energy: Andrew L. Lewis, Jr.; Donald P. Hodel (from December 8, 1982)

Secretary of Education: Terrel H. Bell

Supreme Court Appointment: Sandra Day O'Connor (1981)

Congress #97 (January 25, 1981-December 23, 1982):
Senate: 53 Republicans; 46 Democrats; 1 Other
House: 242 Democrats; 192 Republicans; 1 Other

Congress #98 (January 3, 1983-October 12, 1984):
Senate: 54 Republicans; 46 Democrats
House: 269 Democrats; 166 Republicans


Election of 1980
CandidatesElectoral Vote Popular Vote
Ronald W. Reagan
(Republican)
489 43,904,153
James E. Carter
(Democratic)
49 35,483,883
John B. Anderson
(Independent)
none 5,720,060



 
Second Administration

Inauguration: January 20, 1985; The Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Vice President: George Bush

Secretary of State: George P. Schultz

Secretary of the Treasury: Donald T. Regan; James A. Baker, III (from February 25, 1985); Nicholas F. Brady (from August 18, 1988)

Secretary of Defense: Caspar W. Weinberger

Attorney General: William French Smith; Edwin Meese, III (from February 25, 1985); Richard L. Thornburgh (from August 12, 1988)

Secretary of the Interior: William P. Clark; Donald P. Hodel (from February 7, 1985)

Secretary of Agriculture: John R. Block; Richard E. Lyng (from March 7, 1986)

Secretary of Commerce: Malcolm Baldridge; C. William Verity, Jr. (from October 19, 1987)

Secretary of Labor: Raymond J. Donovan; William E. Brock, III (from April 29, 1985); Ann Dore McLaughlin (from December 17, 1987)

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Margaret M. O'Shaughnessy Heckler; Otis R. Bowen (from December 13, 1985)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Samuel R. Pierce

Secretary of Transportation: Elizabeth H. Dole; James H. Burnley, IV (from December 3, 1987)

Secretary of Energy: Donald P. Hodel; John S. Herrington (from February 7, 1985)

Secretary of Education: Terrel H. Bell; William J. Bennett (from February 7, 1985); Lauro F. Cavazos, Jr. (from September 20, 1988)

Supreme Court Appointments: William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice (1986); Antonin Scalia (1986); Anthony M. Kennedy (1988)

Congress #99 (January 3, 1985-October 18, 1986):
Senate: 53 Republicans; 47 Democrats
House: 253 Democrats; 182 Republicans

Congress #100 (January 6, 1987-October 22, 1988):
Senate: 55 Democrats; 45 Republicans
House: 258 Democrats; 177 Republicans


Election of 1984
CandidatesElectoral Vote Popular Vote
Ronald W. Reagan
(Republican)
525 54,577,075
Walter F. Mondale
(Democratic)
13 37,577,185



 
 

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