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| | Ronald Reagan Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.org (Launch Base) |
 | | Ronald Reagan was originally a Democrat, supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal. | | | Reagan made the abolition of communism and the implementation of supply-side economics the primary focuses of his presidency, but he also took a strong stand against abortion. | | | Reagan had earlier opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. |
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| | MSN Encarta - Ronald Reagan |
| | Reagan appealed to traditional Republican voters as well as to working-class Democrats. | | | Reagan won an unexpected victory in the North Carolina primary and won many delegates in the Midwest and the West, but Ford was nominated by a narrow margin at the Republican National Convention in August. | | | Reagan won the election by a landslide, receiving 51 percent to Carter’s 41 percent. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761560259/Reagan_Ronald_W(ilson).html
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| | Ronald Reagan |
| | Reagan's role in ending the cold war, with his supporters arguing that his tough policies were the coup de grace and his detractors attributing the end to the accumulated influence of 45 years of the United States policy of containment. | | | Reagan's inattention to detail, and the hostility of his followers to Washington, provided the opportunity for lawbreaking by members of the government on a scale never before attained, and there was an endless train of resignations, arrests and court cases. | | | Reagan retired from office at the end of his second-term in 1989. |
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| | From Revolution to Reconstruction: Presidents: Ronald Wilson Reagan: Biography |
| | Ronald Reagan attended Eureka College from the fall of 1928 until his graduation in 1932. | | | In 1967 Reagan became governor of California, he was re-elected in 1970 but decided not to run for a third term in 1975. | | | There was a state burial ceremony in Washington DC after which he was buried in California. |
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| | Ronald Wilson Reagan = 666? |
| | James Brady, press secretary to Ronald Reagan, was shot in the head during an attempt on the president's life. | | | Hearing that Brady's wound was certain to be fatal, a Whitehouse staffer mistakenly informed the press that Brady had died. | | | The Reagan family coat of arms, commissioned by Ron and Nancy Reagan, includes a bear, the state animal of California. |
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| | Sun sets as Reagan laid to rest in Calif. - The Legacy of Ronald Reagan - MSNBC.com |
| | Reagan had begun thinking of his last rites in 1981, his first year as president, and planned some elements of the funeral — inviting the elder Bush and Thatcher to speak, asking Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to do a reading and expressing a wish for an operatic soloist, family representatives said. | | | Reagan’s daughter Maureen, from his first marriage, died from cancer in 2001. | | | She kissed it lightly at the Capitol Rotunda, where Reagan lay in state. |
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5144264
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| | Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library & Museum Bookstore |
| | Follow Reagan's active duty during World War II in the U.S. Air Forces with the First Motion Picture Unit, his return to the entertainment industry at the end of the war and his marriage to Nancy Davis. | | | For more than a half century Nancy Reagan stood by the side of her husband. | | | This is the 34th time I'll speak to you from the Oval Office and the last. |
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| | Ronald Wilson Reagan |
| | Reagan married his wife, Nancy, four years after his divorce from the screen actress Jane Wyman. | | | The president also won high acclaim for his nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor as the first woman on the Supreme Court. | | | He failed, however, to win the “Reagan Revolution” on such issues as abortion and school prayer. |
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| | President Ronald Reagan |
| | In 1945, Capt. Reagan was recommended for promotion but because there was no major's vacancy in his unit at the time, the request was not approved. | | | As the result of a personal request from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary of War, Capt. Reagan was ordered on temporary duty to New York City in Jan. 1944 to participate in the opening of the 4th War Loan Drive, after which he returned to California to the 1st Motion Picture Unit. | | | Following this duty, he returned to the 1st Motion Picture Unit and on Jul. 22, 1943, was promoted to captain. |
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| | Reason magazine -- July 1975 |
| | Are you in favor of the United States withdrawing from the UN? | | | Right now, virtually half of every dollar earned in the United States is taken by governments–Federal, state or local. | | | Would you be in favor of any laws against gambling in the shipwrecked island situation? |
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| | TIME 100: Ronald Reagan |
| | Clare Boothe Luce famously said that each President is remembered for a sentence: "He freed the slaves"; "He made the Louisiana Purchase." You have to figure out your sentence, she used to tell John Kennedy, who would nod thoughtfully and then grouse when she left. | | | RICK BOWMER/AP Reagan and his wife Nancy board Air Force One for their return to California, on January 20, 1989 | | | But Reagan said no. When he became President, he did what he had promised for a decade to do: he said we were going to rearm, and we built up the U.S. military. |
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| | American President |
| | Four years later he married another actress, Nancy Davis, who became his greatest ally and friend. | | | Reagan switched political parties in 1962 and began a rapid ascent in Republican party circles. | | | Finally, I couldn't sleep nights, and Nancy and I said yes." Reagan served as governor of California for eight years, making his mark as an aggressive and popular conservative and slowly building a strong financial and political base from which to make his own run at higher office. |
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| | Welcome to the Ronald Reagan Legacy Project's Home Page |
| | It aims to do so by naming at least one notable public landmark in all 3067 counties after the 40th president. | | | In recognition of President Reagan's leadership role in the defeat of communism, the Project also seeks to honor his memory in formerly communist countries. | | | The Ronald Reagan Legacy Project's mission is to honor the historic achievements of President Ronald Reagan. |
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| | American Presidents: Life Portraits |
| | • Former Attorney General Edwin Meese on Ronald Reagan Watch | | | Barletta served during Ronald Reagan's presidency and at the Reagan Ranch. | | | • Reagan 1964 Speech for Senator Barry Goldwater Watch |
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| | Ronald Reagan Presidential Library - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Contents include an eclectic assortment of Reagan memorabilia from both his presidency and his term as Governor of California. | | | The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library of Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. | | | This aircraft was primarily used by four other presidents: Richard Nixon during his second term, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and George H. Bush (Bush used it during his first year in office). |
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| | Internet Public Library: POTUS |
| | Ronald Reagan -- from The Presidents of the United States of America | | | Former President Reagan's Speech at the National Republican Convention (1992) | | | At 69 years old, Reagan was the oldest elected president. |
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| | Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, National Archives and Records Administration |
| | THE PUBLIC PAPERS OF PRESIDENT RONALD W. The Public Papers of the President: Ronald Reagan, 1981-1989 contain the statements, speeches and papers released by the Office of the Press Secretary during the Reagan Presidency. | | | A list of President Reagan’s major speeches is available, as is more information about the Public Papers of the President. | | | speeches and announcements from Ronald Reagan’s administration as governor of California are available as well. |
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| | The stupidity of Ronald Reagan. By Christopher Hitchens |
| | Reagan announced that apartheid South Africa had "stood beside us in every war we've ever fought," when the South African leadership had been on the other side in the most recent world war. | | | Year in and year out in Washington, I could not believe that such a man had even been a poor governor of California in a bad year, let alone that such a smart country would put up with such an obvious phony and loon. | | | Reagan then diverted the profits of this criminal trade to an illegal war in Nicaragua and lied unceasingly about that, too. |
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| | Ronald Reagan (I) |
| | This Is the Army (1943) (as Lt. Ronald Reagan).... | | | The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney (1974) (TV) (as Governor Reagan).... | | | NBC White Paper: Reagan - The First 100 Days (1981) (TV).... |
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| | Ronald Reagan Quotes - The Quotations Page |
| | Ronald Reagan, quoted in Observer, March 29 1981 | | | You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans. | | | History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap. |
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| | CNN.com Specials |
| | Lifeguard, athlete, movie star, governor, president -- there wasn't much that Ronald Reagan did not do in his lifetime. | | | Lifeguard, athlete, movie star, governor, president -- there wasn't much that Ronald | | | External sites open in new window; not endorsed by CNN.com |
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| | Reagan National Airport |
| | Welcome to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport located in Arlington County, Virginia. | | | Follow these links for helpful information regarding travel to and from Reagan National Airport. | | | DCA Parking Alert: Parking is near capacity at Reagan National Airport. |
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| | Ronald Reagan's Demented Mediaverse |
| | Reagan '66, opposing expansion of Redwood National Park | | | Here is what Reagan said according to Political Babble by David Olive: | | | The suppressed study reveals that 80 percent of air pollution comes not from chimneys and auto exhaust pipes, but from plants and trees." Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan, in 1979. |
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| | USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Official Web Site |
| | Sailors aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) had the opportunity to meet three professional football players from the National Football League (NFL) April 7 when they came aboard Reagan for a taste of Navy life and to sign autograph for the crew. | | | Sailors assigned to Carrier Strike Group Seven (CSG-7), including USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14), and Destroyer Squadron Seven (DESRON 7) packed into the hangar bay April 4 to witness the talents of shipmates during a talent show for the crew. | | | Reagan Sailors Perform for the Crew During Underway Talent Show |
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