Ronald Wilson Reagan was the Fortieth President of the United States
Served: January 20, 1981 - January 20, 1989

• Born: February 6, 1911
• Died: June 5, 2004
• Birthplace: Tampico, Illinois*Nicknames: Dutch, The Gipper, The Great Communicator, The Teflon President
• Wife: Jane Wyman 1940-1948, Nancy Reagan 1952-death
• Children: Maureen, Michael, Ron, and Patti.
• Religion: Born into a Roman Catholic family, became Presbyterian for election purposes.
• Was a Hollywood actor, began career in politics as President of Screen Actors Guild (the only President ever to lead a labor union)
• Famous for appealing to some working class Democrats, i.e. "Reagan Democrats"
• First president to be divorced.
• Popularly proclaimed the "Greatest American" on the Discovery Channel show of the same name, narrowly beating out another Republican President, Abraham Lincoln
• Involved in the trading weapons for hostages to our enemies in and giving profits to Contra terrorists, or the Iran-Contra cover, initially denied involved, but later came out admitting his role in the affair
• Legislated tax cuts which are known for disenfranchising the working poor and the middle class
• Invaded Grenada
• Presided over the worst economic recession from 1982-1983 just after his first tax cut was signed
• Quadrupled the National Debt
• Claimed in August 1980 that "trees cause more pollution than automobiles do."