About the Author Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the U.S. (1981-89) and one of America's most beloved presidents. Born in Tampico, Ill., he attended Eureka College and worked as a radio sports announcer before going to Hollywood in 1937. In his career as a movie actor, he had roles in 50 films
and was twice president of the Screen Actors Guild (1947-52, 1959-60). He became a spokesman for the General Electric Co. and hosted its television theater
program 1954-62. Having gradually changed his political affiliation from liberal Democrat to conservative Republican, he was elected governor of California and served 1967-74. In 1980 he defeated incumbent Presdent Jimmy Carter to become president and served two terms. In 1994 he revealed that he had Alzheimer's disease.

 Resources Available About Ronald Reagan

The Age of Reagan - 1964-1980: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order
Steven F. Hayward
Format: Paperback, 811pp.
ISBN: 9780307453693
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date: June 9, 2009

A Different Drummer: My Thirty Years with Ronald Reagan
Michael K. Deaver with a Foreword by Nancy Reagan
Format: Hardcover, 228pp.
ISBN: 0060197846
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pub. Date: April 2001

How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life
Peter Robinson
Format: Paperback, 263pp.
ISBN: 9780060524005
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pub. Date: August 2003

Reagan : A Life in Letters
Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Anderson and Martin Anderson
Format: Hardcover, 960pp.
ISBN: 074321966X
Publisher: Free Press
Pub. Date: September 23, 2003

Reagan on Leadership: Executive Lessons from the Great Communicator
James M. Strock
Format: Hardcover, 288pp.
ISBN: 9780984077434
Publisher: Serve to Lead Press
Pub. Date: February 6, 2011

Ronald Reagan: An American Hero
William F. Buckley and Nancy Reagan - Contributors
Format: Hardcover, 272pp.
ISBN: 0789479923
Publisher: DK Publishing
Pub. Date: July 2001

Ronald Reagan : How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader
Dinesh D'Souza
Format: Paperback, 256pp.
ISBN: 9780684848235
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Pub. Date: February 1999

When Character Was King
Peggy Noonan
Format: Hardcover, 224pp.
ISBN: 0670882356
Publisher: Viking Press
Pub. Date: November 2001
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