Ronald Reagan: from the actor to the presidency
Coming from a poor family with Irish, Scottish and English roots, Ronald Reagan showed no ability to learn at school or in college. After graduating in 1932, he got a radio job in Des Moines (Iowa), where his duties included commenting on the matches of the Chicago Cubs baseball team.
Being with her in Los Angeles, in 1937, Reagan passed tests at Warner Brothers studio and starred in numerous mediocre films, mainly in the style of "western". He had to almost always play uncompromising tacit sheriffs or cowboys.
In 1942, Reagan was mobilized into the army and, after the end of the Second World War, he continued his acting career. He was elected chairman of the Actors Guild and, as such, actively participated in the investigation of the Committee on the anti-American activities of the US Congress in the late 1940s.
This made Reagan quite famous, and thanks to working on television as the host of several popular shows, recognizable, which contributed to his political career. He began it in 1964, changing his sympathy for the Democratic Party to sympathizing with the Republican. Reagan won the California Governor’s election twice in a row and in 1976 made an unsuccessful attempt to become a Republican presidential candidate.
Four years later, Ronald Reagan convincingly won the primaries, invited his strongest competitor in the party, George W. Bush, to the office of vice president, in which he beat the current president, Jimmy Carter, on November 4, 1980.
On January 20, 1981, the inauguration of 69-year-old Ronald Reagan, who became the oldest elected president of the United States, was held in Washington.
Being with her in Los Angeles, in 1937, Reagan passed tests at Warner Brothers studio and starred in numerous mediocre films, mainly in the style of "western". He had to almost always play uncompromising tacit sheriffs or cowboys.
In 1942, Reagan was mobilized into the army and, after the end of the Second World War, he continued his acting career. He was elected chairman of the Actors Guild and, as such, actively participated in the investigation of the Committee on the anti-American activities of the US Congress in the late 1940s.
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This made Reagan quite famous, and thanks to working on television as the host of several popular shows, recognizable, which contributed to his political career. He began it in 1964, changing his sympathy for the Democratic Party to sympathizing with the Republican. Reagan won the California Governor’s election twice in a row and in 1976 made an unsuccessful attempt to become a Republican presidential candidate.
Four years later, Ronald Reagan convincingly won the primaries, invited his strongest competitor in the party, George W. Bush, to the office of vice president, in which he beat the current president, Jimmy Carter, on November 4, 1980.
On January 20, 1981, the inauguration of 69-year-old Ronald Reagan, who became the oldest elected president of the United States, was held in Washington.
