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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 132. Chapters: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Robert Byrd, Hubert Humphrey, Cesar Chavez, Gus Hall, Eugene McCarthy, Roger MacBride, Jerry Brown, Lyndon LaRouche, Gerald Ford, George Wallace, Henry M. Jackson, Terry Sanford, Sargent Shriver, Harold Stassen, Frank Church, Lloyd Bentsen, Lester Maddox, Elliot Richardson, Peter Camejo, Walter E. Fauntroy, Barbara Jordan, Jennings Randolph, James L. Buckley, Hugh Carey, Mo Udall, Birch Bayh, Adlai Stevenson III, Milton Shapp, Leon Jaworski, Thomas J. Anderson, Fred R. Harris, Wayne Hays, Merrill K. Riddick, Ellen McCormack, Caroline Killeen, Margaret Wright, Jules Levin, Ben Bubar. Excerpt: Ronald Wilson Reagan / r n ld w ls n re g n/ (February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981-1989), the 33rd Governor of California (1967-1975) and prior to that, an actor. Reagan was born in Tampico in Whiteside County, Illinois, reared in Dixon in Lee County, Illinois, and educated at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and sociology. Upon his graduation, Reagan first moved to Iowa to work as a radio broadcaster and then in 1937 to Los Angeles, California. He began a career as an actor, first in films and later television, appearing in over 50 movie productions and earning enough success to become a famous, publicly recognized figure. Some of his most notable roles are in Knute Rockne, All American and Kings Row. Reagan served as president of the Screen Actors Guild, and later spokesman for General Electric (GE); his start in politics occurred during his work for GE. Originally a member of the Democratic Party, he switched to the Republican Party in 1962. After delivering a rousing speech in support of Barry Goldwater's presidential candidacy in 1964, he was persuaded to seek the California governorship, winning two ...
