Ronald Reagan, originally an American actor and politician, became the 40th President of the United States serving from 1981 to 1989. His term saw a restoration of prosperity at home, with the goal of achieving “peace through strength” abroad.

Through five dramatic summit meetings, the two men agreed on a treaty banning intermediate-range nuclear missiles and other joint steps to end American-Soviet hostility. In 1989, Reagan and Nancy returned to Los Angeles, where he wrote his memoirs.

Reagan used his White House staff to shape major domestic policies. His chief of staff made heavy use of the Office of Policy Development in supervising cabinet action on the Reagan initiatives.

As the epidemic advanced, according to White House physician and later physician to the president, brigadier general John Hutton, Reagan thought of AIDS as though "it was the measles and would go away".

The White House is the official residence of the President of the United States and The First Lady. During the Reagan administration, the President and Mrs. Reagan chose not to ask Congress for the traditional appropriations to decorate the private living quarters and instead solicited contributions from private donors to do a major refurbishment.

Jan 2, 2025 · The panels, removed under Ronald Reagan, found new homes from Maine to China. And their legacy still reverberates.

Below you will find a variety of digital educational resources compiled by the White House Historical Association that have been sourced from presidential sites relating to President Ronald Reagan.

Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, followed a unique path to the White House. After successful careers as a radio sports announcer, Hollywood movie actor, and television host, he turned to politics and was elected governor of …

Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States on November 4, 1980. His triumph capped the rise of the new right/conservative wing of the Republican Party and ushered in a new era of governing. Reagan served as arguably the first …

Through Ronald Reagan's eight years in office, the cold war came to an end, the country seemed to regain its morale, and Americans enjoyed an extended economic...