"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."Ronald Reagan 1911 - 2004: at a conference in Los Angeles, 2 March 1977
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). Born in Illinois, Reagan moved to Hollywood in the 1930s, where he became an actor, President of the Screen Actor's Guild, and a spokesman for General Electric. Reagan was a prominent New Deal Democrat until switching parties in 1962, becoming a Republican. After delivering his famous "Time for Choosing" speech, he was persuaded to seek the California Governorship, which he won in 1966 and again in 1970. Defeated for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968 and 1976, he won the nomination, as well as the election, in 1980. ...+