Ronald Reagan's Life

By carolineingle

  • Birth

    Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois to John Edward "Jack" Reagan and Nellie Wilson Reagan.

  • Signed with Warner Brothers

  • Reagan campaigns as a Democrat for President Dwight Eisenhower's re-election.

    (Again this is not an exact date, this is the only the year, the Febuary 7th is not the exact date when this happened)

  • Reagan campaigns as a Democrat for Richard Nixon for president.

    (not an exact date, 1960 is the year but Feb. 7th is not the exact date when this happened, the source only provides the year)

  • The Berlin Wall was finished being built

  • Reagan officially changes his party registration to Republican.

    (not an exact date, the source only provides the year, Feb. 7th is not the exact date when this occurred)

  • Reagan is re-elected California governor.

    (Feb. 7th is not the exact date, the source only provides the year.)

  • Ostpolitik: The Quadripartite Agreement (The Four Power agreement)

    This agreement reopened communications and allowed Eastern Berliners to visit Western Berliners.

  • Reagan announces that he is running for President representing the Republican party.

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  • He loses the Republican nomination to Gerald Ford

    Although he lost to Ford, it set the stage for his next election since he was recognized and became more well-known.
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  • Reagan announces he is going to run for President again.

    (this is the exact date) After he announces he is going to run for President again, he wins the Republican party's nomination and chooses George Bush as his running mate.

  • Elected President

    Reagan is elected president in a land-slide victory over his comptetor Jimmy Carter.

  • Reagan is sworn in as president.

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  • Assasination Attempt

  • Reagan visited Berlin

    When he visited Berlin, he witnessed the protesters that wanted the wall to be taken down. (the source only gives the year that Reagan visited Berlin and not a particular date)

  • Reagan wins his second election over Mondale

    Reagan wins this election by a land-slide over Mondale.

  • Reagan is sworn in as President for the Second time

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  • 'Tear Down This Wall' Speech

  • Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Nuclear Forces Treaty

    This treaty eliminated nuclear missiles and prevented the Soviet union and the U. S. from using them against each other during this conflict.

  • Berlin Wall

  • Death