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Ronald Wilson Reagan (/ˈreɪɡən/ RAY-gən; February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party from 1962 onward, he also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975 after having a career as a Hollywood actor and union leader.

Cold War

Reagan's exact role in the USSR's collapse is debated, with many proponents believing that Reagan's defense policies, economic policies, military policies and hard-line rhetoric against the Soviet Union and Communism—together with his summits with General Secretary Gorbachev—played a significant part in ending the Cold War.

After his presidency, Reagan received numerous awards and honors including an honorary knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath,[455] the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum,[456] and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[457]

On Reagan's 87th birthday in 1998, Washington National Airport was renamed Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport by a bill signed into law by President Bill Clinton.[458][459] In 2001, USS Ronald Reagan was christened by Nancy and the United States Navy. It is one of few Navy ships christened in honor of a living person and the first aircraft carrier to be named in honor of a living former president.[460]

Congress authorized the creation of the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home in Dixon, Illinois in 2002, pending federal purchase of the property.[461] On June 3, 2009, Nancy unveiled a statue of her late husband in the U.S. Capitol rotunda. The statue represents California in the National Statuary Hall Collection. After Reagan's death, both major political parties agreed to erect the statue of Reagan in the place of that of Thomas Starr King.

Reagan is depicted in television films such as The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001), The Reagans (2003),[463] and Killing Reagan (2016).[464] Reagan is also depicted in a feature film named The Butler (2013).[463] In 2018, feature film Reagan, based on two biographies by Kengor, received funding with Dennis Quaid portraying Reagan.[465][466] The film is scheduled to be released in 2023.[467] In music, Reagan has been the subject of rock and pop songs.