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Ronald Reagan Influence On Famous People

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“ We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone” - Ronald Reagan. He lived his life by this quote. It was something that led him into wanting to be president and leading our country. His life consumed of his early life, beginning of his job , and his presidential and late life.
Before we knew the famous president, Ronald Reagan was a somewhat normal kid. He was born in Tampico, Illinois on February 6, 1911. His parents were Jack and Nelle Reagan. Regan’s dad had alcoholic behaviors and his mom said for him to love his dad even with his alcoholic issues. When Reagan was a kid he moved quite often. He soon settled down in Dixon, Illinois. Due to his lack of roots he was very quiet and they ended up staying there for over 17 years, which is where Reagan attended school. In high school, he was an actor, star football player, and he also had the girlfriend of his dreams. He graduated high school in 1928. Reagan started going to Eureka college but struggled there due to money issues. He was lucky enough to get a scholarship that played for half of it, and the other half was paid off by doing chores. In his first year of …show more content…

Then he moved to california to become more involved in the acting industry. In 1937, Reagan made a 7 year contract with The Warner Bros. 3 years later he falls in love with actress Jane Wyman and marries her on January 26, 1940. She was a very famous actress at the time. Jane and him had a child in 1941 named Maureen. A few years later Reagan decides to take active duty in the army at Fort Mason, California. He ended up being a captain of the army. They adopted a little boy and named him micheal in 1945. His wife was frustrated with him and she wanted to get a divorce. They get a divorce in 1948 and just 4 years later he meets a women named Nancy Davis and marries her on March 4, 1952 (“Ronald”) . This was how his early career years

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