In World War II, Reagan was disqualified …show more content…
Like most people, as he grew older he became more conservative, while in 1960 he officially became a Republican(History.com).In the year 1964 Reagan enter the National radar when he gave a well received speech on television about the Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, whom was a prominent conservative (History.com). In 1966 Ronald Reagan won governorship of The Golden State (That is California) by a margin of almost 1 million votes. He was Re-Elected in 1970. After making unsuccessful bids for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968 and 1976, he finally won nomination in 1980. It was Ronald Reagan with running mate George H.W. Bush vs. Former president Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter …show more content…
In 1987 the Soviet Union and the U.S. agreed to sign a historic agreement to stop using intermediate-range nuclear missiles (History.com) . The same year Reagan gave a speech at the Berlin Wall famously saying in a speech “Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall.” In 29 months the wall was torn down (History.com) .November 1984, Ronald Reagan was reelected in a landslide, defeating Walter Mondale and his running mate Geraldine Ferraro(History.com). After leaving the White House in January 1989, Ronald Reagan and his wife returned to California, where they lived in Los Angeles(History.com). In 1991, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum opened in Simi Valley, California (History.com). In 1994 Ronald Reagan publicized his alzheimer's(History.com). on June 5, 2004, he died at his Los Angeles home at age 93, making him the nation’s longest-lived