(Feb. 06, 1911 - June 05, 2004)
Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States (1981 - 1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967 - 1975). As president, Reagan implemented new political initiatives as well as economic policies, advocating a limited government and economic laissez-faire philosophy, but the extent to which the implementation of these ideas was successful is debated.