President Ronald Reagan served from 1981-1989 and is remembered for his Reaganomics policies, the war on drugs, and other political endeavors. He also ate a lot of jelly beans.

Here are ten facts about Ronald Reagan that many in the GOP have awkwardly forgotten: 1. Reagan fought against civil rights for African Americans. Wikimedia. MLK Jr. during a press conference in 1964.

It’s the 106th birthday of Ronald Reagan, and since he was one of the most widely recognized world leaders, it’s not hard to find some interesting facts about the 40th president.

Of all the presidents the United States had during the 20th Century, Ronald Wilson Reagan had one of the most diverse backgrounds.

To wit, several commentators have their facts just plain wrong: They claim that in the late 1980s, while in office, Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer’s disease.

"My father, Ronald Reagan, held the presidency in such honor and reverence that he was never in the Oval Office without a coat and tie," he said. Harris off on economic claims.

Craig Shirley, conservative-minded author who has written biographies of Ronald Reagan and tomes about World War II, is penning a book about President-elect Donald Trump’s stunning political … ...

Rosy Outlook Hid Ugly Facts From Reagan. June 7, 2004. By Marc Fisher. Ray Lamb's story was the kind that Ronald Reagan so winningly used to turn the policies of the world's most powerful nation.

No one had ever entered the White House so grossly ill informed. At presidential news conferences, especially in his first year, Ronald Reagan embarrassed himself. On one occasion, asked why he ...