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| − | Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). Born in Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, where he was an actor, president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), and a spokesman for General Electric (GE). His start in politics occurred during his work for GE. Originally a member of the Democratic Party, he switched to the Republican Party in 1962, at the age of 51. After delivering a rousing speech in support of Barry Goldwater's presidential candidacy in 1964, he was persuaded to seek the California governorship, winning two years later and again in 1970. He was defeated in his run for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968 as well as 1976, but won both the nomination and election in 1980. |
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| + | '''Ronald Wilson Reagan''' (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States from 1981–1989 and the 33rd Governor of California from 1967–1975. |
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| − | As president, Reagan implemented bold new political and economic initiatives. His supply-side economic policies, dubbed "Reaganomics," included deregulation and substantial tax cuts implemented in 1981. In his first term he survived an assassination attempt, took a hard line against organized labor, and ordered military actions in Grenada. He was reelected in a landslide in 1984. His second term was primarily marked by foreign matters, namely the ending of the Cold War, the bombing of Libya, and the revelation of the Iran-Contra affair. The president had previously ordered a massive military buildup in an arms race with the Soviet Union, forgoing the strategy of détente. He publicly described the USSR as an "evil empire" and supported anti-Communist movements worldwide. He negotiated with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, resulting in the INF Treaty and the decrease of both countries' nuclear arsenals. |
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| + | [[Peter Griffin]] wears a Reagan mask in "[[Fifteen Minutes of Shame]]". |
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| + | In "[[Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows]]", [[Brian]] refers to Reagan in the song "[[You've Got a Lot to See]]". |
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| + | He does a "Reagan Smash" on the side of a McDonald's restaurant in "[[Peter's Got Woods]]". |
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| + | In "[[Meet the Quagmires]]", Peter hears a radio broadcast about President Reagan in 1984, surprised that Reagan, a former actor became President. |
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| + | His picture appears in [[George W. Bush]]'s [[Prairie Chapel Ranch|Crawford Ranch]] home in "[[Boys Do Cry]]". |
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| + | His official portrait appears on the walls of the White House in "[[Stewie Kills Lois]]". |
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| + | In "[[Bill and Peter's Bogus Journey]]", [[Peter Griffin]] calls "[[Bill Clinton]] 'Reagan". |
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| + | Reagan and [[Mikhail Gorbachev]]'s summits have an interesting meaning in "[[Family Gay]]". |
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| + | A photograph of Reagan appears in the FOX News executive's office in "[[FOX-y Lady]]". |
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| + | In "[[Quagmire's Baby]]", Peter buys a ham-radio from him thinking he can use it to talk to ghosts and believed that he was talking to Reagan until Quagmire and Joe found out it was really [[Rich Little]]. |
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| + | In "[[Spies Reminiscent of Us]]", it was revealed Reagan made [[Chevy Chase]] and [[Dan Aykroyd]] real spies, because ''Spies Like Us'' was his favorite movie. |
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| + | Reagan is honored in church as Republican God in "[[Excellence in Broadcasting]]", as seen during the performance of "[[Republican Town]]". |
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| + | A picture of Ronald Reagan hangs in [[Carter Pewterschmidt]]'s office at Tea Party headquarters in "[[Tea Peter]]". |
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| + | Brian compares his feeling with [[Ellie]] to the relationship between Ron and [[Nancy Reagan]] in "[[Boy (Dog) Meets Girl (Dog)]]". In a [[Cutaway gags|cutaway]], Ron extracts a promise from her to ignore the AIDs crisis while focusing ineffectively on drugs. |
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Revision as of 03:48, 8 January 2018
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States from 1981–1989 and the 33rd Governor of California from 1967–1975.
In 1994, the former president disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease earlier in the year; he died ten years later at the age of ninety-three, a debility that has been the subject of jokes on Family Guy.
Peter Griffin wears a Reagan mask in "Fifteen Minutes of Shame".
In "Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows", Brian refers to Reagan in the song "You've Got a Lot to See".
He does a "Reagan Smash" on the side of a McDonald's restaurant in "Peter's Got Woods".
In "Meet the Quagmires", Peter hears a radio broadcast about President Reagan in 1984, surprised that Reagan, a former actor became President.
His picture appears in George W. Bush's Crawford Ranch home in "Boys Do Cry".
His official portrait appears on the walls of the White House in "Stewie Kills Lois".
In "Bill and Peter's Bogus Journey", Peter Griffin calls "Bill Clinton 'Reagan".
Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev's summits have an interesting meaning in "Family Gay".
A photograph of Reagan appears in the FOX News executive's office in "FOX-y Lady".
In "Quagmire's Baby", Peter buys a ham-radio from him thinking he can use it to talk to ghosts and believed that he was talking to Reagan until Quagmire and Joe found out it was really Rich Little.
In "Spies Reminiscent of Us", it was revealed Reagan made Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd real spies, because Spies Like Us was his favorite movie.
Reagan is honored in church as Republican God in "Excellence in Broadcasting", as seen during the performance of "Republican Town".
A picture of Ronald Reagan hangs in Carter Pewterschmidt's office at Tea Party headquarters in "Tea Peter".
Brian compares his feeling with Ellie to the relationship between Ron and Nancy Reagan in "Boy (Dog) Meets Girl (Dog)". In a cutaway, Ron extracts a promise from her to ignore the AIDs crisis while focusing ineffectively on drugs.