RONALD REAGAN

Ronald Wilson Reagan -- Our 40th President
February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004
Lifeguard, athlete, movie star, governor, president -- there wasn't much that Ronald Reagan did not do in his lifetime.

CNN Special Reports: Ronald Reagan
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/reagan/index.html
Former President Ronald Reagan -- who led a conservative revolution that set the economic and cultural tone of the 1980s, hastened the end of the Cold War and revitalized the Republican Party -- died June 5 at age 93. CNN.com looks back at the life of the a boy from Illinois who became a Hollywood movie star, the governor of California and the oldest elected president of the United States.

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library
http://www.reaganfoundation.org/
Part of the presidential libraries system administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. The library's collection includes 50 million pages of government documents, and the museum is home to more than 100,000 artifacts related to Reagan's life and legacy.

The Ronald Reagan Legacy Project
http://www.reaganlegacyproject.com/
The Ronald Reagan Legacy Project's mission is to honor and memorialize the historic achievements of President Ronald Reagan. It aims to do so by naming at least one notable public landmark in each state and all 3067 counties after the 40th president.


Balancing Budgets: From Reagan to Today (grades 9-12) @ DiscoverySchool.com
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/balancing-budgets-from-reagan-to-today.cfm  Students will understand the following: The concept of a balanced federal budget has attracted much attention from the 1980s through today. Citizens, politicians, and interest groups have considered various approaches to balancing the federal budget.

American Experience - Ronald Reagan @ PBS Teacher's Guide
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/reagan/
In 1989, after two terms in office, Ronald Wilson Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century -- and one of the most controversial. A Democrat turned Republican and an actor turned politician, Reagan is a study in complexity...