Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975).
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“Politics is just like show business, you have a hell of an opening, coast for a while and then have a hell of a close.”
—Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)
“It is certainly safe, in view of the movement to the right of intellectuals and political thinkers, to pronounce the brain death of socialism.”
—Norman Tebbit (b. 1931)
“An ... important antidote to American democracy is American gerontocracy. The positions of eminence and authority in Congress are allotted in accordance with length of service, regardless of quality. Superficial observers have long criticized the United States for making a fetish of youth. This is unfair. Uniquely among modern organs of public and private administration, its national legislature rewards senility.”
—John Kenneth Galbraith (b. 1908)
“Honey, I forgot to duck.”
—Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)