Ronald Reagan: The Life and Legacy

An examination of the life of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan.

Ronald Reagan's impact, his lasting legacy, his personal life, including his battle with Alzheimer's disease, are explored.

Reagan won re-election to his second term as President by the largest electoral margin in the history of the country.

Ronald Reagan's early political life before eventually switching parties and serving as the two-term Republican Governor of California during the unrest of the late 1960's.

Putting an end to the 40-plus year Cold War. Details of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union.

During Reagan's first term he appointed Sandra Day O'Conner to the Supreme Court, the first woman to hold the position. He also instated supply-side economic theories.