Name: Ronald Reagan: The Life and Legacy
Released: 2014-04-18T07:00:00.000Z
Cast: Nancy Reagan, Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan: The Life and Legacy

TV Show · Documentary

Examine the life and times of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan. This eight-part series follows the amazing true story of a small-town boy from the Mid-West who rose from the shadows of an alcoholic father to become one of the most influential figures of the 20th Century.

2014 · 26m

Starring Nancy Reagan, Ronald Reagan

Director Jason Spafford

EPISODE 1

The Early Years of Stage and Screen

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

25m
EPISODE 2

A Political Career Begins

Examine Reagan's early career as a radio announcer, before eventually moving on to have a successful acting career in Hollywood.

25m
EPISODE 3

The First Term

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.

25m
EPISODE 4

The Supreme Court and Reaganomics

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.

25m
EPISODE 5

The Second Term

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

25m
EPISODE 6

The Cold War

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.

25m