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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a [[President of the United States]]. According to the [[Eighth Doctor]], he was the direct successor to [[Jimmy Carter]]. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Interference - Book One]]'') His indirect successor from the [[1990s]], [[Tom Dering]], once speculated that either Carter or he must have secretly constructed [[Station Nine]]. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Option Lock]]'').
:''Reagan's first name wasn't used in either ''Option Lock'' or ''Interference'', but the common-sense interpretation of the two passages is that the authors were describing the real-life President Ronald Reagan. ''
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|job4              = Governor of California
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'''Ronald Reagan''' was a [[President of the United States]] in the [[1980s]]. He had been an [[actor]], [[union leader]], and the [[Governor of California]] prior to his presidency. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Assassin's Story (short story)|The Assassin's Story]]'') According to the [[Eighth Doctor]], he served between [[Jimmy Carter]] and [[George H. W. Bush]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference - Book One]]'')


== Biography ==
Reagan was originally an actor before later becoming a [[politician]]. He had also previously served as president of [[Screen Actors Guild|his union]]. In the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]], he served as Governor of [[California]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Assassin's Story (short story)|The Assassin's Story]]'') In [[1968]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Tricky Dicky (short story)}}) Reagan would run for the [[Republican Party]]'s presidential nomination against [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] and [[Nelson Rockefeller|Rockefeller]]. [[Bob Decker]] called him "Mad Ronnie", believed he appealed only to "geeks" in California and that the country would not elect an actor. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)}})


[[Category:United States presidents from the real world]]
After [[Gerald Ford]] became President in [[1974]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tricky Dicky (short story)|Tricky Dicky]]'') Reagan would challenge him for the nomination of the [[Republican Party]] during the former's re-election campaign. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Assassin's Story (short story)|The Assassin's Story]]'')
 
By the [[1980s]], Reagan was President. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nuclear Time (novel)|Nuclear Time]]'', ''[[The Assassin's Story (short story)|The Assassin's Story]]'') Following his election, [[Joel Mintz]]'s father fixed up the [[1950s]] nuclear shelter in their backyard. He made his wife and Joel do drills to get into the shelter in under a minute. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'')
 
By [[28 February]] [[1981]], President Reagan's administration decided the [[Cold War]] needed some "hotting up". It planned to end "skulking and stockpiling" to prove the United States would not be intimidated and to test the boundaries of the [[USSR]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nuclear Time (novel)|Nuclear Time]]'')
 
On [[30 March]] [[1981]], he was the victim of an [[assassination]] attempt by [[John Hinckley Jr]]. He received a [[bullet]] in his [[lung]], within an inch from his [[heart]]. Reagan reportedly quipped to [[Nancy Reagan|his wife]] that he "forgot to duck". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Assassin's Story (short story)|The Assassin's Story]]'') [[Bernice Summerfield]] noted that even this would not make him budge. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'')
 
The Reagan administration was invested in [[Christian]] Fundamentalism and the "Star Wars" program. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS]]'')
 
=== Legacy ===
According to one account, in [[1998]] President [[Tom Dering]] once said that either Reagan or Carter secretly constructed [[Station Nine]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Option Lock (novel)|Option Lock]]'')
 
[[Peri Brown]] figured that the people on [[Reef Station One]] in the [[101st century]] who were nostalgic about the [[20th century|20th]] and early [[21st century|21st centuries]] had never heard of [[AIDS]], [[Ethiopia]] or Ronald Reagan. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Synthespians™ (novel)|Synthespians™]]'')
 
[[Helen Sinclair]] taught [[Robin Bright-Thompson]] about Reagan and [[Mikhail Gorbachev]]. He had a feeling, however, that she was "winging it", a suspicion that was confirmed when he learned that she was from [[1963]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Time (audio story)|Dead Time]]'')
 
=== Other realities ===
[[File:Doctor Who DWM 110.jpg|thumb|Ronnie in [[Earth-33⅓]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Doctor Who? (DWM 110 comic story)|''Doctor Who?'' 110}})]]
In an [[alternate timeline]],{{which}} [[Anna (Red Planets)|Anna]] described the idea of Reagan being President of the United States as ridiculous. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Red Planets (audio story)|Red Planets]]'')
 
In [[Earth-33⅓]], "Ronnie" was one of the panellists on the same [[game show]] as the one on which the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]] appeared during their eighteen [[month]] [[holiday]]. They were also joined by [[Ena Sharples|Ena]], [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Attila the Hun]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Doctor Who? (DWM 110 comic story)|''Doctor Who?'' 110}})
 
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Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan was a President of the United States in the 1980s. He had been an actor, union leader, and the Governor of California prior to his presidency. (PROSE: The Assassin's Story) According to the Eighth Doctor, he served between Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush. (PROSE: Interference - Book One)

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Reagan was originally an actor before later becoming a politician. He had also previously served as president of his union. In the 1960s and 1970s, he served as Governor of California. (PROSE: The Assassin's Story) In 1968, (PROSE: Tricky Dicky [+]Loading...["Tricky Dicky (short story)"]) Reagan would run for the Republican Party's presidential nomination against Nixon and Rockefeller. Bob Decker called him "Mad Ronnie", believed he appealed only to "geeks" in California and that the country would not elect an actor. (PROSE: The Devil Goblins from Neptune [+]Loading...["The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)"])

After Gerald Ford became President in 1974, (PROSE: Tricky Dicky) Reagan would challenge him for the nomination of the Republican Party during the former's re-election campaign. (PROSE: The Assassin's Story)

By the 1980s, Reagan was President. (PROSE: Nuclear Time, The Assassin's Story) Following his election, Joel Mintz's father fixed up the 1950s nuclear shelter in their backyard. He made his wife and Joel do drills to get into the shelter in under a minute. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad)

By 28 February 1981, President Reagan's administration decided the Cold War needed some "hotting up". It planned to end "skulking and stockpiling" to prove the United States would not be intimidated and to test the boundaries of the USSR. (PROSE: Nuclear Time)

On 30 March 1981, he was the victim of an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr. He received a bullet in his lung, within an inch from his heart. Reagan reportedly quipped to his wife that he "forgot to duck". (PROSE: The Assassin's Story) Bernice Summerfield noted that even this would not make him budge. (PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird)

The Reagan administration was invested in Christian Fundamentalism and the "Star Wars" program. (PROSE: Heart of TARDIS)

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

According to one account, in 1998 President Tom Dering once said that either Reagan or Carter secretly constructed Station Nine. (PROSE: Option Lock)

Peri Brown figured that the people on Reef Station One in the 101st century who were nostalgic about the 20th and early 21st centuries had never heard of AIDS, Ethiopia or Ronald Reagan. (PROSE: Synthespians™)

Helen Sinclair taught Robin Bright-Thompson about Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. He had a feeling, however, that she was "winging it", a suspicion that was confirmed when he learned that she was from 1963. (AUDIO: Dead Time)

Other realities[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ronnie in Earth-33⅓. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 110 [+]Loading...["Doctor Who? (DWM 110 comic story)","''Doctor Who?'' 110"])

In an alternate timeline,[which?] Anna described the idea of Reagan being President of the United States as ridiculous. (AUDIO: Red Planets)

In Earth-33⅓, "Ronnie" was one of the panellists on the same game show as the one on which the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown appeared during their eighteen month holiday. They were also joined by Ena, Adolf Hitler and Attila the Hun. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 110 [+]Loading...["Doctor Who? (DWM 110 comic story)","''Doctor Who?'' 110"])