Ronald Reagan:

At the end of his two terms in office, Ronald Reagan viewed with satisfaction 
the achievements of his innovative program known as the Reagan Revolution, 
which aimed to reinvigorate the American people and reduce their reliance
 upon Government. He felt he had fulfilled his campaign pledge of 1980 to 
restore "the great, confident roar of American progress and growth 
and optimism." 

On February 6, 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born to Nelle and John 
Reagan in Tampico, Illinois. He attended high school in nearby Dixon and 
then worked his way through Eureka College. There, he studied economics 
and sociology, played on the football team, and acted in school plays. Upon 
graduation, he became a radio sports announcer. A screen test in 1937 won
 him a contract in Hollywood. During the next two decades he appeared 
in 53 films. 

From his first marriage to actress Jane Wyman, he had two children, 
Maureen and Michael. Maureen passed away in 2001. In 1952 he married 
Nancy Davis, who was also an actress, and they had two children, Patricia 
Ann and Ronald Prescott. 

This information taken from White House History:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/rr40.html

And quotes from: http://www.quotesforall.com
Other information: http://www.presidentreagan.info

Sayings and thoughts of  President Ronald Reagan "A taxpayer is someone who works for the federal government but who doesn't have to take a civil service examination." "Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty." "Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God  is acknowledged." "Government is the people's business and every man, woman and child becomes a shareholder with the first penny of tax paid." "Government is not the solution to the problem. Government IS the problem." "Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it.  If it keeps moving, regulate it.  And if it stops moving, subsidize it." "History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of  aggression is cheap." "How do you tell a Communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin.  And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands  Marx and Lenin." "No arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women." "Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority,  and don't interfere. " "The size of the federal budget is not an appropriate barometer of social  conscience or charitable concern." "There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits on  the human capacity for intelligence, imagination and wonder." "Trust, but verify." "We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough;  we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much." "Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for  its own existence. " "Here's my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose."   "The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help." "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so." "Of the four wars in my lifetime none came about because the U.S. was too strong." "I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandment's would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress." "The taxpayer: That's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination." "Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other." "If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under." "The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program." "I've laid down the law, though, to everyone from now on about anything that happens: no matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of a Cabinet meeting." "It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first." "Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." "Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book." "No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women."