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US President Ronald Reagan holds the trunk of a baby elephant, presented to him in a ceremony by President Jayewardene of Sri Lanka on June 18,1984.
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Pres Ronald Reagan during his State of the Union Address, February 1, 1986.
Not originally published in LIFE. Governor of California Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, at Richard Nixon’s Inaugural Ball, 1969.
Not originally published in LIFE. Governor of California Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, at Richard Nixon's Inaugural Ball, 1969.
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California gubernatorial candidate and future president Ronald Reagan with his wife Nancy and son Ron Jr., 1965.
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A jubilant Ronald Reagan celebrates victory during California's gubernatorial primary, 1966.
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Ronald Reagan at the 1964 Republican National Convention in San Francisco.
J. Scott Applewhite / AP
President-elect Bill Clinton reacts as former President Ronald Reagan presents him with a jar of red, white and blue jelly beans at Reagan's office in the Century City section of Los Angeles, Nov. 27, 1992.
Jim Young / Reuters
At the Iowa Ronald Reagan Dinner, Nov. 4, 2011
Peter van Agtmael for TIME / Magnum
USA. Des Moines, Iowa. 2010. Iowa GOP Ronald Reagan dinner headlined by Sarah Palin
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Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus speaks at the RNC Election Night party at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC.
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U.S. President Jimmy Carter, left, and Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan face their panelists during their televised debate at the Cleveland Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio, on Oct. 28, 1980.
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Arne Duncan speaks during the 2011 AAPD Awards Gala at the Ronald Reagan Building on March 15, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
Charlie Neibergall / AP
Sarah Palin speaks at Iowa's annual Ronald Reagan dinner on Sept. 17, 2010
Scott Stewart / AP
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan sit down together inside the Hofdi in Reykjavik, Iceland on Saturday, Oct. 11, 1986 at the start of a series of talks on arms control.
From left: Diana Walker / Time Life Pictures / Getty; Kevin Lamarque / Reuters / Corbis
Presidents Ronald Reagan, left, and Barack Obama
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President Ronald Reagan stands behind a lectern as First Lady Nancy Reagan stands in a side doorway, planning to surprise the President with a birthday cake, at the White House on Feb. 4, 1983
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David Hume Kennerly; Tear by Tim O'Brien
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RONALD REAGAN LIBRARY
Ronald Reagan graced the cover of TIME on 44 occasions
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Former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush signs copies of his book "Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution" at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California March 8, 2013.
Jae C. Hong / AP
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during the Perspectives on Leadership Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 27, 2011
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Mitt Romney speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition 2012 Presidential Candidates Forum December 7, 2011, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Center in Washington, DC.
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Republican presidential candidates Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney and Rick Perry before the start of the debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, September 7, 2011.
Ron Edmonds / AP
On March 30, 1981, AP photographer Ron Edmonds made pictures of the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that would earn him the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography.
Courtesy Patti Davis Family
Patti Davis in a family photo, with her father, former President Ronald Reagan
Kevork Djansezian/AP Photo
The ten Republican Presidential candidates on the stage following their first debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, May 3, 2007.
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Left, Senator Robert Kennedy circa 1965 and Ronald Reagan circa 1975
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THE BEGINNING:
In a 1981 Rose Garden ceremony, Ronald Reagan introduces Americans to an obscure Arizona judge who will become the first female Supreme Court Justice
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Rudy Giuliani gives a speech after receiving the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award
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40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan
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Former President George W. Bush, speaking at a White House Summit on International Development at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington
Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and his wife Judith Nathan passing the casket of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan inside the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, June 10, 2004.
Photo Essays
Front-Row Seat at the Reagan White House
TIME photographer Diana Walker recounts what it was like to cover the Great Communicator
Ronald Reagan's Top 10 Movie Roles
As a politician, the 40th President was a superb performer, but the reviews are mixed for his career in Hollywood by Richard Corliss
