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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the twentieth century – and one of the most controversial. Monday at 10 p.m. PBS-HD. by Hector Gonzalez

A failed actor, Reagan became a passionate ideologue who preached a simple gospel of lower taxes, less government and anti-communism. One by one, his opponents underestimated him; one by one, Reagan surprised them, rising to become a President who always preferred to see America as a beacon of freedom to a world in need of rescue.

amex-reagan2_spot "Reagan," a biography of the actor, governor and president who saw America as "a shining city on a hill,"a beacon of freedom to a world in need of rescue.
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Reagan - Lifeguard
Follows the influence of family, religion, and anti- communism on Ronald Reagan, from his youth in Illinois and his rise and fall in Hollywood to his stormy governorship of California and his triumphant ascendancy to the presidency in 1981.

Monday at 10 p.m. PBS-HD.

American Experience

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