Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician<!-- DO NOT CHANGE this, see Talk:Ronald Reagan#Current consensus, item 1. --> and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, his presidency constituted the Reagan era, and he is considered one of the most prominent conservative figures in American history. Wikipedia