American Experience Reagan: Part I (Season 10, Episode 6)
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TV Episode | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

Reagan: Part I (Season 10, Episode 6)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History

When he left the White House in 1989, Ronald Reagan was one of the most popular presidents of the century. A former Hollywood star and seemingly simple man, Reagan was consistently underestimated by his opponents. One by one, he overcame ...See moreWhen he left the White House in 1989, Ronald Reagan was one of the most popular presidents of the century. A former Hollywood star and seemingly simple man, Reagan was consistently underestimated by his opponents. One by one, he overcame them all. Incorporating interviews with key political insiders, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, and members of the Reagan family, "Reagan" explores the man who saw America as a "shining city on a hill" and himself as its heroic defender. The program follows Reagan's life from his itinerant boyhood in Illinois to his battle with "communist agitators" in the Screen Actors Guild and his dramatic 1980 victory over Jimmy Carter. Only 70 days into his presidency, a would-be assassin's bullet left him more debilitated than anyone knew. Reagan's massive military buildup and bold challenges to the Soviet Union caused his critics to portray him as a trigger-happy cowboy. But he negotiated deep cuts in nuclear weapons and resolved to end the Cold War. Five years after leaving office, Reagan announced he had Alzheimer's disease and dropped from public view. [info from DVD container] Written by Fiona Kelleghan See less

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
David Ogden Stiers Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	MAS*H (1972)
Martin Anderson Self Self See fewer	The Power of Choice: The Life and Ideas of Milton Friedman (2007)
James A. Baker Self Self See fewer	The American Ruling Class (2005)
Helen Caldicott Self Self See fewer	Poison Dust (2005)
Robert Dallek Self Self See fewer	Scarlett (1994)
Patti Davis Self Self See fewer	Tango & Cash (1989)
Michael Deaver Self Self See fewer	K Street (2003)
Sam Donaldson Self Self See fewer	ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999)
Mikhail Gorbachev Self Self See fewer	Meeting Gorbachev (2018)
Chris Matthews Self Self See fewer	The Campaign (2012)
Ed Meese Self Self See fewer	The Reagan Presidency (2012)
Edmund Morris Self Self See fewer	The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
Lyn Nofziger Self Self See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Maureen Reagan Self Self See fewer	The Love Boat (1977)
Nancy Reagan Self Self See fewer	Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
Ron Reagan Self Self See fewer	Soul Man (1986)
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Donald Regan Self Self See fewer	Cold War (1998)
Ed Rollins Self Self See fewer	Gerrymandering (2010)
George Shultz Self Self See fewer	The League
Richard Norton Smith Self Self See fewer	Inside the Presidency: Eisenhower vs. Nixon (2001)
Margaret Thatcher Self Self See fewer	SDI Star Wars (1991)
George F. Will Self (as George Will) Self (as George Will) See fewer	Baseball (1994)
Richard Wirthlin Self Self See fewer	American Experience (1987)