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Ronald Reagan Childhood
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Reagan's Life As A Child:

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911. His family was very poor. He lived with his mom Nelle Reagan and his Father Jack Reagan. Ronald also had a brother named Neil Reagan. They lived in Dixon Illinois in a small apartment. The first school he attended was Silas Willard Elementary School. When he got older he started to act in many school plays. In 1928, Reagan attended Eureka college. There he played a variety of sports including football and baseball. Upon graduation he joined sports radio where he broadcasted many games. In the summer he was lifeguard for a local lake.He saved seven people from drowning. He used a stick to draw lines on a tree to track the number people who did not
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Reagan used the air force one the most out of all the presidents before him. As his love of jellybeans, he put jars all around the plane. Even if it was someone's birthday he would have a cake for them. If he didn’t know what flavor they liked he would just give chocolate. The air force one wasn’t as comfortable as the new 747. The sleeping quarters had fold down chairs instead of beds. There was not only one air force one. They had two exact twins incase of emergencies. The air force one is the 2nd most recognizable vehicle the president rides in. The air force one is not always the air force one,only when the president steps inside the plane it becomes the great 707. Nancy reagan loved to provide healthy food choices on the plane .So she put fruit baskets all over the . The air force one was also used for emergencies. If anything happened to the white house they would go to the air force one and act operations from there. The research area was probably the most important place on the plane. It held a protected box called the football which held secret codes for many

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