On June 5, 2004 (April 18, 2004 in the lunar calendar), Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, passed away. Reagan conquered countless Americans with his optimistic image. Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States. (January 20, 1981 - January 20, 1985 - January 20, 1989) He was the oldest of all presidents to take office. He was the only president to have been an actor. 33rd Governor of California (1967-1975). Before entering politics, Reagan also worked as a sports broadcaster, lifeguard, newspaper columnist, film actor, television actor, and motivational lecturer, and was the leader of the Screen Actors Guild of America. His oratory style was brilliant and persuasive, and he was hailed by the media as a "great communicator." The economic policies that Reagan pursued during his tenure were supply-side economics, known as Reaganomics, which reduced income taxes by 25%, reduced inflation, lowered interest rates, expanded military spending, increased the government deficit and national debt to temporarily address social welfare problems, eliminated loopholes in tax rules, and continued to deregulate business conduct. After the sharp recession of 1981-1982, the US economy began to grow very robustly in 1982. Many observers, especially American conservatives, praised Reagan as the main contributor to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Some believe Reagan was the main driving force behind the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991; after Reagan's two terms ended, fellow George W. Bush won the 1988 election campaign with Reagan's high popularity, becoming the first successful president of the Republican Party in 60 years. Reagan's presidency influenced American culture in the 1980s, which is often referred to as the "Reagan era". Reagan was assassinated in 1981, just 70 days into his presidency. He was also the only US president to survive being shot by an assassin (March 30, 1981). Reagan, who retired in 1989 and settled in California, died of pneumonia on June 5, 2004, at the age of 93, 10 years after suffering from Alzheimer's disease. He was given a state funeral