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Ronald Reagan in McCarthyism & Red Scare

Ronald Reagan in McCarthyism & Red Scare

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) was a Hollywood actor turned politician, who served as Governor of California from 1967 to 1975 and as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. 

A Roosevelt Democrat in his younger days, Reagan converted to conservatism during the 1950s and became the beloved standard-bearer of the Republican Party in the late-20th century.

During the late 1940s, Reagan served as the head of Hollywood's actors' union, the Screen Actors Guild. In his union capacity, Reagan volunteered to serve the FBI as a secret informant against communists in the entertainment industry. He testified against the Hollywood Ten before the House Un-American Activities Committee.