@old_hippie @msbellows @jilleduffy
He was mediocre at best. His greatest acting achievement was in the real life role of US president.
He was broke, his career failing when GE hired him as a spokesman. Without that exposure, he likely would never have gone to the White House.

@msbellows @old_hippie @jilleduffy
I lived through all that as a young adult. It was clear to me even then that he was as phony as the cowboy/host that he played on Death Valley Days.
Reagan was a General Electric mouthpiece on and off screen for years. He traveled around the US making speeches on their behalf. He denounced unions as communist, spoke against Social Security and other parts of the New Deal.
Interestingly, despite his anti union screeds, he was a union president for years.

@old_hippie @msbellows @jilleduffy
He was a trained actor, FFS! A paid persuader.
The first 100% corporate owned US president.