Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan married the actress Nancy Davis (1921-2016) on March 4, 1952; he previously had been married to actress Jane Wyman from 1941-48… Ronald Reagan had four children: Maureen and Michael (with Wyman) and Patricia (“Patty”) and Ron Jr. (with Nancy Reagan)… In March of 1981, Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded by John Hinckley, Jr., an unbalanced fan of actress Jodie Foster. Reagan survived and served two full terms… For Ronald Reagan’s 1994 letter to Americans about his Alzheimer’s disease, see this page from the Reagan Library… Ronald Reagan wrote two autobiographies: Where’s the Rest of Me? (1965, updated in 1981) and An American Life (1990)… In 2003 another actor became governor of California: Arnold Schwarzenegger… Ronald Reagan often spent time at Rancho del Cielo, his ranch north of Santa Barbara; the ranch was about 18 miles from the Neverland Ranch of pop star Michael Jackson.
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A good starter biography from the White House site
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Official site, with photos, bios, speech texts and more
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The UK news site has great news archives on Reagan and related topics
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Snopes.com digs into the question, with inconclusive results
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