Ronald

American

[ron-ld] / ˈrɒn ld /

noun

a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”

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The vice-presidential task force was born under Ronald Reagan.

From The Wall Street Journal

President Jimmy Carter lost the election in a landslide to Ronald Reagan.

From The Wall Street Journal

In January, the FAA permanently banned helicopter traffic around Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., which had been operating under airspace restrictions for months following a midair crash between a commercial airliner and a military helicopter that killed 67.

From Los Angeles Times

When President Ronald Reagan nominated Greenspan to head the Fed in 1987, skeptics suggested the economic consultant-turned-White House aide wouldn’t be able to fill the shoes of his predecessor, Paul Volcker.

From Barron's

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