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Reagan's disapproval for January 20, 1989 is blank.

It should be 36%.

I'd do it myself, but I can't edit Semi-protected articles yet.

Thanks, Cnon20 (talk) 12:08, 15 July 2016 (UTC)Cnon20[reply]

Cnon20, welcome to Wikipedia. I'll do the edit if you provide me with a source I can cite. Alternatively, perhaps I can cite this^[1] source, use its data (63% approval, 29% disapproval), and use the dates December 27-29, 1988, describing the time period as nearing the end of Reagan's presidency.

Kekki1978 (talk) 05:24, 25 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Let's please do Kekki1978's suggestion because according to the chart, the 64% was the Retrospective average.

Date Event Approval (%) Disapproval (%) March 30, 1981 Shot by Hinckley 73 19 January 22, 1983 High unemployment 42 54 April 26, 1986 Libya bombing 70 26 February 26, 1987 Iran–Contra affair 44 51 January 20, 1989 End of presidency 64 n/a Career average 57 39 July 30, 2001 (Retrospective)[370] 64 27

Cnon20 (talk) 07:15, 25 July 2016 (UTC)Cnon20[reply]

Cnon20, done. Good catch. Kekki1978 (talk) 13:56, 25 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Kekki1978, that's much better! I've always wanted to make this the best, and now it is, thanks to you!

Cnon20 (talk) 09:01, 26 July 2016 (UTC)Cnon20[reply]

" in 1994 Reagan disclosed his diagnosis with Alzheimer's disease earlier that year, appearing publicly for the last time at the funeral of Richard Nixon;" Shouldn't this be footnoted with a citation? If not, it should be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.1.144.162 (talk) 16:17, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Does anybody know the full dates for his presidency of the Screen Actors' Guild? Given consistency, the full MDY dates should be included. Google is to no avail.--Neve–selbert 02:59, 15 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Done. I found the dates based on the reports in contemporary newspaper articles. I added the month and day, as well as the references.

Billmckern (talk) 20:30, 22 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks, Billmckern.--Neve–selbert 20:51, 22 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't there be some mention of his short but prolific career as a 'Beefcake" model for the underground gay press during the late 1930's? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:344:4001:4c20:910e:b76e:54a1:c7df (talk) 15:19, 22 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Can someone take the time to redo this sentence?

During Reagan's administration, the unemployment rate declined from 7.5% to 5.4%, with the rate reaching highs of 10.8% in 1982 and 10.4% in 1983, averaging 7.5% over the eight years, and real GDP growth averaged 3.4% with a high of 8.6% in 1983, while nominal GDP growth averaged 7.4%, and peaked at 12.2% in 1982.[138][139][140] Where the subject is political and naturally controversial, the characterisation of "decline" with numbers that don't creates the impression the section is biased.

GDP should be broken into a separate sentence for comprehension and citations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.111.74.26 (talk) 11:42, 25 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Should the lead section refer to the president as "an American politician" or as "an American statesman"? Should, as JackofOz has stated, we source Reagan's being a statesman, or should we forgo a citation given the examples at John Adams and Mikhail Gorbachev?--Nevé–selbert 23:05, 4 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

See my thoughts here. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 23:33, 4 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Seeing as Presidents personally campaigned (i.e. did politicking) for their office, since the late 19th century. I'd stick with using "American politician" for this article. GoodDay (talk) 01:09, 5 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Politician -- as the WP:COMMONTERM, how it is by far more commonly said. I think the m-w definition "a usually wise, skilled, and respected government leader" fits, but Google says 'American politician' is see FAR more commonly with 'politician' than 'statesman' (11 Million:365 thousand, about 30:1 ratio). I think that may be as he is remembered for the political accomplishments and changing of Republican party so leadership and visionary in politician sense. It may also be the connotation of statesman meaning a long effort at the national level, whereas for all his impact he was at the national level for only 8 years. In contrast, George H. W. Bush is more closer in frequency said 'statesman' outside, (either 663:151 or 750:685 - tangles with which Bush...) due I think to his service to the nation being lifelong and his association to diplomacy. Markbassett (talk) 02:53, 5 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Politician. Per WP:Lead the lead is a summary of the article, and there are no statesman descriptions in the article. The word statesman is subjective, if over the years, Reagan is regarded as a statesman by historians, then the contents can be updated and statesman added to the lead. CuriousMind01 (talk) 13:20, 5 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Just wondering, is there a reason we cannot put "Politician, statesman, and actor" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Funkyman99 (talk • contribs) 00:26, 6 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Politician per WP:COMMONTERM. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 04:31, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]