Ronald Wilson Reagan (/ˈreɪɡən/; February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and became a highly influential voice of modern conservatism. Prior to his presidency, he was a Hollywood actor and union leader before serving as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975. Reagan's father nicknamed his son 'Dutch', due to his 'fat little Dutchman' appearance and Dutch-boy haircut; the nickname stuck with him throughout his youth. In 1919, they returned to Tampico and lived above the H. C. Pitney Variety Store until finally settling in Dixon, Illinois. After his election as president, Reagan lived in the upstairs White House private quarters, and he would quip that he was 'living above the store again'. In 1982, the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 was signed into law, initiating one of the United States' first public–private partnerships and a substantial part of the president's job creation program.
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