Product Details

• Actors: Jack Perkins, Peter Graves, Harry Smith, Dave Hoffman, Bill Mumy
• Writers: Agnes Nixon
• Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• VHS Release Date: December 23, 1996
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302985021
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #352,965 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

He was the oldest man ever elected to the U. S. Presidency, but he brought a vigor and vision to the office that revitalized the spirit of the nation.Ronald Reagan's ascension from humble roots to his triumphs in the White House is one of the most improbable and inspiring life stories of this century. Follow his remarkable journey from childhood to his careers as a sportscaster, movie actor, TV star, President of the Screen Actors' Guild, and governor of California. Finally, see him in his greatest role: the seemingly simple, unaffected president who restored the country's faith in itself. This is the comprehensive chronicle of one of the most important and celebrated lives in modern American politics President Ronald Reagan.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teaching and Indispensable!, October 3, 2000

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ZAZA SIAMASHVILI "Reaganesque Republican" (Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Biography - Ronald Reagan: The Many Lives [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I am from Tbilisi, Georgia and was one of the first who bought the title in Washington, DC! I wonder that this title still needs some review, but I am doing this with a great pleasure. The movie is made according to Lou Cannon, who is President Reagan's biographer and Mr. Cannon wrote also a great book about Reagan and his many sides. The movie will tell and disclose many bhidden aspects of Reagan's service to his beloved nation and you will see how brave he was while he fought and struggled for the peace around the world. He struggled and fought for the entrapped and enslaved nations within the Warsaw Bloc and the Evil Empire. I would call President Reagan as the Century Leader! Get the title while it is still available online!

3.0 out of 5 stars Superficial treatment of the man and the president, December 27, 2011

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Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Biography - Ronald Reagan: The Many Lives [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Given the length of his life and the many things that he did up through his presidency, it is impossible for a 50 minute tape to do anything but a quick pass over of the life of Ronald Reagan. In the opening, narrator Peter Graves claims that the treatment of the life of Reagan will be politically neutral and that policy is followed very well. However, some of the more significant aspects of his presidency, such as the American military action in Lebanon and the complexities of the Iran Contra scandal receive nothing more than a slight mention.
Clips from his speeches are shown where he bashes the government in action and the amount of money it collects and spends, yet there is little about the dramatic increase in the federal deficit during his presidency. There is also no mention of how many times taxes were raised under Reagan. The lack of depth in the coverage of his presidency makes the discussion of his childhood and his life as an actor the most interesting part of the tape.