Ronald Reagan
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Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) was a 20th century Human politician who served as the 40th President of the United States of America. He served from 1981 until 1989.
His was among several historical images seen by Daniels and Archer in the time stream as the timeline reorganized itself. (ENT: "Storm Front, Part II")
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[edit] Background
Ronald Reagan wrote in his diary on 23 June 1984, "After dinner we ran "Star Trek III." It wasn't too good." [1]
Reagan (then former president) visited the Paramount Pictures studios in 1991 during the shooting of TNG: "Redemption". [2] Although unfamiliar with most of Star Trek, he did enjoy meeting Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner and the many Klingon extras hired for the episode. Later when asked about the Klingons, he said "I like them. They remind me of Congress."
During the tour, an ailing Gene Roddenberry dropped his cane. The former president graciously knelt and retrieved it for him. Reagan later quipped, "I felt as if I had been knighted."
The script of TNG: "First Contact" describes Malcorian Chancellor Avel Durken as "in his fifties, slight in stature, no Ronald Reagan here, there is a gentle, Woodrow Wilson quality, thoughtful, brilliant, committed."
