Ronald and Nancy Reagan were disappointed, but felt they had no choice. That's what White House Press Secretary Larry Speakes told reporters on Jan. 18, 1985, after the Republican president and first

The legal battle comes as various organizations, from healthcare providers to educational institutions, brace for potential impacts on the communities they serve.

For years, internet users have shared a quote about how to measure the success of welfare programs, attributing the words to Ronald Reagan, the former U.S. president and California governor.

When President Jimmy Carter ran for reelection in 1980, he had to compete against former California Gov. Ronald Reagan. It

Stuart K. Spencer, a Republican strategist who took a washed-up movie actor named Ronald Reagan and helped make him California governor and, later, president — helping invent the modern political consulting business along the way — has died.

In March 1965, a washed-up B-movie actor dialed a couple of young Republican operatives and invited them to lunch at his home in Pacific Palisades. Ronald Reagan was thinking of trying his hand at politics: a long-shot bid for California governor against a sitting Democrat.

At 54, Ronald Reagan, who has ap peared in 50 movies ... will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of California. Encouraged by George Murphy’s successful bid for the ...

Stuart K. Spencer, the California political strategist who guided Ronald Reagan's ascent from Hollywood to the governor's mansion, and ultimately to the presidency, has died at age 97.

Stuart K. Spencer, a Republican political consultant who engineered Ronald Reagan’s winning campaigns for the California governor’s office and the U.S. presidency, transforming a B-movie actor into one of the most successful politicians of his time,

according to archived transcripts of press briefings housed at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in California. The transcripts from 1985 shed light on the Reagans' considerations.

Spencer helped invent the modern political consulting business with its emphasis on TV-centric campaigning. In a Republican Party that turned sharply rightward and more combative, Spencer was a ...

Stu Spencer was not afraid to speak truth to power. It helped him hold the position of California’s preeminent Republican consultant for decades.