Ronald Reagan: From Hollywood To The Oval Office

Leaving Office, Reagan Had The Highest Approval Rating Since FDR

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After serving two terms, Ronald Reagan left the Oval Office with the highest approval rating since Franklin Roosevelt. His 63 percent approval was trailed the wartime President’s rating by two points. In 2001, Bill Clinton left office with a 66 percent approval rating, the highest of all-time.

Ronald Reagan lived in California once his political career was over. He bought a house in Bel-Air and continued to make appearances in support of the Republican party. His last major public appearance was in 1994 at the funeral of former President Richard Nixon.