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Section sizes

Section size for Ronald Reagan (55 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	11,185	11,185
Early life	3,324	3,324
Entertainment career	64	10,826
Radio and film	3,486	3,486
Military service	2,308	2,308
Screen Actors Guild presidency	2,354	2,354
Marriages and children	1,810	1,810
Television	804	804
Early political activities	4,102	6,577
1966 California gubernatorial election	2,475	2,475
California governorship (1967–1975)	7,481	7,481
Seeking the presidency (1975–1981)	44	15,370
1976 Republican primaries	4,126	4,126
1980 election	11,200	11,200
Presidency (1981–1989)	242	54,339
First inauguration	1,711	1,711
"Reaganomics" and the economy	347	11,219
Taxation	3,923	3,923
Inflation and unemployment	2,502	2,502
Government spending	2,151	2,151
Deregulation	839	839
Deficits	1,457	1,457
Assassination attempt	1,101	1,101
Supreme Court appointments	605	605
Public sector labor union fights	1,767	1,767
Civil rights	3,359	3,359
War on drugs	2,107	2,107
Escalation of the Cold War	6,223	6,223
Invasion of Grenada	1,455	1,455
1984 election	2,590	2,590
Response to the AIDS epidemic	3,824	3,824
Addressing apartheid	5,077	5,077
Libya bombing	2,192	2,192
Iran–Contra affair	3,446	3,446
The USS Stark incident	1,829	1,829
Soviet decline and thaw in relations	5,592	5,592
Post-presidency (1989–2004)	4,179	11,855
Support for Brady Bill	2,180	2,180
Alzheimer's disease	4,017	4,017
Death and funeral	1,479	1,479
Legacy	103	10,180
Historical reputation	6,831	6,831
Political influence	3,246	3,246
Notes	24	24
References	15	26,250
Citations	34	34
Works cited	61	26,201
Books	14,866	14,866
Chapters	3,655	3,655
Journal articles	7,619	7,619
External links	102	7,149
Official sites	542	542
Media	566	566
News coverage	316	316
Other	5,623	5,623
Total	164,560	164,560

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