Ronald Reagan productions. Reagan was twice elected President of the Screen Actors Guild—the labor union for actors—where he worked to root out Communist influence. In the 1950s, he moved into television and was a motivational speaker at General Electric factories. Reagan had been a Democrat until 1962, when he became a conservative and switched to the Republican Party. In 1964, Reagan's speech, "A Time for Choosing", supported Barry Goldwater's foundering presidential campaign and earned him national attention as a new conservative spokesman. Building a network of supporters, he was elected Governor of California in 1966. As governor, Reagan raised taxes, turned a
Nancy Reagan appearances from 1953 to 1962, as a guest star in dramatic shows or installments of anthology series. These included "Ford Television Theatre" (her first appearance with Ronald Reagan came during a 1953 episode titled "First Born"), "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars", "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre" (appearing with Ronald Reagan in the 1961 episode "The Long Shadow"), "Wagon Train", "The Tall Man", and "General Electric Theater" (hosted by Ronald Reagan). Nancy Reagan Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) was an American film actress and the wife of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of