Ronald Reagan Quotes
Someone asked me whether I was aware of all the people out there who were praying for the President. And I had to say, "Yes, I am. I've felt it. I believe in intercessory prayer." But I couldn't help but say to that questioner after he'd asked the question that - or at least say to them that if sometimes when he was praying he got a busy signal, it was just me in there ahead of him.
Reagan, Ronald. "Remarks at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida." 8 Mar. 1983. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1983, Book 1, United States Government Printing Office, 1984, p. 360.
When President Nixon resigned, with the Vice-Presidency vacant, the Speaker of the House assumed the presidency.
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and became a highly influential voice of modern conservatism. Prior to his presidency, he was a Hollywood actor and union leader before serving as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975.