From Actor to Politician: 1966, Ronald Reagan's Pivotal Year
When a washed-up B-movie actor announced that he would run for governor of California, LIFE magazine sent photographer Bill Ray to cover the story.
A gallery of rare and unseen images from Reagan's first foray into big-time politics
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