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"I realized that America faced no more insidious threat to the Democratic freedoms we'd always taken for granted than communism."
-- Ronald Reagan
A Union Man:
As President of the Screen Actors Guild -- the influential Hollywood labor union -- Ronald Reagan received an education in the struggle for power. After World War II, supporters of communism tried to expand their influence in Hollywood, in part by gaining control of unions. Ronald Reagan led the Screen Actors Guild in fighting communist influence.
He endured threats of violence, leaving him with a lifelong dislike for the tactics of communism. But his work with studio heads and the bitter labor struggle helped develop invaluable leadership and negotiating skills. |