The editors of Life present this special tribute to one of the most memorable, iconic presidents of all time. In a television era that tended to reduce heroes to their flaws, Ronald Reagan, the Great Communicator, was larger than life -- the name and face on one of the nation's most patriotic and confident periods, and one of the world's most tumultuous decades.Filled with beautiful photographs, some of them never before seen, Ronald Reagan: A Life in Pictures documents this remarkable life, from a childhood in the heartland to the highest office in the nation. Here is Reagan the baseball broadcaster, Reagan the leading man, and Reagan the political figure. Throughout are rare glimpses into Reagan's sometimes tumultuous private life -- his parents, his marriages, his children.