RONALD REAGAN AT AGE 12 IN DIXON, ILLINOIS

President Ronald Reagan is seen here around age 13 outside his home in Dixon, Illinois. It was there that Reagan entered high school at this same time and developed a passion for football. Reagan, the 40th President of the United States of America, was instrumental in bringing about the collapse of communism and an end to the Cold War. The former President is now 92 and has been suffering from alzheimer's for over ten years. (UPI/File)