Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, dies at 80

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

Updated 6:46 PM CST, January 6, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan and a conservative commentator, has died. He was 80.

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute announced his death in a post on the social platform X on Tuesday, calling him “a steadfast guardian of his father’s legacy.”

“Michael Reagan lived a life shaped by conviction, purpose, and an abiding devotion to President Reagan’s ideals,” the foundation said.

His cause of death was not immediately announced.



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[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

1. A name from the past

[BidenRocks]

2. If you've got nothing good to say of the dead...

n/t

[SSJVegeta]

3. He has excellent siblings

[MarineCombatEngineer]

4. Here's a name not heard of lately, I thought he was already dead.

Oh well, condolences to his family.

[Jacson6]

5. A lil' factoid about Michael and his dad.

At Michael's HS graduation Ronald Reagan didn't even recognize him. RR's EX-wife Actress Jane Wyman adopted him and RR went along with it.

[BaronChocula]

6. Michael and Samuel Pierce have something in common

I'll just recount how at a U.S. Conference of Mayors in 1981 Reagan greeted the only black member of his cabinet with "hello Mr. Mayor" unaware that it was Samuel Pierce, his HUD secretary. And we didn't think it could get much worse.

[Javaman]

7. huh, how about that. nt

[tonekat]

8. No more of his cruddy little column

Appearing in dead newspapers anymore.