Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, never shied from a fight when it came to defending the principles that defined his father’s presidency. He carried the torch of conservatism with the same unapologetic vigor his father brought to the White House, turning a life marked by adoption, personal struggles, and family fame into a platform for unyielding advocacy.
Born John Charles Flaugher on March 18, 1945, in Los Angeles, he was the biological son of Essie Irene Flaugher, an unmarried woman from Kentucky who placed him for adoption immediately after birth. Hours later, he was welcomed into the home of actor Ronald Reagan and his then-wife, Academy Award-winning actress Jane Wyman. The couple embraced the infant as their own, giving him the
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