On February 9, 2005 in Simi Valley, CA. the USPS honored Ronald Wilson Reagan, known as the "Great Communicator". In 1937 a screen test at Warner Brothers led to an acting career that lasted nearly 30 years. Reagan started out as a liberal Democrat, but joined the Republican Party in 1962. He was elected governor of California in 1966 and again in 1970. Proclaiming the values of work, family, patriotism, and self-reliance, Reagan won a landslide victory in 1980 to become the 40th President of the United States, and ran successfully for a second term in 1984. At 73 years old, he was the oldest man ever elected President. Ronald Reagan died on June 5, 2004 at the age of 93.