He was very well known and don’t forget that in the 1970s nearly all people of voting age were old enough to remember Reagan from the movies and “Death Valley Days”.
How much a non media freak misses. My bad. I never cared much for movies or TV, for some reason.
Have you ever seen/remember an old commercial that Ronald Reagan made with his then-teenage daughter Patty for Boraxo powdered soap? It’s on “You Tube” if you, or anyone else, wants to see it!