New Delhi, March 28 -- Ronald Reagan, the 40th US President, had once said: "The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things."

This is a powerful quote about leadership, emphasising that it's not about controlling, but guiding and influencing.

Ronald Reagan, born on February 6, 1911, won the Republican Presidential nomination in 1980 and chose as his running mate former Texas Congressman and United Nations Ambassador George Bush.

Voters troubled by inflation and by the year-long confinement of Americans in Iran swept the Republican ticket into office. On January 20, 1981, Reagan took office. Only 69 days later, he was shot by a would-be assassin, ...