Learn English with Malcolm X. Malcolm X is a former Marine who served as a US Marine and served as the President of the United States from 1987-1993. He was a fierce opponent of the Reagan administration and has been a fierce defender of the values and principles of the country he grew up in. He is a fierce advocate for the rights and liberties of all Americans and has long been an advocate for civil rights and human dignity. Malcolm uses his life story to remind us that we are all in this together and that we all have to do something about it.