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We’ve done our part. And as I walk off into the
city streets, a final word to the men and women of the Reagan revolution, the men and women across America who for 8 years
did the work that brought America back. My friends: We did it. We weren’t just marking time. We made a difference. We
made the city stronger, we made the city freer, and we left her in good hands. All in all, not bad, not bad at all.
– President Ronald Reagan, Farewell Address to the Nation
January 20, 1989
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Former First Lady Nancy Reagan joins Postmaster General John
E. Potter (left) and Frederick J. Ryan, Jr., president, chief operating officer and vice chairman of Allbritton Communications
Company, at the unveiling of the President Ronald Reagan commemorative postage stamp today at the Reagan Presidential Library
and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif. Ryan served as Chief of Staff to President Reagan from 1989 until 1995. Photo: Gerald Merna,
U.S. Postal Service.
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I was fortunate to see President Reagan in person when he visited Oshkosh, Wisconsin
and gave a speech at the Winnebago County Court House Thursday, May 30, 1985.
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Ron as Santa with Nancy at the White House.
Ronald Reagan toasting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser at the State Dinner June 30, 1981 White
House. Image courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, all rights reserved.
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Reagan in summit meeting with General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev November 19, 1985 Geneva Boathouse, Switzerland Image courtesy
of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, all rights reserved.
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Nancy with Mr. T at the White House.
Ronald and Nancy Reagan in the 1981 Inaugural parade January 20, 1981 Washington, D.C. Image courtesy of
the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, all rights reserved. Click here to read the complete text of Ronald Reagans first inagural address.
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Members of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department with President Ronald Reagan and Russian President Mikhail Gorbachov. This
photograph was taken near a section of the Berlin Wall while on display at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley.
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A DEFINING MOMENT OF THE REAGAN LEGACY: Ronald Reagan giving speech at the Brandenburg Gate
June 12, 1987 West Berlin, Germany. "General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity
for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr Gorbachev, open this gate!
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" Image courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, all rights reserved. Click
here to read the complete text of this historic speech.
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Ronald Reagan departing the U.S. Capitol his last day in office January 20, 1989 Washington, D.C. Image courtesy of the Ronald
Reagan Presidential Foundation, all rights reserved.
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ONE FOR THE GIPPER: Nancy Reagan christening the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan CVN76, March 4, 2001.
Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News Virginia. Image courtesy of the PCU RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76), US Navy. Visit the USS Ronald Reagan site. On May 10, 2003 the USS Ronald Reagan - America's most technologically advanced super carrier - will be commissioned into the U.S. Navy in Virginia before it moves
to its permanent home in San Diego.
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"We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so
we may always be free." -President Ronald Wilson Reagan June 6, 1984 speaking at Normandy. The USS Ronald Reagan will actually
replace the USS Constellation when completed. The carrier has already been given the nickname "USS Gipper".
On July
12, 2003 the USS Ronald Reagan - America's most technologically advanced super carrier - was commissioned into the U.S. Navy
in Virginia before it moves to its permanent home in San Diego.
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Ronald Reagan biography: At the end of his two terms in office, Ronald Reagan viewed
with satisfaction the achievements of his innovative program known as the Reagan Revolution, which aimed to reinvigorate the
American people and reduce their reliance upon Government. He felt he had fulfilled his campaign pledge of 1980 to restore
"the great, confident roar of American progress and growth and optimism." On February 6, 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born
to Nelle and John Reagan in Tampico, Illinois. He attended high school in nearby Dixon and then worked his way through Eureka
College. There, he studied economics and sociology, played on the football team, and acted in school plays. Upon graduation,
he became a radio sports announcer. A screen test in 1937 won him a contract in Hollywood. During the next two decades he
appeared in 53 films. He has two children, Maureen and Michael, from his first marriage, to actress Jane Wyman. In 1952 he
married Nancy Davis, also an actress; their children are Patricia Ann and Ronald Prescott. As president of the Screen Actors
Guild, Reagan became embroiled in disputes over the issue of Communism in the film industry; his political views shifted from
liberal to conservative. He toured the country as a television host, becoming a spokesman for conservatism. In 1966 he was
elected Governor of California by a margin of a million votes; he was re-elected in 1970. Ronald Reagan 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. Reagan won 489 electoral votes to 49 for President Jimmy Carter. On January 20, 1981, Reagan took office. Only 69
days later he was shot by a would-be assassin, but quickly recovered and returned to duty. His grace and wit during the dangerous
incident caused his popularity to soar. Dealing skillfully with Congress, Reagan obtained legislation to stimulate economic
growth, curb inflation, increase employment, and strengthen national defense. He embarked upon a course of cutting taxes and
Government expenditures, refusing to deviate from it when the strengthening of defense forces led to a large deficit. A renewal
of national self-confidence by 1984 helped Reagan and Bush win a second term with an unprecedented number of electoral votes.
Their victory turned away Democratic challengers Walter F. Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro. In 1986 Reagan obtained an overhaul
of the income tax code, which eliminated many deductions and exempted millions of people with low incomes. At the end of his
administration, the Nation was enjoying its longest recorded period of peacetime prosperity without recession or depression.
In foreign policy, Reagan sought to achieve "peace through strength." During his two terms he increased defense spending 35
percent, but sought to improve relations with the Soviet Union. In dramatic meetings with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev,
he negotiated a treaty that would eliminate intermediate-range nuclear missiles. Reagan declared war against international
terrorism, sending American bombers against Libya after evidence came out that Libya was involved in an attack on American
soldiers in a West Berlin nightclub. By ordering naval escorts in the Persian Gulf, he maintained the free flow of oil during
the Iran-Iraq war. In keeping with the Reagan Doctrine, he gave support to anti- Communist insurgencies in Central America,
Asia, and Africa. Overall, the Reagan years saw a restoration of prosperity, and the goal of peace through strength seemed
to be within grasp.
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1980 campaign poster.
Bob
Hope, John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and Dean Martin.
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Ronald Reagan as George Gipp in the film "Knute Rockne - All American" 1937 Warner Bros. Image courtesy of the Ronald Reagan
Presidential Foundation, all rights reserved.
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"Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but Democrats believe every day
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- Ronald Reagan
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Portrait: 'Reagan Country'. In 1981, nationally recognized artist Gary Giuffre was
commissioned by the National Republican Committee to create a portrait in graphite pencil of President Ronald Reagan. President
and Mrs. Reagan liked the rendering so much they made it a permanent part of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum
in Simi Valley, California. From the famous Reagan smile to the well-worn cowboy hat, this fine quality lithograph depicts
the true character of the man who made such a remarkable impact on our nation. Limited edition prints of this work can be
purchased on-line only at NewsMax.com.
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RONALD REAGAN: An American Hero His Voice, His Values, His Vision. The story of
Ronald Reagan's trials and triumphs, his character, vision and values, and the love story of a man for his wife, country,
and the world. Over 500 archival and full-color images, including many never-before-published photographs from Nancy Reagan's
private collection and the Reagan Library. This extraordinary book was released July 4, 2001. You can purchase a leather bound
edition that comes with a video exclusively at The Reagan Foundation.
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