Reagan Centennial News

Elaborate Ceremony for Reagan Centennial [VIDEO]

Feb 6, 2011 - 5:44 PM |AP

More on Ronald Reagan's Life and Legacy - Lou Cannon: Reagan Is Remembered for Good Reason - Pictures Tell Ronald Reagan's Life Story [PHOTOS] - 5 Things You Didn't Know About Ronald...

Reagan Casts Long Shadow Over Successors

Feb 6, 2011 - 10:00 AM |Politics Daily

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At the outset of his presidential campaign, Barack Obama framed the setting of his candidacy as taking place at a time when Americans were eager for change. The year 2008 was a lot like 1960 when...

Palin Says US Not in Step With Reagan Values

Feb 5, 2011 - 6:04 PM |Politics Daily

Spencer Weiner, AP

Sarah Palin, warning that America is on a course to economic "ruin," was received warmly Friday night in a speech in honor of the Reagan Centennial in Santa Barbara. But many conservatives continue...

Opinion: It's Time to Move On From Reagan

Feb 5, 2011 - 9:25 AM |AOL News

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I was a writer in Ronald Reagan's re-election campaign in 1984, a fact I usually don't mention until I get, say, two sentences into conversation with anyone I meet. I only met the president once in a...

Pictures Tell Ronald Reagan's Life Story [PHOTOS]

Feb 4, 2011 - 11:30 PM |AOL News

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Covering Ronald Reagan: Up Close, but Not Personal

Feb 4, 2011 - 9:44 PM |Politics Daily

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Politics Daily editor Bruce Drake recalls 8 years of trying to figure out the most elusive political personality he ever covered.

Reagan Remembered: It Can Be Done

Feb 4, 2011 - 9:15 PM |Special to AOL News

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When I think of Ronald Reagan, I remember a natural leader -- someone who inspired me with his belief that our best days are still ahead and his confidence in the indomitable spirit of the American...

Ronald Reagan Quotes: 5 Unintentionally Funny Lines From the Gipper

Feb 4, 2011 - 6:57 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

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As the nation marks what would have been former President Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday, the man known as "the Gipper" is being remembered for his wit and kindness. While Reagan often amused...

Ronald Reagan Quotes: 5 Hilarious Zingers From the Gipper

Feb 4, 2011 - 6:47 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

As the nation marks what would have been former President Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday, "the Gipper" is being remembered as much for his passion for small government as for his good-natured...

Ronald Reagan at 100: A Mentor for Young Conservatives

Feb 3, 2011 - 8:05 PM |Politics Daily

Ira Schwarz, AP

Reagan remains immensely popular among young conservatives. Democrats had FDR and, later, JFK to lionize, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a modern Republican with more continued popularity than The...

How Nancy Reagan Won Us Over

Feb 3, 2011 - 6:00 PM |Politics Daily

Everywhere Ron Reagan goes, people ask after his mother Nancy in a way that suggests public opinion about the 89-year-old former first lady has softened considerably in the years since she was...

Reagan Remembered: A Democrat at Ronald Reagan's Inaugural

Feb 3, 2011 - 11:44 AM |Special to AOL News

Ronald Reagan's first inauguration as president in 1981 had Californians in a tizzy, especially Republicans. But Democrats, too, as I can attest. As a Californian, I hotfooted it over to my only...