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Elaborate Ceremony for Reagan Centennial [VIDEO]

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Opinion: The Genius of Ronald Reagan's Humor

Hard work never killed anyone, Ronald Reagan used to say, but why take the chance? Reagan was often accused by critics of not working very hard, and he responded with this characteristic jibe. We now know that the critics were wrong about his work ethic. Read through his diaries or look at the copies of his handwritten...

Reagan Remembered: An Unyielding Faith in America's Greatness

Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congres

When I was a prisoner of war, the Vietnamese went to great lengths to restrict the news from home to only prominent opponents of the war. They wanted us to believe America had forgotten us. They never mentioned Ronald Reagan. No matter. We knew about him. New additions to our ranks told us how the then governor and Mrs....

What the World Was Like When Ronald Reagan Was Born

When he ran for president in 1980 at the age of 69, Ronald Reagan promised to restore "the great, confident roar of American progress and growth and optimism." And in his 1985 State of the Union Address, Reagan said there are "no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect." Progress was a recurring theme of...

5 Things You Didn't Know About Ronald Reagan

"The Great Communicator" didn't tell us everything about himself. As an actor, TV personality and politician, Ronald Reagan lived his life in the public eye. Americans developed what felt like a personal connection with him over the decades. As Reagan biographer and Politics Daily correspondent Lou Cannon notes,...

Background on ronald reagan centennial

Ronald Wilson Reagan (; February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States, serving from 1981 to 1989. Prior to that, he was the 33rd Governor of California from 1967 to 1975 and a radio, film and television actor.

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