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The official Twitter account of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, operated by the National Archives and Records Administration
Simi Valley, California
Joined October 2011
Happy birthday to President Reagan! He was born in the year 1911, which was 106 years ago.
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#OTD in 2004 #PresidentReagan passed away. During his 01/11/1989 Farewell Address to the Nation he said, “It’s been the honor of my life to be your President.”. Click the link below to watch.
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We mourn the passing of former President Jimmy Carter.
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Happy #FourthOfJuly!. ---.#NancyReagan waves while visiting the Statue of Liberty in New York City 07/04/1986.
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On this day in 1944 Allied forces landed on the beaches in Normandy. At the 40th Anniversary of D-Day President Reagan said, “at this place of honor, we’re humbled by the realization of how much so many gave to the cause of freedom and to their fellow man.”
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#OnThisDay in 1983 #PresidentReagan dressed up as Santa Claus at a Christmas Eve party at the Wick residence in Washington, D.C. #MerryChristmas!
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On 05/28/1984 #PresidentReagan presented the Medal of Honor to the Vietnam War Unknown Soldier during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Click the link below to watch. ---.Photograph –
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Our hearts go out to the families and friends of all those affected by the mass shooting last night in our neighbor city of Thousand Oaks, CA.
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Although smoke is visible in the distance sometimes from our location, we are not currently impacted by the fires. Thank you to all of the firefighters and other first responders who are bravely and tirelessly working to protect our communities!!
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Happy #FirstDayOfSummer!. ---.#RonaldReagan and #NancyReagan aboard a boat in California, August 1964 H43-11.
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Happy 110th Birthday #PresidentReagan!. On 02/06/1987, with a prepared speech in hand, President Reagan walked into a surprise 76th birthday party under the pretense of attending a meeting. Click the link below to watch.
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#OTD in 2004 #PresidentReagan passed away. During his Farewell Address to the Nation he said, “It's been the honor of my life to be your President.”. —.Official Portrait of President Reagan 1985
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As of today, November 1, the #ReaganLibrary has resumed normal operations. Thank you to all of the brave firefighters and other first responders who protected our community, and to those who are still tirelessly working to protect others!!
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We are saddened to hear of former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends.
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Today on the 14th anniversary of #PresidentReagan’s passing, we reflect on the life and legacy of our 40th President. During his Farewell Address he stated: “It’s been the honor of my life to be your President…” 01/11/1989
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#PresidentReagan and #NancyReagan on board Air Force One during a trip to Finland and the Moscow Summit. 05/25/1988.
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Yesterday in 1981 President Reagan was photographed happily greeting his guests at his 70th birthday party in the White House Entrance Hall.
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This state flag of California was carried in Vietnam by a soldier who later sent it to then-Governor Reagan in 1968. #FlagDay #ReaganLibrary
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It may only be Friday, but #TheReagans are feeling those #weekendvibes! #RonaldReagan #NancyReagan 09/12/1982
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#OTD in 1984 #PresidentReagan visited a McDonald’s restaurant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama after delivering remarks and participating in a question and answer session at the University of Alabama. Click the link below to watch footage from that day.
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Our condolences to Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family on the passing of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In 1983 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited the United States.
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#OTD 15 years ago #PresidentReagan passed away. During his farewell address to the nation he said, “It's been the honor of my life to be your President…Nancy and I are grateful for the opportunity you gave us to serve.”
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Queen Elizabeth II has passed away. Click the link below to explore our virtual exhibit Ronald Reagan and Queen Elizabeth II to learn about her and Prince Philip’s tour of the West Coast in 1983, which included a stop at Rancho Del Cielo.
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We are saddened to hear of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends.
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While in office #PresidentReagan and #NancyReagan watched such films as: A Star is Born, Ghostbusters, Knute Rockne, Princess Bride, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Return of the Jedi, Roman Holiday, Singing in the Rain, Top Gun, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit? #ArchivesAtTheMovies
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Happy #StPatricksDay!. ---.#PresidentReagan walking back to the Oval Office after a St. Patrick’s Day dessert at the U.S. Capitol 03/17/1988.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with President George H. W. Bush’s family and friends at this time. In 1988 #PresidentReagan said, he is “strong, decent, loyal, wise, capable, and compassionate and…has the qualities…to fill the office of the Presidency.”
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#OnThisDay in 1988 #PresidentReagan and #NancyReagan attended the groundbreaking ceremony for The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. Click the link below to watch.
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Happy #FourthOfJuly!. ---.#NancyReagan waves while visiting the Statue of Liberty in New York City 07/04/1986.
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Happy 108th birthday #PresidentReagan! In 1986 a private birthday party was held at the White House to celebrate his 75th birthday, where these coconut ball corrals with chocolate sauce were served for dessert.
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In honor of the Superbowl today, here is a photograph of President Reagan getting ready to throw a football in the Oval Office.
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#OTD in 2004 #PresidentReagan passed away. During his 01/11/1989 Farewell Address to the Nation he said, “It’s been the honor of my life to be your President.”. Click the link below to watch.
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Happy #Thanksgiving!. ---.#PresidentReagan carving the turkey during the Reagan Family Thanksgiving at Rancho del Cielo 11/26/1981.
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Pictured is President Reagan laughing after Nancy Reagan forgot to introduce him at the Inaugural Band Concert in Landover,Maryland in 1985.
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Happy birthday #PresidentReagan! In 1983 #NancyReagan surprised him with a cake during a press briefing a few days early. You can watch the full exchange here:
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This #MemorialDay weekend we remember #PresidentReagan’s words: “We owe this freedom of choice and action to those…in uniform who have served this nation and its interests in time of need…we are forever indebted to those who have given their lives that we might be free” 5/26/83
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Did you know that today is not only #PresidentReagan’s 107th birthday, but the Berlin Wall has now been down longer than it stood?
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“I urge all of you, please, take time to vote. You are the guardians of this great democracy.” – #PresidentReagan, 11/05/1984 #Election2018 #ElectionDay
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We are saddened to hear of former First Lady Barbara Bush’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends. In 1988 #NancyReagan said “I couldn’t have found a warmer, more considerate, more caring counterpart…I think she’ll make a remarkable First Lady.”
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All we want for Christmas is some jelly beans.Some jelly beans.See some jelly beans.Gee, if we could only have some jelly beans.Then we could wish you, “Merry Christmas”.#ArchivesGIFgiving #PresidentReagan
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On 05/28/1984 #PresidentReagan presented the Medal of Honor to the Vietnam War Unknown Soldier during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Click the link below to watch. ---.Photograph –
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Happy birthday President Reagan!. ---.#PresidentReagan and #NancyReagan at President Reagan’s surprise 76th birthday party in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB) 02/06/1987.
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We are saddened to hear of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.
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Happy #MothersDay!. ---.#RonaldReagan posing with his mother Nelle at the Walgreen’s Estate in Dixon, Illinois 08/15/1950, H46-19.
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We would have a shocked face too if we had seen President Reagan drive by. #ArchivesOnTheRoad #ArchivesHashtagParty. ---.#PresidentReagan waving from a limousine in Fairfield, Connecticut 10/26/1984.
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#OTD in 1985 #PresidentReagan and #NancyReagan participated in a #FlagDay ceremony at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine. Click the link below to watch President Reagan’s remarks. ---.Photograph –
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#OTD in 1987 #PresidentReagan spoke at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin and delivered his famous remarks. The whole speech is available for viewing on the Reagan Library YouTube page here:
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#OTD in 1952 #PresidentReagan and #NancyReagan married. He proposed “one night over dinner as we sat at a table for two, I said, ‘Let’s get married.’ She deserved a more romantic proposal than that, but-bless her-she put her hand on mine, looked into my eyes, and said, ‘Let’s.’”
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#OTD in 1987 #PresidentReagan spoke at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin and delivered his famous remarks.
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Happy #NationalPuppyDay !Here is Pres Reagan playing with his dog "Victory" outside the Marine One helicopter at Rancho Del Cielo in 1981.
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Today we remember the tragic events that took place in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania 23 years ago. This beam from the North Tower of the World Trade Center resides in our Heroes Gallery and honors the 343 NY firefighters who lost their lives helping others.
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We are saddened by the passing of former Hall of Fame manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers Tommy Lasorda. Today we look back at some of the meetings between #PresidentReagan and Tommy Lasorda.
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Happy #StPatricksDay!. ---.#PresidentReagan walking back to the Oval Office after a St. Patrick’s Day dessert at the U.S. Capitol 03/17/1988.
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Happy #StPatricksDay!. ---.#PresidentReagan walking back to the Oval Office after a St. Patrick’s Day luncheon at the U.S. Capitol 03/17/1988.
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We are saddened to hear of the passing of Senator John McCain this past weekend. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.
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#PresidentReagan, Patrick Ewing, and John Thompson pose for the cover of Sports Illustrated in the White House Map Room. 11/12/1984. #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesAthletes.
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“I urge all of you, please, take time to vote. You are the guardians of this great democracy.” - #PresidentReagan, Address to the Nation on the Eve of the Presidential Election 11/05/1984
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When #PresidentReagan is away, the ducks come out to play!. In May 1985 while President Reagan was away for the Bonn Economic Summit, a family of ducks swam around the White House swimming pool. #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesPoolParty
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#OTD in 1984 #PresidentReagan and #NancyReagan gave Lucky a stocking in front of the White House Residence Christmas tree. From all of us to you, Merry Christmas!
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#OTD 74 years ago Allied forces landed on the beaches of #Normandy. In 1984 #PresidentReagan spoke at the 40th Anniversary. He said, “at this place of honor, we’re humbled by the realization of how much so many gave to the cause of freedom and to their fellow man.” 06/06/1984
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In honor of the Reagans' wedding anniversary this week here is a photo of them having lunch in the Oval Office on their 35th anniversary.
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20 yrs ago the world lost #PrincessDiana. In a tribute #NancyReagan wrote: “She reached out and touched many people, particularly the young”
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#ArchivesHerstory – On August 19, 1981 #PresidentReagan nominated #SandraDayOConnor to the Supreme Court. She went on to serve as the first woman Supreme Court justice for 25 years. #InternationalWomensDay 07/15/1981
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#OTD in 1987 #PresidentReagan delivered his Remarks on East-West Relations at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin. Click the link below to explore related digitized records. ---.Photograph –
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“To keep faith with our hallowed dead, let us be sure, and very sure, today and every day of our lives, that we keep their cause, their hope, their prayer, forever our country’s own.” - #PresidentReagan, Proclamation 5826 - Prayer for Peace Memorial Day 1988.#MemorialDay
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Let’s play ball! Did you know that on 09/30/1988 #PresidentReagan threw the first pitch at the Chicago Cubs game? #ArchivesGameNight
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Happy birthday, Nancy Reagan! Today would have marked the former First Lady's 96th birthday. Join us in remembering this remarkable lady
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Visiting ReaganLibrary today -American Hero Charlie Knox rec'd2 Purple Hearts, the 1st from D-Day 1944 wounded on Omaha Beach #PurpleHeart,
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Happy #StPatricksDay!. ---.#PresidentReagan walking back to the Oval Office after a St. Patrick’s Day luncheon at the U.S. Capitol 03/17/1988.
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#PresidentReagan throws a snowball while walking through the White House colonnade. 02/25/1986
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Happy Thanksgiving!. ----.#PresidentReagan carving the turkey at the Reagan family #Thanksgiving at Rancho Del Cielo 11/26/1981
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Happy anniversary to Pres Reagan & Mrs.Reagan! They are pictured blowing out a candle at their 33rd wedding anniversary in the oval office.
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#PresidentReagan kissing #NancyReagan under the mistletoe while viewing the White House Christmas decorations. 12/09/1984.
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Behind the scenes – At a Christmas Eve party in 1983 #PresidentReagan dressed up as #SantaClaus, but #NancyReagan didn’t know that. It wasn’t until she sat on “Santa’s” lap that she found out “Santa” was her beloved Ronnie.
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#FourthOfJuly is almost here and we wish you a wonderful and safe holiday! “[T]here's much to celebrate and many blessings to be grateful for. So while it's good to talk about serious things, it's just as important and just as American to have some fun.” – #PresidentReagan 7/4/86
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Today in 1985 Mother Teresa rec'd Medal of Freedom. Pres and Mrs. Reagan are congratulating her in the Oval Office
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Making a quick stop for #NationalHamburgerDay today. #DYK that hamburgers were one of #PresidentReagan’s favorite foods?
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#OTD in 1944 Allied forces landed on Normandy beaches. On 6/6/1984 #PresidentReagan said “at this place of honor, we're humbled by the realization of how much so many gave to the cause of freedom and to their fellow man. We will always remember. We will always be proud.”.#DDay76
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Happy #StPatricksDay!. ---.#PresidentReagan walking back to the Oval Office after a St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol 03/17/1988
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Pres. Reagan and the First Lady waving to the crowd at the @airandspace museum #InauguralBall Jan. 20, 1981. #80s #Inauguration #POTUS
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#PresidentReagan and #NancyReagan walking on the beach in Kahala, #Hawaii are giving us perfect #FirstDayOfSummer vibes!
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Our condolences to his family on the passing of Walter Mondale. ---.#PresidentReagan, #NancyReagan, #WalterMondale, and Joan Mondale after the presidential debate on domestic policy in Louisville, Kentucky 10/07/1984.
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#OTD in 1952 #PresidentReagan and #NancyReagan married. In An American Life, President Reagan wrote, “it is almost impossible for me to express fully how deeply I love Nancy and how much she has filled my life.”. ---.The Reagans celebrate their 33rd wedding anniversary 03/04/1985
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Technically #NationalIceCreamConeDay isn’t until tomorrow, but we are going to start enjoying some yummy treats early. #PresidentReagan #NancyReagan (photo taken 1967-8)
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#PresidentReagan writing the State of the Union Address at Camp David with Lucky sitting by him. 02/02/1985. He wrote in his diary, “Camp D. was a picture postcard—several inches of snow & the trees covered with ice. Did my radio show & spent the time reading & doing homework.”
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Pres Reagan and VP George HW Bush on horseback with their horseback squad! #ArchivesSquadGoals
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We could not let the #ArchivesTipOfTheHat #ArchivesHashtagParty pass without throwing in a few cowboy hats!.(1/3)
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#PresidentReagan working on his GOP Convention speech aboard Air Force One on a trip to New Orleans, Louisiana. 08/14/1988
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Happy #NationalTellAJokeDay!. Click the link below to watch a Compilation of President Reagan’s Humor from Selected Speeches on our YouTube channel. ---.#PresidentReagan aboard Air Force One during a trip to Belgium 03/01/1988.
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On November 2, 1983 #PresidentReagan signed the bill making Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a federal holiday. Click the link below to see related records and learn more about what goes into making a federal holiday.
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Happy Saint Patrick's Day to all! Photographed is President Reagan returning to the oval office after a St. Patrick's day luncheon.
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Happy birthday #NancyReagan!. “[It] is almost impossible for me to express fully how deeply I love Nancy and how much she has filled my life.” – #PresidentReagan, An American Life.---.President Reagan helps celebrate Nancy Reagan's birthday with cake at Rancho del Cielo 8/22/87
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Today marks the 2nd anniversary of #NancyReagan’s passing. While we reflect back on her legacy and time as FLOTUS we remember her compassion, love and dedication to #PresidentReagan and this country. #PresidentReagan wrote “Life with her is everything I always hoped it would be.”
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Happy #PresidentsDay!. ---.#PresidentReagan working in the Oval Office on his first full day as President 01/21/1981
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