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Tomorrow is the fourth anniversary of my father's death. For anyone who has lost a loved one, those anniversaries are both sad and sweet. The sadness is obvious—you don't stop missing the person who has gone; you don't stop wishing you'd had one more year, one more day. The sweetness sneaks up on you. It comes in the form of memories, some of them long buried. But mostly it comes with the realization that nothing ever dismantled the love between you, even though many things seemed to along the way. At this time of year in California, the jacaranda trees...

NOTE: I just got my ticket for the speech and dinner after the KABC broadcast. There are a few left. Who is going? Carpool? ========================================================================== TalkRadio 790 KABC is on the road again as Larry Elder heads to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum in Simi Valley on Friday, May 9th. Join Larry Elder as he broadcasts his show beginning at 3pm from the Presidential Learning Center. He'll also be signing his newest book, Stupid Black Men, How To Play the Race Card and Lose, that will be on sale.

Youth Leadership School Radisson Hotel Chatsworth Chatsworth, CA May 3rd – 4th, 2008 Since 1979, no other organization has prepared as many people with the nuts-and-bolts techniques necessary to be effective youth leaders as the Leadership Institute. The Institute was founded in 1979 by Morton C. Blackwell to train the next generation of conservative leaders; to date we have trained over 59,000 conservatives. Attend the Youth Leadership School and join the ranks of Morton Blackwell’s notable graduates: • Karl Rove, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for President Bush • United States Senator Mitch McConnell, Kentucky • United States Congressman Patrick...

Reagan Library Republican Presidential Debate: January 30, 2008 SIMI VALLEY, California (CNN) -- Republican presidential hopefuls will face off Wednesday night without a familiar face as ex-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is expected to drop out and endorse front-runner Sen. John McCain. The remaining candidates will take the stage in a debate -- sponsored by CNN, the Los Angeles Times and Politico -- beginning at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday. The event at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, follows McCain's Tuesday night win in the Florida primary. McCain topped former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney 36 percent to...

In the wake of the loss in Florida yesterday, Mitt Romney needs to focus on tonight's debate to break out as the conservative choice for the nomination. John McCain has taken leads in significant Super Tuesday states, and tonight will be the last national audience for all of the remaining candidates before 21 states go to the polls or the caucuses. Romney has to ignite conservatives and make this a binary race across a clear ideological line. Some feel that the moment has already passed. Writers at The Corner and Dick Morris have resigned themselves to a Romney loss before...

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation has joined forces with CNN, the Los Angeles Times and POLITICO.COM to host the final GOP presidential debate before the 2008 “Super-Tuesday” primary in California and several other key states. The event will give voters one last opportunity to hear the GOP front-runner candidates discuss their positions in a debate format before casting their votes in the February 5, 2008 primary. This will serve as a follow-up to the first debate of the full field of GOP Presidential candidates that was held at the Reagan Library on May 3, 2007.

WASHINGTON -- The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is unable to find or account for tens of thousands of valuable mementos of Reagan's White House years because a "near universal" security breakdown left the artifacts vulnerable to pilfering by insiders, an audit by the National Archives inspector general has concluded. Inspector General Paul Brachfeld said that his office was investigating allegations that a former employee stole Reagan memorabilia but that the probe had been hampered by the facility's sloppy record-keeping. "We have been told by sources that a person who had access capability removed holdings," Brachfeld said in an interview. "But...

WASHINGTON — The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library cannot account for the whereabouts of tens of thousands of artifacts relating to the country's 40th president, FOX News has confirmed.< >The audit of all 12 presidential libraries found that the Reagan Library couldn't locate more than 80,000 pieces of the collection, out of roughly 100,000 items.< >

Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #1 – Reagan Library 05/03/07 - Official Discussion Thread Sam Brownback Jim Gilmore Rudy Giuliani Mike Huckabee Duncan Hunter John McCain Mitt Romney Ron Paul Tom Tancredo Tommy Thompson The debate will take place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, and will air live on MSNBC from 8:00 to 9:30 pm (ET) and stream live on MSNBC.com and politico.com and will include audience questions gathered on politico.com.

During its 28 years of service, Air Force One 27000 carried more presidents to more countries on more missions than any other aircraft in history. The last Boeing 707 to see presidential service, 27000 was the scene of the transfer of power from President Richard Nixon to President Gerald Ford. In 1987, the craft took President Reagan to West Berlin, where he called for an end to the Cold War, famously demanding Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev "tear down this wall." But perhaps the journey from a San Bernardino hangar to atop a hill in Simi Valley was the most dramatic...

SIMI VALLEY How does Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito describe the last year, when he endured a bruising confirmation fight in the Senate to land a seat on the nation's highest court? "I sometimes feel as if I had an out of body experience," he said. Speaking Tuesday to a capacity crowd at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Alito described the highs and lows that came with being plucked from the relative quiet of a seat on the federal bench in New Jersey and landing in the spotlight of Washington politics. It was, he said, "certainly quite a change." Hounded...

Saturday July 22, 2006 the Freeper Motorhome (60' with Hot Tub on the top) arrives at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.The Robinsons arrive at the Ronald Reagan Library on Saturday. FR Security Personnel (in sunglasses left rear and under FR hat in foreground left) check area as Jim and family enter facility. Jim and Shelia Check out the Library.

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As FReeper The Spirit Of Allegiance posted on the other thread: Jim Robinson and a bunch of southern California FReepers are going to the Ronald Reagan Library and Museum in Simi Valley -- on Saturday July 22! Come join us! There is a LOT to see, so if you can, arrive between 10 and noon for a head start.Jim & Crew will probably arrive about noon and we'll have lunch, then most of us will tour as a group in the afternoon. At NOON, find the tables near the Berlin Wall display--there are tables where we can picnic. Bring...

Jim Robinson and a bunch of FReepers are going Saturday July 22 to the Ronald Reagan Library and Museum in Simi Valley -- Come join us! There is a LOT to see, so if you can, arrive between 10 and noon for a head start. Jim & Crew will probably arrive about noon and we'll have lunch, then most of us will tour as a group in the afternoon. At NOON, find the tables near the Berlin Wall display--there are tables where we can picnic. Bring Your Own--or bring enough to share! There is covered seating for 100, 1st come...

Just received a copy of the 2006 spring catalog from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. The theme of the catalog is "The Wit and Wisdom of Ronald Reagan," and contains a few classics from The Gipper: Claire Booth Luce gave a long-winded introduction of President Reagan once, recalling examples of how former presidents had faced the heavy burdens, sacrifices, and endless suffering as Lonely Titans of the Oval Office. When Reagan finally got the microphone he replied, "Well, Claire, I must be doing something wrong. I'm kind of enjoying myself."Upon his 75th birthday: "I did turn seventy-five today, but remember,...

A portrait of former British Prime Minister Lady Margaret Thatcher was unveiled yesterday by former first lady Nancy Reagan at the Reagan Presidential Library. Described by the Ventura Country Star as showing Mrs. Thatcher - the fiercely determined woman the Soviets dubbed "The Iron Lady" - wearing a royal blue suit and seated with her hands folded in her lap. The portrait is the work of artist Richard Stone, the only artist whose royal subjects include Queen Elizabeth II, the Prince of Wales, and Princes William and Harry. Stone said the painting took him 10 months to complete and was...

1. Khamenei: Iran Will Have Bomb in April April 8, 2006 could turn out to be an ominous date in history - that's the day Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei says that Iran will have a nuclear weapon. Late last year Khamenei gathered his top advisers for a strategy meeting and told them "it has been promised that by April 8, we will be in a position to show the entire world that we are members of the club." This presumably refers to nuclear weapons, according to National Review Online Contributing Editor Michael Ledeen, who offered an inside look at...

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - Nearly 1.3 million photographs taken during former President Ronald Reagan's eight years in the White House were released Friday for public viewing at his hilltop library. The release on the 25th anniversary of Reagan's inauguration as the nation's 40th president rounds out a photo collection that spans the first to last day of the Reagan presidency. Some 261,000 photos from 1981 to 1982 were previously available to the public. "The sheer number is amazing," library director R. Duke Blackwood said. "It's a great opportunity for America to get a closer glimpse at what goes on...

Am planning a Thanksgiving week trip to the Reagan Library with family visiting from Florida (I'm in San Diego) and would appreciate any help anyone could offer. Where to stay, what to do, what not to miss, that sort of thing. Thanks!

Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens donated $10 million to the Ronald Reagan library, covering the remaining costs of the new Air Force One Pavilion at the hilltop museum. The gift from Pickens, who in 1980 was Texas state finance chairman for Reagan's presidential campaign, will allow the foundation to pay off its $32 million construction loan. "This gift means so much to me," former first lady Nancy Reagan said in a statement Thursday, the eve of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library's opening ceremony for the pavilion. "Ronnie and I have been friends with Boone for many years. That his...

LOS ANGELES -- In a salute to Ronald Reagan, President Bush is helping dedicate a new Air Force One exhibit at the former president's library, but his appearance at a GOP fundraiser while he's here has upset some California Republicans. Bush was to join former first lady Nancy Reagan in Simi Valley on Friday to officially open a new pavilion at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library that features a Boeing 707, which carried Reagan and six other presidents. ~snip~ "I've met with the president several times in the past. We've worked together, and we have a good working relationship," Schwarzenegger...

The President travelled to California yesterday attending a fund raiser in the evening and today the Opening Ceremony for Air Force One Pavilion a the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Yesterday and today the Governor of Florida Jeb Bush contends with yet another hurricane Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw answer questions after speaking to students at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld continues his tour of the far east at present he is in South Korea Today is Trafalgar Day in Britain For further information on this see Battle of...

. Oct 19, 2005 9:28 am US/PacificGovernor Schwarzenegger To Avoid Bush -- Again (AP) LOS ANGELES At the Republican National Convention last year, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger couldn't say enough good things about President Bush. But lately, it looks like he's trying to avoid him. The president will visit California this week for the second time since August, but he and the Republican governor are not expected to see each other - in public or private - for the second consecutive time. CBS 5 Special Election Headquarters With the Nov. 8 special election looming, Schwarzenegger is trying to court independents and...

Roads in the area of the San Diego (405) Freeway and Sunset Boulevard To Be Closed From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. LOS ANGELES - President Bush travels to the Southland to raise money for the GOP, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenneger, a fellow Republican, downplayed reports of his irritation over the visit. With the president's staff apparently having disregarded a request by the governor to delay the California visit, Bush is scheduled to arrive at Los Angeles International Airport this afternoon at the start of a two-day visit. Following his arrival, Bush will present the President's Volunteer Service Award to...

Axe falls on Reagan tour guides 'for being too old' By Catherine Elsworth in Los Angeles (Filed: 10/10/2005) Elderly volunteers at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library claim they have been barred from giving tours and welcoming visitors because they are too old - even though many are younger than the former president when he led the US. Nearly 30 of the volunteers learned of their fate in a letter telling them that they were being relieved of their duties. They were awarded "emeritus" status and handed glass globes and certificates signed by Nancy Reagan. Administrators deny that age was a...

"In Reagan Country, Elderly Docents Feeling Snubbed. Presidential Library for nation's oldest leader relieves many seniors from active duty."

Last week, the Reagan Library released 136 "boxes" of material pertaining to John Roberts from his time in the White House Counsel's Office. Hugh Hewitt asked bloggers to adopt a box o'docs, and report on what was in there. The list is just about complete. Over on Radioblogger, you can see the title of each electronic "box" and a link to each review of documents. It's the first time that the general public has been able to get into the game, in their own way, in the confirmation process.

An F-14 Tomcat fighter jet was set in place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Monday in ceremonies marking an important milestone in construction of the Air Force One Pavilion, which is expected to open in the fall. Addressing a crowd of hundreds of guests, Rear Adm. David J. Venlet said the Air Force One exhibit and others at the library and museum tell the story of President Reagan's legacy. "It does a great job of highlighting the military's impact in the defense of freedom," said Venlet, who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for action in the Gulf...

SIMI VALLEY- An F-14 Tomcat fighter jet will be hoisted into a permanent display area next week close to the nearly completed Air Force One Pavilion at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. The 30,000-pound Northrop Grumman aircraft will be carried by a crane outside the pavilion in a ceremony celebrating Reagan's "peace through strength" strategy and marking a milestone in the making of the Air Force One Pavilion. "This is the last of the really large artifacts coming to the library to complete the Air Force One Pavilion," said Melissa Giller, director of communications for the Reagan Library....

SIMI VALLEY - More than 5,000 new pages of documents related to Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' work for the Reagan administration will be opened to the public Monday at the Reagan Presidential Library. The library has about 50,000 pages of records related to Roberts' work as associate White House counsel. Roughly 8,000 pages had been released before Roberts was nominated to the Supreme Court by President George W. Bush. Since the nomination, archivists at the library have been working seven days a week, preparing the documents for researchers on both sides of the debate. While the Reagan Library in...

Ronald Reagan's handwritten diaries of his eight years in the White House will be published as a book to be released next year, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation and HarperCollins Publishers announced Tuesday. Reagan, who died at 93 last June following a 10-year battle with Alzheimer's disease, wrote in his diaries every day of his presidency, recording his thoughts on events both routine and historic, officials said. While the volumes "were not initially intended for publication, we feel that these volumes offer an unprecedented insight into the Reagan Presidency," said Frederick Ryan Jr., chairman of the foundation's board of...

Tiger Shot, Killed Near Reagan Library Thursday February 24, 2005 3:46 AM By LAURA WIDES Associated press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities shot and killed a male tiger Wednesday that had been roaming the hills near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The 425-pound cat was shot several hundred yards from soccer and baseball fields at the edge of a housing development, said Lorna Bernard, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Fish and Game. ``It's unfortunate that we had to kill it,'' Bernard said. ``It's even more unfortunate that the person who owned it didn't come forward and alert...

MOORPARK — Authorities shot and killed a tiger today that had been roaming the hills near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The cat was shot several hundred yards from school soccer and baseball fields at the edge of a housing development, said Lorna Bernard, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Fish and Game. "It's unfortunate that we had to kill it," Bernard said. "It's even more unfortunate that the person who owned it didn't come forward and alert us immediately. We might have been able to capture it." She said trackers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities shot and killed a male tiger Wednesday that had been roaming the hills near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The 425-pound cat was shot several hundred yards from soccer and baseball fields at the edge of a housing development. Authorities still don't know who the owner is. "It's unfortunate that we had to kill it," said Lorna Bernard, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Fish and Game. "It's even more unfortunate that the person who owned it didn't come forward and alert us immediately. We might have been able to capture it." Trackers had...

Lion May Be Roaming Countryside Near Ronald Reagan Library POSTED: 4:08 pm EST February 18, 2005 SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- A large exotic cat -- possibly even an African lion -- may be roaming the rural countryside near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, authorities said Friday. Professional trackers were brought in to hunt for the animal after several sets of tracks, far too large for native bobcats or mountain lions, were found on a ranch not far from the hilltop library. Officials warned residents in the area to be wary and to keep their pets indoors. A ranch caretaker Tuesday...

Anniversary of Ronald Reagan's 94th Birthday: • To honor President Ronald Reagan on the anniversary of his birthday, President George W. Bush has designated United States Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to place a wreath on President Reagan’s gravesite on his behalf. Major General Timothy E. Donovan, Commanding General at Camp Pendleton, will conduct the ceremony, which will commence at 11:00 a.m. and will include a 21-gun salute. Camp Pendleton’s brass quintet will play music beginning at 10:45 a.m. Following the ceremony, birthday cake will be served in the Library’s main lobby all day (while supplies last) and guests may...

New papers redefine Reagan By Eric Leach-- Staff Writer Sunday, January 23, 2005 - SIMI VALLEY -- Law school student Jason Ebin has already spent hundreds of hours poring over Ronald Reagan's official documents at the late president's hilltop library. But when curators released the largest collection of Reagan's pre-presidential papers earlier this month, Ebin and other researchers felt like a new treasure hunt had started. "You never know from day to day what you're going to find," said Ebin of Pacific Palisades, who is doing research for presidential historian Richard Reeves. "The Reagan Library is an invaluable resource. There...

Nearly 25,000 pages of Ronald Reagan's personal papers, including speeches, radio scripts and articles he wrote in the 1960s and 1970s, are now available to the public at his presidential library. "My husband was eager to get all of his documents open to the public as early as possible," former first lady Nancy Reagan said in a statement Thursday. Reagan died last June and is buried on the library's grounds. The documents include Reagan's handwritten drafts of the scripts for his national syndicated radio commentary program "Viewpoint," which aired from 1975 until 1979. "President Reagan has long been known for...

My wife got be a cap for Christmas from The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. I like it. BUT, it was made in Communist China!! Say it ain't so Ron!

U.S. Postal Service Ronald Reagan Stamp Unveiling Tuesday, November 9th 11:30 a.m. on the South Lawn On November 9th, the 15th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the USPS is unveiling their newest stamp commemorating President Ronald Reagan. Special guests will include Mrs. Reagan, U.S. Postmaster General John E. Potter and Librarian of Congress, Dr. James Billington. Stamps will be available for purchase starting in mid-February 2005. Visitors are welcome to stand and watch the unveiling ceremony on the Library’s replica South Lawn. This is a free event, no reservations are required.

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Former first lady Nancy Reagan smiled Monday as the Boeing 707 that served as Air Force One during her husband's two terms was moved to its final roost at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The 153-foot-long fuselage slowly slipped into the giant birdcage-like steel frame of the new $25 million presidential transportation pavilion. The fuselage and its clipped wings have been stored on the dusty hilltop since the dismantled aircraft arrived 15 months ago. Prior to the ceremony, Mrs. Reagan stopped at the library grave site of her husband, who died June 5 of complications...

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With great pride, we are pleased to announce the release of the long awaited CD, Mourning in America: Music and Eulogies from the Funeral Services of President Ronald Wilson Reagan. This official CD, produced by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation will benefit the Ronald Reagan Memorial Fund. While many other unauthorized CDs of the funeral services have already been released, this official CD, Mourning in America, has been sanctioned by Mrs. Reagan. Proceeds from the sale help the Reagan Foundation to fulfill the vision of President Reagans lifes work and to ensure that Americas future remains bright for our...

Please join the Federalist Society as we visit The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to reminisce about former President Ronald Reagan and discuss presidential leadership. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library will open its private quarters for this exclusive event. SPEAKERS: Hon. Kenneth W. Starr, Dean, Pepperdine University School of Law and former U.S. Solicitor General Mr. James Taranto, Editor, OpinionJournal.com and Co-Editor, Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and the Worst in the White House Leonard Leo, Executive Vice President, The Federalist Society and Co-Editor, Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and the Worst in the White House (Discussion Leader) DATE: Saturday, September...

As I said on the first thread I posted about the Speaker's book tour, "thanks to CFR, the publisher, Regnery, is the only one who can put out mailings for this type of event. The RNC has mailing lists, but cannot give them to Regnery. The RNC could sell the lists to Regnery for 'fair market value,' but then would have to sell the lists to anyone who requested them, including MoveOn.org and the other freaks." So if the democrats want to restrain free speech to the point that a book signing can't be advertised, I thought I'd bring the...

<p>Hello. First, I wanted to point out that my last name is spelled wrong on the program. It is “from Upland.”</p> <p>I have had two heroes in my life. One of them was shared with my two brothers, sister, and mom. He was, of course, my dad. The other was shared with hundreds of millions of people around the worldn who value freedom. He was, of course, Ronald Wilson Reagan.</p>

IS there a get-together today at the Reagan Library, or did I miss it?

Sorry for the vanity post, but I'm trying to find out if there is a get-together today at the Reagan Library. Anyone know?

Time for a rough head count on who will be attending the Reagan Library Trip on Sunday, August 1st. We will be meeting for breakfast in Simi Valley at 8:30 am at a location to be announced later this week. We then head over to the Library around 10:00 am (opening time), check the library out (with optional 1.5 hour tour), gather at his gravesite around noon for a special FReeper memorial service and then head over to Rabid Dog's for an afternoon of conservative debauchery and Bar-b-que. Many of you have asked what you can do to help out...