He's been my hero for decades. I didn't have a hero until I read about Reagan, God knows how many years ago, and his early conversion from Hollywood to government. Before learning about him I didn't have a hero. When I learned about him, I saw him as my kind of guy, smart and confident enough to act casual and joke around, the sign of a wonderful person.
He had plants in the Oval Office! I never realized it before, but George W. doesn't have any plants, at least not that I've noticed. Wonder why not?