At Ronald Reagan’s funeral, if all of his accomplishments were to be forgotten, then it brought a tear of disbelief and joy to my (then) 28 year old eye.
I was a kid when Reagan was president. His inauguration is my earliest childhood television memory. His accomplishments went largely missed by my child intellect.
But at his funeral, Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev sat next to one another.
_sat next to one another_
That is the most incredible time in my life as an american. Proud of who a president was and what he did at a time in my life when I didn’t understand what he was doing, or who he was. Before I took on any political opinion, I knew that this man through courage and determination brought the world’s superpowers together, so much so that they chose to sit next to one another at his funeral.
Truly, one of the most incredible moments in history.
And the Klintons were sleeping in the front row.
Re: your post at #12:
What a most moving tribute, you brought tears to my eyes, thank you.
mrs