I think you have reached a level of obscurity here.
(1) Reagan was NOT running for political office at the time.
(2) The event pertaining to your photo was in recognition of Missing Chikdren in general
Surprised you keep trying to make this a relevant analogy...
This was 1983. He was running for re-election the next year.
"(2) The event pertaining to your photo was in recognition of Missing Chikdren in general"
With John Walsh, a parent of a missing child.