This speech contains six of the most famous words in the history of the striving for man to live free: Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! Thank you, Mr. President. Those who love freedom around the world know them well and know the committment of the man who said them. On my first trip to the Reagan Library, those of us in the room in which the speech was shown on a big screen had to all wipe our eyes.
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2 posted on
10/27/2002 10:24:53 AM PST by
ffrancone
To: doug from upland
Thanks for posting this dfu.
It's always good to see these great words, spoken by a great man, great president and great American.
To: doug from upland
That speech was written by
Peter Robinson and several members of the administration tried in vain to stop the President from reciting those words.
To: doug from upland
Thank God we were blessed with Reagan BUMP!
7 posted on
10/27/2002 10:32:47 AM PST by
adaven
To: doug from upland
Things Named in Honor of Ronald Reagan
ARIZONA
The Ronald Reagan Fundamental School
3200 West 16th St.
Yuma, AZ 85364 [1984]
CALIFORNIA
Ronald Reagan Elementary School
10800 Rosslyn Lane
Bakersfield, CA 93311 [1998]
Ronald Reagan California Republican Center
1903 S. Magnolia Bl.
Burbank, CA 91506 [renamed 1996]
Headquarters of the California State Republican Party. Its former name was simply ACalifornia Republican Party Headquaters.@
Ronald Reagan Building
State of California
300 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013 [1990]
The ARonald Reagan State Office Building.@
Reagan Center
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles center of Childhelp USA.
Ronald Reagan Suite
Century Plaza Hotel
2025 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067 [dedicated 1999]
This suite, which occupies the entire 30th floor of the hotel, was often used by Ronald Reagan when he visited Los Angeles during his Presidency. Was formerly called the Plaza Suite.
Ronald W. Reagan Federal Courthouse
411 West 4th St.
Santa Ana, CA 92701 [1999]
Ronald Reagan Leadership Program
812-B Anacapa St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101 [1998]
Affiliated with the Young America=s Foundation, current owners of Rancho del Cielo (formerly the Reagans’ ranch) near Santa Barbara.
The Ronald Reagan Library and Center for Public Affairs
40 Presidential Drive
Simi Valley, CA 93065 [1991]
Ronald Reagan Freeway [renamed 1994]
State Route 118; runs close to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Formerly named the Simi Valley-San Fernando Valley Freeway.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA [including metropolitan Washington, DC area]
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004 [named 1995; dedicated 1998]
Ronald Reagan Chair in Public Policy
The Heritage Foundation
Washington, DC
Ronald Reagan Institute of Emergency Medicene
George Washington University Hospital
Washington, DC 20037 [1991]
Located at the hospital to which Ronald Reagan was taken immediately after the March 30, 1981 assassination attempt on him. Dedicated by Reagan at the tenth anniversary of the assassination attempt.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Arlington, VA [renamed 1998]
Formerly named Washington National Airport. Located just south of Washington, DC.
The Ronald Wilson Reagan Republican Center
National Republican Senatorial Committee
425 Second Street NE
Washington, DC 20002-4914
FLORIDA
Ronald Reagan Avenue
Miami
Formerly named Southwest Avenue.
Ronald Reagan Turnpike [renamed 1998]
Formerly named Florida=s Turnpike. Runs 312 miles, from north-central Florida to south of Miami.
GEORGIA
Ronald Reagan Parkway
Gwinett County
Lawrenceville
ILLINOIS
The Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Center
Alzheimer=s Association
919 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611 [1995]
Reagan Boyhood Home
816 S. Hennepin Ave.
Dixon, IL 61021 [dedicated 1984]
Ronald Reagan lived in this house during part of his teenage years (1924-1928). It is now locally operated as a museum.
Ronald W. Reagan Middle School
620 Division St.
Dixon, IL 61021 [renamed 1996]
Formerly named Madison School.
Reagan Drive
Eureka, IL [1979]
Runs along the southern edge of Eureka College, Reagan=s alma mater.
Reagan Physical Education Center
Eureka College
300 E. College Ave.
Eureka, IL 61530 [Renamed 1970]
Originally dedicated in 1961 as AThe Reagan Center,@ in honor of both Ronald Reagan and his brother Neil (Moon). Constructed to house all of Eureka College=s athletic facilities. Acquired its present name in 1970.
Ronald Reagan Peace Garden
Eureka College
Eureka, IL 61530 [2000]
Garden includes a piece of the former Berlin Wall.
Ronald W. Reagan Exhibit
Eureka College
Eureka, IL 61530 [1994]
A permanent museum exhibit covering Ronald Reagan=s entire life.
Ronald W. Reagan Leadership Program
Eureka College
Eureka, IL 61530 [established 1982; began with students in Fall 1983]
Birthplace of Ronald Reagan
111 S. Main St.
Tampico, IL 61283 [dedicated c. 1980]
Locally operated. Includes a museum and a gift shop, which are located next door to the building in which Reagan was born.
Reagan Park
Tampico, IL [dedicated 1985]
Formerly Railroad Park.
Ronald Reagan Highway
U.S. Highway 14; runs from Chicago north to the Wisconsin state line.
Ronald W. Reagan Trail [2000]
Runs from Dixon, IL (location of the Reagan Boyhood Home), through Tampico (Reagan’s birthplace), to Eureka (home of Eureka College, which Ronald Reagan attended).
MISSISSIPPI
The Reagan Hope Home
Located on a ranch that is part of the Mississippi Sheriffs= Boys= and Girls= Ranches.
NEW YORK
Ronald Reagan Boulevard
Warwick
OHIO
Ronald Reagan Highway
Runs across the northern suburbs of Cincinnati.
TEXAS
The Reagan Leadership Society
389 MSC Student Finance Center
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843 [1997]
A society dedicated to building student leadership for the Texas A&M campus and the community at large. Its student founder named the society in recognition of Reagan=s "ability to communicate, his ability to inspire confidence, and his kind personality."
Ronald Reagan High School
20730 Huebner Road
San Antonio, Texas 78258 [2000]
VIRGINIA -- see District of Columbia
FOREIGN / OTHER
AGrenada Salutes Ronald Reagan, Leader of Freedom@ Commemorative Stamp Collection
Grenada [1996]
Proceeds from sales go to the Ronald Reagan Scholarship Fund (see next entry).
The Ronald Reagan Scholarship Fund
Grenada [1996]
Fund is used to send students from Grenada to the United States for study.
Ronald Reagan Strategic Defense Initiative Test Site
Marshall Islands [1999]
An area used by the United States as a missile range.
USS Ronald Reagan [nuclear aircraft carrier (CVN)] [scheduled for christening in 2001]
Last updated August 2000
9 posted on
10/27/2002 10:34:11 AM PST by
dredhawk
To: doug from upland
Ronald Reagan Trail dedicated in Illinois
Miscellaneous Front Page News Keywords: REAGAN, TRAIL, ILLINOIS
Source: Fox News
Published: August 25, 2000 Author: Jay Hughes, Associated Press
Posted on 08/26/2000 06:23:45 PDT by prisoner6
Ronald Reagan Trail dedicated in Illinois
6.27 p.m. ET (2241 GMT)
By Jay Hughes, Associated Press
DIXON, Ill. (AP) — A motorcade wended through the prairies and Illinois River valley paths once walked by a young Ronald Reagan, marking the inaugural trip on a freshly marked trail tracing the footsteps of the former president.
Friday's daylong journey on the new Ronald Reagan Trail began in Dixon, his boyhood home, and ended in Eureka, where Reagan attended college. Along the way, participants took in the sights of the 40th president's formative years.
"It connects together the institutions that played a major role in the development of his character,'' Dixon Mayor Jim Burke told about 200 people who gathered at the city's Wings of Peace and Freedom Park, about 100 miles west of Chicago.
Reagan's daughter, Maureen, said the trail represents the beginning of her father's accomplishments, including his contribution to ending the Cold War. Reagan, 89, suffers from Alzheimer's disease and no longer makes public appearances.
"The trail that starts in Dixon is a very long trail,'' she said.
The trail is an effort to bolster tourism in Illinois, also the former home of President Lincoln. Nicky Stratton, executive director of the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, said historic sites linked to Lincoln draw about 500,000 visitors each year.
"I think any time you can theme an area for visitors, it creates the feeling of a cohesive experience,'' she said. "When you create a heritage district of some kind, it makes it easier for the traveler, because it gives them a package.''
On Saturday, Dixon officials planned to host the first Ronald Reagan Film Festival, which they hope to turn into an annual event. The former actor's films will be shown, with free tours of several buildings, including Reagan's childhood home.
They also planned to give away sample packages of Jelly Belly jellybeans — one of the former president's favorite snacks.
13 posted on
10/27/2002 10:38:43 AM PST by
dredhawk
To: doug from upland
14 posted on
10/27/2002 10:49:07 AM PST by
dredhawk
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