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January 1978 “Whatever Happened to Free Enterprise?” Ronald Reagan Most recently known for his bid for the 1976 Republican presidential nomination, Ronald Reagan is distinguished for his successful careers in motion pictures, broadcasting, and politics. Mr. Reagan was a player and production supervisor of television's "General Electric Theater" for eight years and hosted and acted in the "Death Valley Days" television series. For many years he owned and operated a horse breeding and cattle ranch. Elected California's 33rd governor in 1966, he was re-elected in 1970. After leaving office in early 1975, Governor Reagan began a daily radio commentary program,...

Ronald Reagan died on Saturday, June 5th, at age 93. Details regarding our coverage of his funeral and related resources follow in the webpage below. by clicking on any RED arrow you can review the entire week of events that occured in Memory of a great veteran and a true warrior for the right ideals of America.

Ronald Reagan's Wish

In Review: The Fall of the Berlin Wall, by William F. Buckley, Jr. (John Wiley & Sons, 212 pages, $19.95) Right around the corner as you make your way through the front door of the Spectator's Arlington offices is a brown particleboard bookcase. Its function is to display the last year or so's worth of magazines so that staff can quickly get at back issues. A few times a week, I find myself in front of this bookcase, thumbing through issues of this unwonted publication. I sometimes pause, mid-pageturn, to eyeball a curious artifact on the fourth shelf from the...

I was going to slam the Popes remarks on American self-centeredness today but I decided not too. With the passing of one of the 20th century's true titans it would be inappropriate of me to do so, in recognitian of the Popes help in ending the cold war and in honor of my fallen hero President Ronald Wilson Reagan. The left in there most insidious manners are already dancing on the grave of this man. I can go down the list and debunk or defend every myth they have about him, from Nicaragua to Homelessness but I wont. As President...

PARIS -- Text of President Bush's remarks on President Reagan's death. This is a sad hour in the life of America. A great American life has come to an end. I have just spoken to Nancy Reagan. On behalf of our whole nation, Laura and I offered her and the Reagan family our prayers and our condolences. Ronald Reagan won America's respect with his greatness, and won its love with his goodness. He had the confidence that comes with conviction, the strength that comes with character, the grace that comes with humility, and the humor that comes with wisdom. He...