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I've told this story before, so indulge me a bit.

My B-I-L has a Picture of himself and President Reagan taken at Reagan's Office in Century City.

When I asked him about it, he said he used to visit with the President about once a month in the late 80’s, early 90’s. I was shocked and he acted like it was no big deal.

He had done some Business with the Office Manager who had introduced them because President Reagan wanted things done a certain way and wanted to Communicate his requirements directly to him.

Apparently they hit it off and he was a frequent Visitor.
My B-I-L is as Apolitical as they come, and to this day I don't think he realizes how fortunate he was to have such an opportunity. I just shake my head in how he just doesn't see any significance to his Friendship with The President.

He told me that he found President Reagan to be one of the kindest People he had ever met. A very genuine and caring individual. Again, unlike me, he just looked upon the President as a nice Older Gentleman. To this day he truly has no idea the effect that Reagan had upon our Nation.

It actually bewilders me that he is so naive about such things. I really can't explain it, but unlike me, his Blood Pressure doesn't go through the roof hearing the name Obama.

Good or bad, he just doesn't see what we see. He just lives his Life. Even when he was Drafted and sent to Vietnam, he just did what he had to do, came home and moved on. While he might talk about the experience if asked, he doesn't dwell on it and he just feels fortunate to have survived his time there. Once something is done, he just moves on.

Sorry to drone on, there is just one other part of the story.

When my B-I-L’s Father was turning 80, my B-I-L asked President Reagan's Assistant if she thought he could bring him by to meet The President.

She spoke to Reagan and he agreed. Instead of just having them come by during Business Hours, the President stayed late one night. The Plan was to tell my B-I-L’s Father that they would be going out to Dinner is a fancy Restaurant in Century City.

When the date arrived, my B-I-L took his Parents to the Office Building. Once they arrived, they were met by Reagan's Assistant in the Lobby and she took them to the Private Elevator that serves Reagan's Office Suite.
My B-I-L’s Father was bemused thinking that they were going to such an Exclusive Restaurant that had such service.

Well, when they got to the Office, the Elevator Door opened and there stood President Reagan. My B-I-L’s Father was speechless. He had no idea what just happened.

President Reagan introduced himself to my B-I-L’s Parents then took them on a Tour of his Office. After that, he and my B-I-L’s Father talked for nearly 30 Minutes while looking out on the Nighttime Cityscape.

My B-I-L’s Father talked about the experience until the day he died. I think he was still in disbelief about it.

I'm not sure if there a point to this story, but to me it just proves everything that we think about the Greatest President of our Generation is true. He was Genuine, Caring and Principled, even when nobody was looking.

I thought you might enjoy a story that still makes me think of how fortunate we as a Nation were at one time. Today I am as sad as I can be to see how the Republic is decaying at such an alarming rate. I never thought that something “big” was on the Horizon, but that is no longer the case. Pray for America that she will survive the Traitorous fools that seek to destroy her from within.

Thanks for relating your stories about President Reagan. Those are real keepers.

Like your B-I-L, I didn’t appreciate Ronald Reagan for the historic figure he was, during his time in office. I was pretty apolitical at the time, and just living my Life.

The one thing I did note at the time, was that everyone I knew was doing better than they had been under Jimmy Carter. Much better. I remember thinking that I had to give Reagan his due. He was actually making things happen - and for the better.

It was only after Reagan was long out of office, that I truly began to appreciate what a great leader he was. That appreciation has only deepened and broadened over the intervening years.

Thanks again for sharing that with us.