Posted on 06/07/2004 12:28:33 AM PDT by kattracks
June 7, 2004 -- In a revealing and heartfelt essay, NANCY REAGAN remembers President Ronald Reagan, the remarkable man she loved as a husband — and tells what inspired the man whom a nation came to love as a leader. Written before his death, the essay appears in this week's Time magazine. I THINK they broke the mold when they made Ronnie.He was a man of strong principles and integrity. He had absolutely no ego, and he was very comfortable in his own skin; therefore, he didn't feel he ever had to prove anything to anyone.
He said what he thought and believed.
He could move from being a sportscaster to moving pictures and TV, to being governor of the largest state in the country for eight years and then to being president for eight years, and somehow remain the same wonderful man.
Perhaps this was helped by his strong, unshakable religious beliefs.
Ronnie always believed that God has a plan for each of us and that we might not know what it is now, but eventually we will.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
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