National Portrait Gallery: One Life: Ronald Reagan
Speaking for Barry Goldwater, 1964
National Portrait Gallery: One Life: Ronald Reagan
Speaking for Barry Goldwater, 1964
Ronald Reagan is the soul of America.
I feel so blessed to have grown up when he was president.
When I see pictures of him, when I listen to his speeches, and I must say that his are the only speeches from any politician that I listen to, I nothing but love and pride for America.
God Bless Ronald Reagan.
Can the Smithsonian not afford a proof reader? Reagan spoke across the “estate” of CA for Goldwater? In another spot a period is peculiarly dropped in the middle of a sentence.
I was watching a little highlight show on the SPEED channel last night about the 1984 4th of July Grand National race at Daytona. Richard Petty’s 200th win highlighted by Ronald Reagan flying in, mid-race, on Air Force One.
They showed the clips of the plane landing with the race in the foreground and current interviews with the drivers talking about how exciting it was to see the plane out their windows as they were doing 200mph down the back stretch.
They showed the clips of the President in the booth calling a few laps and the post-race interview when Richard Petty, with his car still on the track, skipped the Winner’s Circle, and got out, literally running up the track, climbing over the wall, and running through the crowd up to the announcer’s booth to meet and greet the President.
I recall watching the race on TV and it was, quite simply, a wonderful moment in time.