On Feb 10, 2011 the LA Times revisited the historical context of Ronald Reagan’s historical speech “A Time for Choosing” .. here... http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedailymirror/2011/02/ronald-reagan-and-a-time-for-choosing.html
John was smart ... so him liking Ronald Reagan is not a stretch for me. Remember, they called the people who elected him “Reagan Democrats”. Even Ronaldus Maximus himself was a Democrat once... just look up his great speech “A Time For Choosing” from Oct 1964 on Youtube here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXBswFfh6AY