Ronald Reagan was born February 6th, 1911 in Tampico, IL
He was a Democrat from 1932 - 1962 He switched to Republican in 1962. He left the Democratic party because instead of individual rights he believed the party 's focus was collectivism.
"I didn't leave the Democratic party; my party left me". Ronald Reagan
He was Governor of California from January, 1967 until January, 1975
He was President of the United States from January 1981 until January 1989
He was married twice: First to actress Jane Wyman from 1940 to 1948 He then married Nancy Davis in 1952 and stayed with her until his death in 2004.
The speech that began it all........
There are so many great speeches that we could never show them all.
He demonstrated "COMPASSION" to a grieving nation......
He demonstrated strength when facing our enemy - Communism......
He loved this country and First Lady Nancy Reagan....
And then he said goodbye in January 1989
and we said goodbye in June 2004
I was fortunate enough to have served in the United States Marine Corps during President Reagan's entire eight years in Office. He transformed a broken and demoralized fighting force into the greatest military organization in history. It was his firm belief in Communism as a failed system that contributed to the decline of the Soviet Union and led to the freedom of millions of people in Eastern Europe.
He transformed a broken country into a country that believed in itself again. He instilled a spirit of optimism into the people not seen since FDR and Lincoln. In 1980 he won 44 out of 50 states and in 1984 he won 49 out of 50 states in the Presidential election. At his funeral in 2004, I waited in line for 12 hours to view his casket. Me and millions like me.
He will go down in history as one of the top three greatest Presidents in American History. Mr. President we have a saying in the Marine Corps - Your job here is done - Mission Accomplished.
Rest in Peace Ronald Wilson Reagan.........
Mark Wheatley The First Sergeant
President Reagan
Remember this Guy?
President Ronald Wilson Reagan
Thanks, Burt
Ronald Reagan
"Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it."
-Ronald Reagan
"Here's my strategy on the Cold War:
We win, they lose."
-Ronald Reagan
"The most terrifying words In the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
-Ronald Reagan
"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so."
-Ronald Reagan
"Of the four wars in my lifetime,
none came about because the
U.S. was too strong."
- Ronald Reagan
"I have wondered at times about
what the Ten Commandments would
have looked like if Moses had run them
through the U.S. Congress."
-Ronald Reagan
"The taxpayer:
That's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't
have to take the civil service
examination."
- Ronald Reagan
"Government is like a baby:
An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.''
- Ronald Reagan
"The nearest thing to eternal life
we will ever see on this earth
is a government program."
- Ronald Reagan
"It has been said that politics is the
second oldest profession.
I have learned that it bears a
striking resemblance to the first."
- Ronald Reagan
"Government's view of the economy could be summed
up in a few short phrases:
If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it.
And if it stops moving,subsidize it."
- Ronald Reagan
"No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world,
is as formidable as the will and moral
courage of free men and women."
- Ronald Reagan
The Two Greatest Ronald Reagan quotes of all time -
"We are never defeated unless we give up on God."
and
"If we ever forget that we're one nation under GOD, then we will be a nation gone under."
