Kids' Letters

Debbie, 101/2 Years
1-22-81

Dear Mr. President,

Here is a poem I wrote up for you. I am glad you got elected.

"My President"

My new President has a first name
its R-O-N-A-L-D
My new President has a second name
its R-E-A-G-A-N
Oh I would like to meet him any day
If you ask me what I’ll say
cause RONALD REAGAN has a way
of "Patching" up the U.S.A.

Dear Mr. President

Hello my name is Julie and I’m going to be ten years old January 26th. I was watching tell the truth on tv one day and a little girl ask jimmy carter if she could stay a week with him and wondering if I could stay with you. We are studying the goverment and all that stuff in school. I have three posters of you. I am one of your best fans. My sisster Kelly thinks you are very cute, "expshly your dimples". excuse my writing I’ll have to be going now. Will you Please write back

Thank you
Love Julie

Feb 27, 1981

Dear Mr. Reagan,

I want to say that I am glad that you are the President. I think you are the best. I love jellybeans too. I wanted to vote for you but kids can’t vote. Why can’t kids vote?

Your friend,
Lisa

Dear Mr. President,

If I had one wish for children of the world it would be for everyone to go to Disneyland

Tim

Dear Mr. President,

If I had one wish for children of the world it would be to have some goldfish

Feb. 18, 1982

President Reagan,

The first time I saw you on t.v. I wanted you for the president. When I heard you were president I ran to tell my Mom and Dad. When you got shot I felt bad, but when you got out of the hospital I felt good inside. Sometimes I play like I’m you. I try to comb my hair like you. You are doing a good job for the country. I hope you read my letter. Once I saw your airplane in California. I hope you are president for a long time.

Sincerely,
LaMar

Feb. 18, 1982

If I were the president of the United States of America I would sell ice cream for a penny.

Maurice

Dear Mr President,

you are the wolds best president I hope you nevr die

p.s. do you like Jimmy Carter

Matt

September 21, 1983

Dear Mr. President,

I love you a lot I wish that you could come To cross and eat lunch with second Grade and First Grade pizza and coke

Plese come bucuse we love you

Dear President,

My name is Heather. My dad’s name is Albert. He’s a tax collector. I bet you’re busy. I’m busy. I moved ahead one grade and I’m the youngest in my class. I’m nine and the rest in my class are ten. I’ve always got a lot of homework. I’m wondering when it will end.

p.s. I like you.

I’ve got to go now.
Bye.

Your friend,
Heather

Dear Mr. President

I would like you to send more money for the school, so we would have money to go on some field trips and have fun. We need a lot of money for a lot of things. Everybody wants more money. Please send a lot of money to the whole world. I would like some money too. I’d like to have a lot to give to the school. Sometimes I would like to give some money to my teacher but not too much. I would just like to give about 50 cents, 25 cents $1.00 or 2.00 dollars. That is not enough for a trip, but it is something.

Sincerely,
Sylvia

Dear Mister President,

I wrote this letter to you to protest your keeping the American soldiers in Grenada. You should just mind what’s going on in the U.S.A. and not out of the U.S.A. For instance, take the cabbage patch kids. If kids don’t get one they’ll all be depressed. What explanation do you have for this?!

David

If I could talk to the President I would ask him if we would have another war. I would ask him to make more knight rider toys like a motor controlled car.

Adam

November 13, 1984

Dear Mr. President,

Can’t we just fight with words instead of fighting with weapons. I am Tierney. I am glad you won. I live in Utah.

Love,
Tierney

Dear President Reagan,

My name is Sung. I am 11 years old. I am in the sixth grade. I have been here in America for 10 year’s. I am glad to be here in America.

I congratulate you. My Teacher is teaching us about character.

I think you have done more than any other President. I have a few favors to ask you.

Mr. Reagan, I bet you can break better than Michael, alright, Mr. Reagan, could you be able to put short boring speechs in and big one’s out, lower taxes one cent, shorten school hours one hour. This is a big one- I want fire arms off this planet, and have peace everywhere.

Did I tell you look better than Tom Selleck, and have bigger muscles than Conan, and a smarter brain than Hitler. I would love to go to the White House. Thank you for listening to me.

Sincerely Yours,
Sung

Dear Mr. President,

I am a 6th grader and for the past few weeks my class has been studying character traits. I see two outstanding character traits in you, love and trust.

We were only supposed to pick one. But you’ve got a lot. I picked love for you because you’ve got a tremendous love for your family and country. I picked trust for you because millions of people trust you every day with their lives.

I think you will continue being a good President. The goals I’d like to see you achieve are…..

Reduce the deficit
Sit on Mr. T’s lap
Go up in the Space Shuttle
Take a walk in space
Be more careful around terrorist.

I think that if you achieve these things you will be a good President, not that you aren’t already. You’re a very good President. In fact the only thing you do I don’t agree with, is taking up the good shows for your speeches. Well, maybe someday I’ll understand.

Sincerely,
Erica

Dear President Reagan,

I am sending you this money because $7.00 came out of the change machine at the Postoffice for no reason. My sister and I know that you will get it to the right place. Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Courtnie

February 20, 1987

Dear President Reagan,

Please try to work together with other countries to find an idea to help the poor.

What’s it like to be President? Do you get discouraged a lot? I’m glad I have the independence I have.

Thanks for reading this letter and please write back.

From,
Jason

Dear President Ronald Reagan,

I hope the meeting goes well. I hope all the countries find peace one of these days. I just with there was something someone could do to reason with these people. I know that you don’t like wars- you like peace. But if someone steps in the way of something there’s nothing else left to do but push them out of the way. Maybe someday Gorbachew will come to understand things besides fighting and make peace. God created man equal not any different from any other man. I hope we get peace.

Sincerely,
Terry

Dear Presedent Reagon,

Whey did you run for presedent. Was it your hart that told you to run for presedent. Or did you make up your mind when you where a kid. I whriley like you I wish you could come to my elementery school. I now you are real nice. I dont like the news they dont say the real thing about you I hope you can come see me.

Love
J.

October 24, 1988

Dear President Reagan,

You have been the president my whole entire life. My grandpa told me that somebody told you the gas called cabondioxide gets into trees and comes out as poisin. I want you to know that it really gives off oxygean.

Sincerely,
Chris

Dear president Reagan,

I know you will be leaving the White House soon. If you do not have a place to live you can come live with us. Your wife can come too. Please let me know because my sister can sleep in my trundle.

Abby

March 4, 2002

Dear Mr. Reagan,

My name is Garrett I'm eight. I just visited your museum and some day I might run for president it seems hard. You surpised me I didn't know that you were a lifeguard and saved 77 people. I also didn't know that you were a radio announcer and an actor before you became president. To me it sounds like you are a very nice guy.

Sincerely,
Garrett

Dear Mr. President,

I have an idea to help countries avoid war. When two countries are having a war they can play basketball. The winner gets to make the decision about the thing they are arguing about.

I think that you are doing a good job.

I like horses and jellybeans like you do.

Your Friend,
Lonnie, Age 7

March 22, 1982

Dear Lonnie:

I received your letter and want to thank you very much. Thanks, too, for your suggestion about ending war. I don’t know whether we can work something like that out. You know, there are some countries where they don’t play basketball. But, I promise you, I’m going to do everything I can to see that we have peace.

Thanks for your picture with that nice looking horse.

Best regards,
Ronald Reagan

April 17, 1982

Dear Mr. President,

could you give me some advice about hitting because this boy named Jeff at school hits me and I tell, the yard duty, but she doesn’t do anything.

So could you please tell me what I should do?

Yours truly,
Nicole

May 7, 1982

Dear Nicole:

I’m sorry to hear that you’re having a problem with one of the boys at your school. Unfortunately I am at a total loss for advice on this issue. There is one thing I am certain of, however, and that is, that his attention toward you will change dramatically in only a few short years. I hope I’ll hear from you then!

In the meantime, study hard at school and say hello to that brother of yours who did such a fine job of helping you with your spelling.

With my best wishes for a summer filled with good fun,

Sincerely,
Ronald Reagan

April 18, 1984

Dear Mr. President,

My name is Andy. I am a seventh grade student.

Today my mother declared my bedroom a disaster area. I would like to request federal funds to hire a crew to clean up my room. I am prepared to provide the initial funds if you will privide matching funds for this project.

I know you will be fair when you consider my request. I will be awaiting your reply.

Sincerely yours,
Andy

May 11, 1984

Dear Andy:

I’m sorry to be so late in answering your letter but, as you know, I’ve been in China and found your letter here upon my return.

Your application for disaster relief has been duly noted but I must point out one technical problem: the authority declaring the disaster is supposed to make the request. In this case, your mother.

However, setting that aside, I’ll have to point out the larger problem of available funds. This has been a year of disasters: 539 hurricanes as of May 4th and several more since, numerous floods, forest fires, drought in Texas and a number of earthquakes. What I’m getting at is that funds are dangerously low.

May I make a suggestion? This Administration, believing that government has done many things that could better be done by volunteers at the local level, has sponsored a Private Sector Initiatives Program, calling upon people to practice voluntarism in the solving of a number of local problems.

Your situation appears to be a natural. I’m sure your mother was fully justified in proclaiming your room a disaster. Therefore, you are in an excellent position to launch another volunteer program to go along with the more than 3000 already underway in our nation. Congratulations.

Give my best regards to your mother.

Sincerely,
Ronald Reagan

	Learning Center > Kids' Letters Kids' Letters Debbie, 101/2 Years 1-22-81 Dear Mr. President, Here is a poem I wrote up for you. I am glad you got elected. "My President" My new President has a first name its R-O-N-A-L-D My new President has a second name its R-E-A-G-A-N Oh I would like to meet him any day If you ask me what I’ll say cause RONALD REAGAN has a way of "Patching" up the U.S.A. Dear Mr. President Hello my name is Julie and I’m going to be ten years old January 26th. I was watching tell the truth on tv one day and a little girl ask jimmy carter if she could stay a week with him and wondering if I could stay with you. We are studying the goverment and all that stuff in school. I have three posters of you. I am one of your best fans. My sisster Kelly thinks you are very cute, "expshly your dimples". excuse my writing I’ll have to be going now. Will you Please write back Thank you Love Julie Feb 27, 1981 Dear Mr. Reagan, I want to say that I am glad that you are the President. I think you are the best. I love jellybeans too. I wanted to vote for you but kids can’t vote. Why can’t kids vote? Your friend, Lisa Dear Mr. President, If I had one wish for children of the world it would be for everyone to go to Disneyland Tim Dear Mr. President, If I had one wish for children of the world it would be to have some goldfish Feb. 18, 1982 President Reagan, The first time I saw you on t.v. I wanted you for the president. When I heard you were president I ran to tell my Mom and Dad. When you got shot I felt bad, but when you got out of the hospital I felt good inside. Sometimes I play like I’m you. I try to comb my hair like you. You are doing a good job for the country. I hope you read my letter. Once I saw your airplane in California. I hope you are president for a long time. Sincerely, LaMar Feb. 18, 1982 If I were the president of the United States of America I would sell ice cream for a penny. Maurice Dear Mr President, you are the wolds best president I hope you nevr die p.s. do you like Jimmy Carter Matt September 21, 1983 Dear Mr. President, I love you a lot I wish that you could come To cross and eat lunch with second Grade and First Grade pizza and coke Plese come bucuse we love you Dear President, My name is Heather. My dad’s name is Albert. He’s a tax collector. I bet you’re busy. I’m busy. I moved ahead one grade and I’m the youngest in my class. I’m nine and the rest in my class are ten. I’ve always got a lot of homework. I’m wondering when it will end. p.s. I like you. I’ve got to go now. Bye. Your friend, Heather Dear Mr. President I would like you to send more money for the school, so we would have money to go on some field trips and have fun. We need a lot of money for a lot of things. Everybody wants more money. Please send a lot of money to the whole world. I would like some money too. I’d like to have a lot to give to the school. Sometimes I would like to give some money to my teacher but not too much. I would just like to give about 50 cents, 25 cents $1.00 or 2.00 dollars. That is not enough for a trip, but it is something. Sincerely, Sylvia Dear Mister President, I wrote this letter to you to protest your keeping the American soldiers in Grenada. You should just mind what’s going on in the U.S.A. and not out of the U.S.A. For instance, take the cabbage patch kids. If kids don’t get one they’ll all be depressed. What explanation do you have for this?! David If I could talk to the President I would ask him if we would have another war. I would ask him to make more knight rider toys like a motor controlled car. Adam November 13, 1984 Dear Mr. President, Can’t we just fight with words instead of fighting with weapons. I am Tierney. I am glad you won. I live in Utah. Love, Tierney Dear President Reagan, My name is Sung. I am 11 years old. I am in the sixth grade. I have been here in America for 10 year’s. I am glad to be here in America. I congratulate you. My Teacher is teaching us about character. I think you have done more than any other President. I have a few favors to ask you. Mr. Reagan, I bet you can break better than Michael, alright, Mr. Reagan, could you be able to put short boring speechs in and big one’s out, lower taxes one cent, shorten school hours one hour. This is a big one- I want fire arms off this planet, and have peace everywhere. Did I tell you look better than Tom Selleck, and have bigger muscles than Conan, and a smarter brain than Hitler. I would love to go to the White House. Thank you for listening to me. Sincerely Yours, Sung Dear Mr. President, I am a 6th grader and for the past few weeks my class has been studying character traits. I see two outstanding character traits in you, love and trust. We were only supposed to pick one. But you’ve got a lot. I picked love for you because you’ve got a tremendous love for your family and country. I picked trust for you because millions of people trust you every day with their lives. I think you will continue being a good President. The goals I’d like to see you achieve are….. Reduce the deficit Sit on Mr. T’s lap Go up in the Space Shuttle Take a walk in space Be more careful around terrorist. I think that if you achieve these things you will be a good President, not that you aren’t already. You’re a very good President. In fact the only thing you do I don’t agree with, is taking up the good shows for your speeches. Well, maybe someday I’ll understand. Sincerely, Erica Dear President Reagan, I am sending you this money because $7.00 came out of the change machine at the Postoffice for no reason. My sister and I know that you will get it to the right place. Thank you and Merry Christmas! Courtnie February 20, 1987 Dear President Reagan, Please try to work together with other countries to find an idea to help the poor. What’s it like to be President? Do you get discouraged a lot? I’m glad I have the independence I have. Thanks for reading this letter and please write back. From, Jason Dear President Ronald Reagan, I hope the meeting goes well. I hope all the countries find peace one of these days. I just with there was something someone could do to reason with these people. I know that you don’t like wars- you like peace. But if someone steps in the way of something there’s nothing else left to do but push them out of the way. Maybe someday Gorbachew will come to understand things besides fighting and make peace. God created man equal not any different from any other man. I hope we get peace. Sincerely, Terry Dear Presedent Reagon, Whey did you run for presedent. Was it your hart that told you to run for presedent. Or did you make up your mind when you where a kid. I whriley like you I wish you could come to my elementery school. I now you are real nice. I dont like the news they dont say the real thing about you I hope you can come see me. Love J. October 24, 1988 Dear President Reagan, You have been the president my whole entire life. My grandpa told me that somebody told you the gas called cabondioxide gets into trees and comes out as poisin. I want you to know that it really gives off oxygean. Sincerely, Chris Dear president Reagan, I know you will be leaving the White House soon. If you do not have a place to live you can come live with us. Your wife can come too. Please let me know because my sister can sleep in my trundle. Abby March 4, 2002 Dear Mr. Reagan, My name is Garrett I'm eight. I just visited your museum and some day I might run for president it seems hard. You surpised me I didn't know that you were a lifeguard and saved 77 people. I also didn't know that you were a radio announcer and an actor before you became president. To me it sounds like you are a very nice guy. Sincerely, Garrett Dear Mr. President, I have an idea to help countries avoid war. When two countries are having a war they can play basketball. The winner gets to make the decision about the thing they are arguing about. I think that you are doing a good job. I like horses and jellybeans like you do. Your Friend, Lonnie, Age 7 March 22, 1982 Dear Lonnie: I received your letter and want to thank you very much. Thanks, too, for your suggestion about ending war. I don’t know whether we can work something like that out. You know, there are some countries where they don’t play basketball. But, I promise you, I’m going to do everything I can to see that we have peace. Thanks for your picture with that nice looking horse. Best regards, Ronald Reagan April 17, 1982 Dear Mr. President, could you give me some advice about hitting because this boy named Jeff at school hits me and I tell, the yard duty, but she doesn’t do anything. So could you please tell me what I should do? Yours truly, Nicole May 7, 1982 Dear Nicole: I’m sorry to hear that you’re having a problem with one of the boys at your school. Unfortunately I am at a total loss for advice on this issue. There is one thing I am certain of, however, and that is, that his attention toward you will change dramatically in only a few short years. I hope I’ll hear from you then! In the meantime, study hard at school and say hello to that brother of yours who did such a fine job of helping you with your spelling. With my best wishes for a summer filled with good fun, Sincerely, Ronald Reagan April 18, 1984 Dear Mr. President, My name is Andy. I am a seventh grade student. Today my mother declared my bedroom a disaster area. I would like to request federal funds to hire a crew to clean up my room. I am prepared to provide the initial funds if you will privide matching funds for this project. I know you will be fair when you consider my request. I will be awaiting your reply. Sincerely yours, Andy May 11, 1984 Dear Andy: I’m sorry to be so late in answering your letter but, as you know, I’ve been in China and found your letter here upon my return. Your application for disaster relief has been duly noted but I must point out one technical problem: the authority declaring the disaster is supposed to make the request. In this case, your mother. However, setting that aside, I’ll have to point out the larger problem of available funds. This has been a year of disasters: 539 hurricanes as of May 4th and several more since, numerous floods, forest fires, drought in Texas and a number of earthquakes. What I’m getting at is that funds are dangerously low. May I make a suggestion? This Administration, believing that government has done many things that could better be done by volunteers at the local level, has sponsored a Private Sector Initiatives Program, calling upon people to practice voluntarism in the solving of a number of local problems. Your situation appears to be a natural. I’m sure your mother was fully justified in proclaiming your room a disaster. Therefore, you are in an excellent position to launch another volunteer program to go along with the more than 3000 already underway in our nation. Congratulations. Give my best regards to your mother. Sincerely, Ronald Reagan