“When you're talking about the strength and character of America, you're talking about the small business community, about the owners of that store down the street, the faithful who support their churches and defend their freedom, and all the brave men and women who are not afraid to take risks and invest in the future to build a better America. "
03/01/1982,Remarks at a White House Briefing on the State of Small Business
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The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation is the nonprofit organization created by President Reagan himself and specifically charged by him with continuing his legacy and sharing his principles - individual liberty,
economic opportunity, global democracy and national pride. The
Foundation is a non-partisan organization which sustains the Ronald
Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, the Reagan Center for Public
Affairs, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Presidential Learning Center
and its internationally recognized, award-winning Discovery Center, and
the Air Force One Pavilion.
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During his eight years as President, Ronald Reagan recorded his innermost thoughts
and observations in his personal diary. These handwritten diaries have been coupled
with his White House Diary - a daily schedule of meetings and events the President
attended - to provide insights into the historic, the extraordinary, and the routine
day-to-day events of his Presidency.
Read the Diaries
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President Reagan promoted leadership, advanced communication and advocated freedom.
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Ronald Reagan dreamt of a nation focused on freedom and achieving its "destiny to
be as a shining city on a hill for all mankind to see."
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"And, I won a nickname, "The Great Communicator." But I never thought it was my
style or the words I used that made a difference: it was the content. I wasn't a
great communicator, but I communicated great things [that] came from the heart of
a great nation."
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"You can't be pessimistic about anything. You always have to be optimistic that
you can solve something, anything, in life."
- Nancy Reagan
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