Democratic strategists are citing President Reagan's speeches and letters to persuade Republicans to agree to a debt-ceiling increase. A conservative media analyst said Reagan was being taken out of context. (Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library)
** FILE ** Republican candidate for President Ronald Reagan, left, and his running mate George H.W. Bush answer questions during a press conference Friday, July 26, 1980. (AP Photo/Wally Fong)
**FILE** Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher smiles with satisfaction as President Ronald Reagan makes a farewell speech June 9, 1982, outside her Downing Street office in London prior to his departure for Bonn. (Associated Press)
**FILE** Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher smiles with satisfaction as President Ronald Reagan makes a farewell speech June 9, 1982, outside her Downing Street office in London prior to his departure for Bonn. (Associated Press)
** FILE ** A spectator jumps up as President Reagan gives a thumbs up sign after his speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin, where he said "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." (Associated Press)
A class titled “Reagan 101” begins later this month at Eureka College, the late president’s Illinois alma mater, taught by Reagan historian Craig Shirley. (Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library)
** FILE ** “We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow,” President Reagan said during his first inaugural address, Jan. 20, 1981. (Associated Press)
“We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow,” President Reagan said during his first inaugural address, Jan. 20, 1981. (Associated Press)
** FILE ** “We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow,” President Reagan said during his first inaugural address, Jan. 20, 1981. (Associated Press)
