Ronald Reagan

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A posed action photo of Ronald Reagan playing the doomed Notre Dame halfback George Gipp in the 1940 film Knute Rockne - All American. (Associated Press)

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Newt and Callista Gingrich honor Ronald Reagan at the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. on Thursday, August 30, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/ The Washington Times)

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Illustration Carter vs. Reagan by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

This undated image released by PFCAuctions shows a vial containing President Ronald Reagan's dried blood residue. A Channel Islands online auction house has angered the Reagan Foundation by claiming to offer a vial that once contained his blood. The auctioneers say it was used by the laboratory that tested Reagan's blood when he was hospitalized after a 1981 assassination attempt in Washington. (AP Photo/PFCAuctions)

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The high bid so far for a vial that once held a sample of President Reagan's blood and the accompanying lab paperwork is $5,081. (PFC Auctions)

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As planes take off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, lawmakers on nearby Capitol Hill are arguing for an Article 84 court challenge against EU fees for carbon emissions. (Associated Press)

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Standing in front of a statue of Ronald Reagan on horseback, Rick Santorum campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination Monday in Dixon, Ill. Dixon was the boyhood home of the former president, whom Mr. Santorum cited in his remarks. (Associated Press)

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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, accompanied by Transportation Security Administration chief John Pistole, announces the expansion of a passenger pre-screening initiative on Feb. 8, 2012, at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport. (Associated Press)

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President Reagan blows out the candles on his birthday cake in the Oval Office in 1982, the day he turned 71. Events are planned for Monday across the country marking what would have been his 101st birthday, including a 21-gun salute. (Photo courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library)

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Col. Nicholas F. Marano, the commanding officer at Camp Pendleton in California, will be in Simi Valley, Calif., on Feb. 6 for festivities centered around Ronald Reagan's birthday. (Photo courtesy USMC)

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People endure the heat as they wait in line to see former President Ronald Reagan's casket as it lies in state at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, Thursday June 10, 2004. ( Jessica Tefft / The Washington Times )

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Drew Fearson (left) of Chantilly and Christmas Set Manager George Allen (right) try to get Mr. Fearson's 2-year-old son, Tanner (second from right), and 1-year-old Reagan (second from left) to sit still and smile as they visit with Santa, played by Michael Graham, at Tysons Corner Center in Tysons Corner on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Amber (left) and Drew (center) Fearson of Chantilly wait in line with their 2-year-old son, Tanner (second from left), and 1-year-old Reagan (third from left) to get a chance to visit with Santa, played by Michael Graham, at Tysons Corner Center in Tysons Corner on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Amber, left, and Drew, center, Fearson of Chantilly, VA wait in line with their 2 year old son Tanner, second from left, and 1 year old Reagan, third from left, to get a chance to visit with Santa, played by Michael Graham, at Tyson's Corner Center, Tyson's Corner, VA, Wednesday, December 14, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Drew Fearson, left, of Chantilly, VA and Christmas Set Manager George Allen, right, try to get Drew's 2 year old son Tanner, second from right, and 1 year old Reagan, second from left, to sit still and smile as they visit with Santa, played by Michael Graham, at Tyson's Corner Center, Tyson's Corner, VA, Wednesday, December 14, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Ronald Reagan historian Craig Shirley's book "December 1942: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World" has made The New York Times bestseller list. (Image from Thomas Nelson)