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February 02, 2011 04:21 PM

A look at Ronald Reagan's 100 years

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KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT118-August 12) Ronald Reagan, (with "Dutch boy" haircut) Neil Reagan, & Parents Jack & Nelle Reagan. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Vert B&W) (smd)
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT118-August 12) Ronald Reagan, (with "Dutch boy" haircut) Neil Reagan, & Parents Jack & Nelle Reagan. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Vert B&W) (smd) KRT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT114-August 12) Ronald Reagan in Dixon, Illinois, during the 1920s. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Vert B&W) (smd)
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT114-August 12) Ronald Reagan in Dixon, Illinois, during the 1920s. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Vert B&W) (smd) KRT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN-OBIT KRT PHOTO COURTESY RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (June 4) Former President Ronald Reagan was a lifeguard in Lowell Park, Illinois, in1927. (mvw) 2004
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN-OBIT KRT PHOTO COURTESY RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (June 4) Former President Ronald Reagan was a lifeguard in Lowell Park, Illinois, in1927. (mvw) 2004 KRT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT116-August 12) Ronald Reagan was a WHO Radio Announcer from 1934-37. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Horiz B&W) (smd)
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT116-August 12) Ronald Reagan was a WHO Radio Announcer from 1934-37. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Horiz B&W) (smd) KRT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN-OBIT KRT PHOTO COURTESY RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (June 4) Former President Ronald Reagan during the filming of "Knute Rockne- All American" in 1940. (mvw) 2004
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN-OBIT KRT PHOTO COURTESY RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (June 4) Former President Ronald Reagan during the filming of "Knute Rockne- All American" in 1940. (mvw) 2004 KRT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT121-August 12) Ronald Reagan in the U.S. Army Air Force, 1940s. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Vert B&W) (smd)
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT121-August 12) Ronald Reagan in the U.S. Army Air Force, 1940s. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Vert B&W) (smd) KRT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT117-August 12) Newlyweds Ronald Reagan & Nancy Reagan cut their wedding cake, March 4, 1952. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Vert B&W) (smd)
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT117-August 12) Newlyweds Ronald Reagan & Nancy Reagan cut their wedding cake, March 4, 1952. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Vert B&W) (smd) KRT
California Gov. Ronald Reagan, flanked by executive secretary Edwin Meese III, left; Alameda County Sheriff Frank I. Madigan, second from right, and California Highway Patrol Commissioner H.W. Sullivan, right, proclaims "a state of extreme emergency" exists at the University of California, Berkeley, on February 6, 1969. Reagan called on legislators to enact measures to deal with militant student and faculty members. (Sacramento Bee/MCT)

 (Sacramento Bee Photo, 2/6/69)
California Gov. Ronald Reagan, flanked by executive secretary Edwin Meese III, left; Alameda County Sheriff Frank I. Madigan, second from right, and California Highway Patrol Commissioner H.W. Sullivan, right, proclaims "a state of extreme emergency" exists at the University of California, Berkeley, on February 6, 1969. Reagan called on legislators to enact measures to deal with militant student and faculty members. (Sacramento Bee/MCT) (Sacramento Bee Photo, 2/6/69) MCT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT122-August 12) Ronald Reagan and General Electric Theater from 1954-62. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Vert B&W) (smd)
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT122-August 12) Ronald Reagan and General Electric Theater from 1954-62. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Vert B&W) (smd) KRT
Ronald Reagan and wife Nancy stand in front of a jet bound for Europe at Los Angeles International Airport on July 2, 1972. (Los Angeles Times/MCT)
Ronald Reagan and wife Nancy stand in front of a jet bound for Europe at Los Angeles International Airport on July 2, 1972. (Los Angeles Times/MCT) MCT
KRT STAND ALONE US NEWS PHOTO SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT FILE PHOTO BY RAY FISHER/MIAMI HERALD (FORT LAUDERDALE OUT)  (July 5) Ronald Reagan is shown during an interview in Miami in July, 1968. (KRT) NC KD BL 2001 (Vert) (gsb)
KRT STAND ALONE US NEWS PHOTO SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT FILE PHOTO BY RAY FISHER/MIAMI HERALD (FORT LAUDERDALE OUT) (July 5) Ronald Reagan is shown during an interview in Miami in July, 1968. (KRT) NC KD BL 2001 (Vert) (gsb) KRT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT124-August 12)   Four Presidents pose for a portrait prior to leaving for Egypt and Sadat's Funeral, OCtober 8, 1981. From left to right: Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Richard M. Nixon. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Horiz) (smd)
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT124-August 12) Four Presidents pose for a portrait prior to leaving for Egypt and Sadat's Funeral, OCtober 8, 1981. From left to right: Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Richard M. Nixon. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Horiz) (smd) KRT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT130-August 12)   Chaos erupts outside the Washington Hilton Hotel after the assassination attempt on President Reagan, March 30, 1981. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Horiz) (smd)
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT130-August 12) Chaos erupts outside the Washington Hilton Hotel after the assassination attempt on President Reagan, March 30, 1981. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Horiz) (smd) KRT
President Ronald Reagan sits with his Supreme Court Justice Nominee Sandra Day O'Connor at the White House in Washington, D.C., July 15, 1981. (National Archives/MCT)
President Ronald Reagan sits with his Supreme Court Justice Nominee Sandra Day O'Connor at the White House in Washington, D.C., July 15, 1981. (National Archives/MCT) SANDRA DAY OCONNOR 1 MCT
President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan wave during Reagan's first inauguration in Washington, D.C., January 20, 1981. (National Archives/MCT)
President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan wave during Reagan's first inauguration in Washington, D.C., January 20, 1981. (National Archives/MCT) MCT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT FILE PHOTOGRAPH BY JOE BURBANK/ORLANDO SENTINEL (MIAMI OUT) (June 8) President Ronald Reagan, with First Lady Nancy Reagan, reacts to cheering suppporters at a rally at the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, on August 19, 1984. (nk) 2004 (B&W only)
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT FILE PHOTOGRAPH BY JOE BURBANK/ORLANDO SENTINEL (MIAMI OUT) (June 8) President Ronald Reagan, with First Lady Nancy Reagan, reacts to cheering suppporters at a rally at the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, on August 19, 1984. (nk) 2004 (B&W only) KRT
President Ronald Reagan and Vice-President George Bush wave from the podium during the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, August 23, 1984. (Ronald Reagan Library/National Archives/MCT)
President Ronald Reagan and Vice-President George Bush wave from the podium during the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, August 23, 1984. (Ronald Reagan Library/National Archives/MCT) MCT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: OBIT-MAUREENREAGAN KRT FILE PHOTO COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (August 8) The Reagan family pose for a photograph in 1985. From left to right: Bess Davis, Maureen Reagan, Dennis Revell, Michael Reagan, Ashley Marie Reagan, Colleen Reagan, President Reagan, Cameron Reagan, Patti Davis, Mrs. Reagan, Ron Jr., Doria Reagan, Geoffery Davis, Anne Davis, Dr. Richard Davis, Patricia Davis. Maureen Reagan, the daughter of Ronald Reagan and his first wife, actress Jane Wyman, died Wednesday, August 8, 2001. (KRT) NC KD BL 2001 (Horiz) (gsb)
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: OBIT-MAUREENREAGAN KRT FILE PHOTO COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (August 8) The Reagan family pose for a photograph in 1985. From left to right: Bess Davis, Maureen Reagan, Dennis Revell, Michael Reagan, Ashley Marie Reagan, Colleen Reagan, President Reagan, Cameron Reagan, Patti Davis, Mrs. Reagan, Ron Jr., Doria Reagan, Geoffery Davis, Anne Davis, Dr. Richard Davis, Patricia Davis. Maureen Reagan, the daughter of Ronald Reagan and his first wife, actress Jane Wyman, died Wednesday, August 8, 2001. (KRT) NC KD BL 2001 (Horiz) (gsb) KRT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT131-August 12) President Ronald Reagan delivers a speech at the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, Federal Republic of Germany June 12, 1987. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Horiz) (smd)
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (KRT131-August 12) President Ronald Reagan delivers a speech at the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, Federal Republic of Germany June 12, 1987. (KRT) PL,KD 1999 (Horiz) (smd) KRT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT FILE PHOTOGRAPH BY JOE BURBANK/ORLANDO SENTINEL (MIAMI OUT) (June 8) President Ronald Reagan greets newly-inaugurated president George Bush, Sr., as George W. Bush (far right), First Lady Barbara Bush and Marilyn Quayle (far left) applaud during Bush's swearing-in ceremony, January 20, 1989, in Washington, D.C. (nk) 2004
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT FILE PHOTOGRAPH BY JOE BURBANK/ORLANDO SENTINEL (MIAMI OUT) (June 8) President Ronald Reagan greets newly-inaugurated president George Bush, Sr., as George W. Bush (far right), First Lady Barbara Bush and Marilyn Quayle (far left) applaud during Bush's swearing-in ceremony, January 20, 1989, in Washington, D.C. (nk) 2004 KRT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN-OBIT KRT PHOTO BY MIKE EVANS/COURTESY RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (June 4) Former President Ronald Reagan rides his horse "El Alamein" at Rancho Del Cielo, California, in 1999. (mvw) 2004
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN-OBIT KRT PHOTO BY MIKE EVANS/COURTESY RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (June 4) Former President Ronald Reagan rides his horse "El Alamein" at Rancho Del Cielo, California, in 1999. (mvw) 2004 KRT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN-OBIT KRT PHOTO BY MIKE EVANS/COURTESY RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (June 4) Former President Ronald Reagan is shown in this 2001 file photo. (mvw) 2004
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN-OBIT KRT PHOTO BY MIKE EVANS/COURTESY RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (June 4) Former President Ronald Reagan is shown in this 2001 file photo. (mvw) 2004 KRT
President Gerald R. Ford and President Ronald Reagan face each other on the platform during a Reagan-Bush campaign rally at Ah-Nab-Awen Bicentennial Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 21, 2004. (Manny Crisostomo/Detroit Free Press/MCT)
President Gerald R. Ford and President Ronald Reagan face each other on the platform during a Reagan-Bush campaign rally at Ah-Nab-Awen Bicentennial Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 21, 2004. (Manny Crisostomo/Detroit Free Press/MCT) MCT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY PATRICK TEHAN/SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS (June 7) SANTA MONICA, CA -- A photograph of former President Ronald Reagan, is placed in a make-shift memorial outside the Gates Kingsley Gates Mortuary in Santa Monica, California, on Monday, June 7, 2004. The body of Ronald Reagan was moved from the funeral home to the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, until Tuesday before traveling to Washington, D.C. (nk) 2004
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY PATRICK TEHAN/SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS (June 7) SANTA MONICA, CA -- A photograph of former President Ronald Reagan, is placed in a make-shift memorial outside the Gates Kingsley Gates Mortuary in Santa Monica, California, on Monday, June 7, 2004. The body of Ronald Reagan was moved from the funeral home to the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, until Tuesday before traveling to Washington, D.C. (nk) 2004 KRT
FOR USE WITH 2004 YEAR END PHOTO PACKAGE -- KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY CHUCK KENNEDY/KRT (June 9) Nancy Reagan stands over her husband's casket during the state funeral for President Ronald Reagan in the rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 9, 2004. Standing at left is Vice President Dick Cheney. (gsb) 2004
FOR USE WITH 2004 YEAR END PHOTO PACKAGE -- KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: REAGAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY CHUCK KENNEDY/KRT (June 9) Nancy Reagan stands over her husband's casket during the state funeral for President Ronald Reagan in the rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 9, 2004. Standing at left is Vice President Dick Cheney. (gsb) 2004 KRT
KRT LIFESTYLE STORY SLUGGED: HBY-STAMPS KRT PHOTO VIA PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER (January 21) Ronald Reagan honored on a commemorative less than a year after his death. (lde) 2005 (Diversity)
KRT LIFESTYLE STORY SLUGGED: HBY-STAMPS KRT PHOTO VIA PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER (January 21) Ronald Reagan honored on a commemorative less than a year after his death. (lde) 2005 (Diversity) KRT
A Republican delegate sports a hat bearing the image of former President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan on top, during the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, September 2, 2008. (Brian Baer/Sacramento Bee/MCT)
A Republican delegate sports a hat bearing the image of former President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan on top, during the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, September 2, 2008. (Brian Baer/Sacramento Bee/MCT) MCT
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