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People
(June 2004)
The
Person of the Month is the former U.S. President Ronald
Wilson Reagan. Regan died on June 5, 2004 (Saturday) at
his Bel Air, California, home. He was 93 and had suffered
from Alzheimer's disease for at least a decade. President
Bush on Sunday ordered flags lowered to half-staff for 30
days in honor of Reagan.
Source:http://www.free-stock-photos.com/president/
According
to the CNN news, Bush also called a national day of mourning
for Friday (6/11/2004), when the funeral for the 40th president
is held. Federal departments and agencies will close for
the day, except those dealing with national security or
essential services, under an executive order issued by Bush.
"I remember how electrified the crowd became when Ronald
Reagan just walked in the room," Bush told NBC's "Dateline"
Sunday. "There was something unbelievably charismatic
about him. People loved to be in his presence."
Source:
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/photos/large/c4911.jpg
"You
can agree or disagree with Ronald Reagan's policies, his
conservatism," said former presidential advisor David
Gergen. "I was less conservative than he was, but if
you add it all up, I believe he ranked as the best leader
we've had in the White House since Franklin Roosevelt, and
that's saying a lot."
When
Reagan announced in a letter to the public in 1994 that
he had Alzheimer's, he said he was embarking on "the
journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life."
| REAGAN'S
LIFE AND TIMES |
Birth:
February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois
Married: Jane Wyman 1940-1948, Nancy Davis in
1952
Education: Graduates from Eureka College, Illinois,
in 1932
1932-1966: Sports announcer, motion picture and
TV actor
1947-1952: President of Screen Actors Guild
1962: Campaigns for Richard Nixon, GOP gubernatorial
candidate in California
1967-1974: Governor of California 1976: Loses
Republican primary to Gerald Ford
1980: Elected 40th president, beating Jimmy Carter
March 30, 1981: Assassination attempt
January 11, 1989: Farewell address to the nation
1994: Announces he has Alzheimer's disease
May 16, 2002: Ronald and Nancy Reagan awarded
CongressionalGold Medal |
(Soure:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-06/07/content_1512323.htm)
In April 1984, Ronald Reagan, who had just started his second
term as president, paid a six-day official visit to China
and became the first in-office US president to visit China
after the two nations established diplomatic relations.
He received a warm welcome in Beijing, Shanghai and Xi'an
cities. Reagan said he came to China for friendship and
peace, as the American people have always revered the achievements
of the Chinese civilization and cherished the warmest friendly
feelings towards the Chinese people. The photo below was
taken when Mr. and Mrs. Regan visited the famous terra cotta
warriors in the city of Xi'an.
While
the whole nation is saying farewell to the former president,
there are several websites open to the public to serve the
purpose of memoial and mourning activities.
Ronald
Reagan Memorial Foundation, http://www.ronaldreaganmemorial.com/;
Official ISP site
features excerpts from his autobiography and links
to commentaries, http://www.ronaldreagan.com/;
Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library, http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/
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