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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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Sunday, November 11, 2007
THE NANCY YEARS
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November 11, 2007
Amention of first lady style typically invokes iconic visions of Jacqueline Kennedy in pearls and a pink pillbox hat. Read more
Friday, November 9, 2007
The talk of the Reagan library
California | Local |
November 9, 2007
A lavish gala was to kick off a display of Nancy Reagan’s ball
gowns Thursday night, but visitors to the Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library near Simi Valley were buzzing more about the landmark’s
record-keeping problems – lapses so severe that National Archives
officials are unable to say whether gifts to the Reagans have been
stolen or are lost inside the massive museum complex. Read more
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Reagan library items likely lost or pilfered
National |
November 8, 2007
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is unable to find or
account for tens of thousands of valuable mementos of Reagan’s White
House years because a “near universal” security breakdown left the
artifacts vulnerable to pilfering by insiders, an audit by the
National Archives inspector general has concluded. Read more
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Simi Valley clears hurdle in its bid to annex Reagan Presidential Library
California | Local |
June 14, 2007
Taking an important first step in finally making Simi Valley’s
biggest tourist attraction a part of the city, a regional land use
agency Wednesday voted to recognize the city’s connection to the
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Read more
Thursday, March 1, 2007
First ladies talk up heart health
California | Local |
March 1, 2007
First Lady Laura Bush, an advocate of the national “Red Dress”
awareness campaign to improve women’s health, visited the Ronald
Reagan Presidential Library near Simi Valley on Wednesday to hear
firsthand accounts of the cardiac disease epidemic facing American women. Read more
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Reagan library to host GOP presidential debate
California | Local |
February 15, 2007
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum announced Wednesday
that it would hold its first ever Republican presidential debate this spring. Read more
Friday, August 25, 2006
Reagan’s Gifts Headline Exhibit
California | Local |
August 25, 2006
There’s a portrait of the “Great Communicator” made entirely out of
butterfly wings, an AK-47 assault rifle captured during the invasion
of Grenada and a tattered U.S. flag that flew over the American
Embassy in Afghanistan before and after the Russian occupation in the 1980s. Read more
Saturday, June 3, 2006
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Bush’s Tribute to a Lofty Symbol
California | Local |
October 22, 2005
In a sentimental tribute, President Bush came to the Ronald Reagan
Presidential Library near Simi Valley on Friday to dedicate a
permanent museum display of the Boeing 707 used by the 40th president
as his flying White House. Read more
Friday, October 21, 2005
Reagan Loyalists Say Bush Has Dropped the Torch
National |
October 21, 2005
When President Bush attends the ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning
for a new exhibit at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi
Valley, he will bask in the legacy of the most revered icon in
contemporary Republican circles. Read more
Sunday, August 28, 2005
In Reagan Country, Elderly Docents Feeling Snubbed
California | Local |
August 28, 2005
What would Ronnie say? Read more
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Old Air Force One Moves Into New Roost at Reagan Library
California | Local |
September 21, 2004
As an audience of hundreds looked on, the retired Air Force One jet
used by President Reagan completed its final journey Monday as it was
towed into its new home at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
near Simi Valley. Read more
Sunday, July 4, 2004
Exhibit Honoring Reagan to Begin Today
California | Local |
July 4, 2004
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library will launch a photo and
memorial exhibit today in honor of the late president. Read more
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Reagan Grave Draws Crowd
California | Local |
June 15, 2004
They came quietly Monday to gaze upon the curved, limestone memorial
that marks the gravesite of former President Reagan. Read more
Monday, June 14, 2004
Reagan Library Reopens; Exhibit to Cover Ceremonies
California | Local |
June 14, 2004
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library will reopen today with special
hours from 10 a.m. Read more
Sunday, June 13, 2004
Reagan Rites Help Simi Valley Emerge From Shadow of King Beating Trial
California | Local |
June 13, 2004
As a devoted family laid Ronald Reagan to rest near Simi Valley on
Friday in vivid pictures beamed around the world, officials from that
affluent Ventura County suburb in the conservative heart of “Reagan
Country” reveled in the burnishing of their civic image. Read more
Records Trickle Out of Reagan Library
California | Local |
June 13, 2004
The unvarnished story of the Ronald Reagan presidency, scholars and
historians agree, is buried deep within the 55 million pages of
presidential documents housed at his library near Simi Valley. Read more
Thursday, June 10, 2004
Stone Carver Taps Into a Rock-Solid Legacy
California | Local |
June 10, 2004
The morning after Ronald Reagan died, 82-year-old stone carver Nathen
Blackwell of Ventura got a wake-up call from the presidential library
near Simi Valley. Read more
Wednesday, June 9, 2004
Patient and Solemn, 105,000 Pay Their Respects
California | Local |
June 9, 2004
The admirers just kept coming. Read more
Sunday, June 6, 2004
Mourning in ‘Reagan Country’
National |
June 6, 2004
They converged by the hundreds Saturday, first in front of the
Reagan’s Bel-Air house, then at the presidential library near Simi Valley. Read more
