President Reagan leaves the White House for the last time, Jan. 20, 1989

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God bless you, President Reagan.  

We Shall Not Soon See Another Like You Pass Our Way.

A Nation Mourns

Memorials to President Reagan

Personal remembrance from Ms. Peggy Venable:  The Greatness of Reagan!

Memorials in Pictures and Words from others!

And in President Reagan's own words

President Reagan's Farewell Address to us, the American People, upon announcing that he had Alzheimer's.

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President Reagan at an ecumenical prayer breakfast in Dallas in 1984--"Without God, democracy will not and cannot endure. . .God keep you, and may we, all of us, keep God."

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No arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.

- Ronald Reagan -

Other Reagan quotes

Statement from Michael Reagan Regarding his Father’s Passing

LOS ANGELES, CA:  The following statement was released by Michael Reagan today. Further inquiries should be directed to Floyd Brown at (805) 957-1980 or (805) 252-6893.

I remember with great clarity my father’s emotion when Nelle Reagan, my grandmother, passed away.  Until today I didn’t understand the feeling of loss and pain which comes when a parent leaves you.  For this reason I will not be making any public statements at this time.

I pray that as America reflects on the passing of my Dad, they will remember a man of integrity, conviction and good humor that changed America and the world for the better. He would modestly say the credit goes to others, but I believe the credit is his.

What I will remember is a man that changed my life. He was always there for me when I needed him. He had a way of putting everything into perspective, and I believe that his determination and perseverance came from his relationship with the Lord.  He played an important role in pointing me to God.

I am secure in the knowledge that he is with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in heaven. The greatest gift my father ever gave me was the simple knowledge that I would see him in heaven one day.

Time taught me to appreciate a distant father—and cherish glimpses of an elusive soul

By Patti Davis

Newsweek

June 14 issue - The house I grew up in had large plate-glass windows, which birds frequently crashed into headfirst. My father helped me assemble a bird hospital, consisting of a few shoe boxes, some old rags and tiny dishes for water and food. When I lost my first patient, when the tiny gray creature died in my hands without ever eating any of the Cheerios I'd provided for it, my father patiently explained to me that the bird was free now, flying happily through the blue breezes of heaven, where there are no hazards such as windows. I was locked into his eyes, locked into the story. My father was always more accessible when he was teaching his children through stories.

see rest of Patti's remembrance

Lady Thatcher said: "President Reagan was one of my closest political and dearest personal friends. He will be missed not only by those who knew him and not only by the nation that he served so proudly and loved so deeply but also by millions of men and women who live in freedom today because of the policies he pursued.

"Ronald Reagan had a higher claim than any other leader to have won the Cold War for liberty and he did it without a shot being fired."

Good Friends, Lady Margaret Thatcher, PM, and President Ronald Reagan

--Peggy Noonan--