Sarah Thomson

US President Ronald Reagan waves as he stands at the top of a stairway, preparing to board Air Force One, Dothan, Alabama, 1986

Ronald Reagan’s Library Legacy

Archival material shows the hefty and careful investment the president and his team put into crafting his image for perpetuity.

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The Federalist No. 1: Annotated

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Ronald Reagan’s Library Legacy

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