There ‘s a fascinating portrait of the conservative icon here—if you’re willing to rummage around for it.
John W. Hinckley, Jr. has been in a psychiatric hospital fore more than three decades.
The former Reagan aide, who was shot in 1981, died in August.
You can blame the Gipper for many things, and we’ll include this on the list: he’s screwing with D.C.’s weather measurements. OK, so it’s not Ronald Reagan’s fault per se, but rather the fact that D.C.’s official weather station is located on the grounds of the airport that bears his name.
The medical vial containing dried bits of Ronald Reagan’s blood was removed from sale last night, says the British auction house that was attempting to sell the sanguinary bit of U.S. history.
Just a friendly reminder that the auction of a vial containing dried bits of President Ronald Reagan’s blood will be ending in a few hours.
For conservative activists nostalgic for the morning-in-America days of the early 1980s, thsi might be the ultimate souvenir: A British auction house this week is selling a vial of President Ronald Reagan’s blood.
At this morning’s meeting of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board, new chair and former postmaster general Jack Potter announced that, as promised, a statue of Ronald Reagan will be unveiled at the airport on November 1.
Good morning, Washington. DCist heard from a tipster Thursday night that “several hundred” people were planning to converge on McPherson Square Saturday morning for a sister protest to New York’s “Occupy Wall Street.” NBC Washington reports that at the height of participation Saturday, the group called “Occupy DC” amounted to about 40 to 50 people whose protests were often drowned out by a women’s percussion practice across the square.
Back in February, our interest was piqued at a proposal put forward by seven Maryland state senators to designate February 6 as “Ronald Reagan Day,” despite the fact that the Old Line State was one of the few to vote against Reagan in 1980 and give Walter Mondale serious consideration in 1984. But no matter — the Washington Times reports that it’s not going to happen, as the “Reagan Day” proposal hit the chopping block along with proposals to create a “Young Heroes Day” and a “Korean American Day.”