Biography > Post Presidency
| 1989 |
January
26
First day in new Post-Presidential Office in Los Angeles, CA.
February
6
78th Birthday celebrated in Los Angeles, CA. First Post-Presidential
Speech given at the University of Southern California.
February
10
Met with Mother Teresa in Los Angeles, CA.
March
4
Celebrated 37th Wedding Anniversary at home in Los Angeles, CA.
March
28
Accepted Hero's Award from Big Brothers/Big Sisters in Los Angeles,
CA.
April
26
Met with President George H.W. Bush in Los Angeles, CA.
May
23
Presented with Architectural Model of the Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library & Museum in Los Angeles, CA.
June
13
Delivered Churchill Lecture at Guildhall in London, England.
June
14
Installed as an Honorary Knight Grand Cross Order of the Bath
by HRH The Queen at Buckingham Palace in London, England.
June
15
Inducted as one of only 12 foreign associates into the Academy
of Moral and Political Sciences of the Institute of France in
Paris, France.
June
17
Attended 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Eiffel Tower in
Paris, France.
June
30
Received award from The Sons of the American Revolution in Los
Angeles, CA.
July
4
Minor Horse Riding Accident at Private Ranch in Mexico.
July
11
Attended Major League Baseball's All-Star Game in Anaheim, CA.
Joined Vince Scully in the NBC broadcast booth and provided color
commentary for the first inning of the game.
July
21
President Reagan traveled to Oklahoma City to visit the Cowboy
Hall of Fame, followed by a trip to Norman, OK to open the U.S.
Olympic Festival.
August
28
First President to tour B-2 Aircraft Facility at Edwards Air Force
Base, CA.
September
8
Underwent surgery at Mayo Clinic to remove blood clot on his brain.
October
7
Attended 1st Annual Nancy Reagan Tennis Tournament and Dinner
to benefit Nancy Reagan Foundation in Los Angeles, CA.
October
13
Visited the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Site for the first
time since leaving the White House.
October
19-28
Visited Japan with Mrs. Reagan. Received Japan's Grand Cordon
of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum in Tokyo.
November
9
Fall of the Berlin Wall: participated in live interview with Sam
Donaldson from Rancho del Cielo in Santa Barbara, CA.
November
15
Participated in Official Presidential Portrait Unveiling at The
White House. Dedicated the Ronald Reagan Republican Center of
the National Republican Senatorial Committee in Washington, DC.
Published his book, Speaking My Mind, a collection of speeches
from 1951-1989.
November
16
Received Sylvanus Thayer Award and Addressed Cadets at West Point
Military Academy in New York.
November
21 Received 1st Will Rogers Communicator Award from Oklahoma's
Will Rogers Memorial Commission in Los Angeles, CA |
| 1990 |
January
11
Attended Disneyland’s 35th Anniversary Celebration in Anaheim,
CA to commemorate his participation in opening day ceremonies.
February
6
Celebrated 79th Birthday in Nassau, The Bahamas.
February
16/17
Participated in deposition in Federal Court in Los Angeles regarding
Iran/Contra Affair.
February
25
Awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree by Tel Aviv University in
Los Angeles, CA.
March
4
Celebrated 38th Wedding Anniversary at home in Los Angeles, CA.
March
23
Met with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in Toronto, Canada.
April
5
Attended “Just Say No” Awards Dinner in Los Angeles,
CA.
April
12
Received section of the Berlin Wall at Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library & Museum.
April
28
Addressed Free Cuba Rally at the Orange Bowl in Miami, FL.
May
17
Attended University of Pennsylvania 250th Anniversary Celebration
in Philadelphia, PA.
May
18
Delivered Commencement Address at Louisiana State University in
Baton Rouge, LA.
June
4
Met with Soviet President and Mrs. Mikhail Gorbachev in San Francisco,
CA.
July
9
Received Thomas Jefferson Award from American Legislative Exchange
Council in Los Angeles, CA.
July
12
Visited Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times, a camp for young
cancer patients, in Pacific Palisades, CA.
July
19
Attended Opening Ceremony for the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace
in Yorba Linda, CA.
July
27
Visited Dwight D. Eisenhower Library and Home in Abilene, KS.
September
12
Visited Brandenburg Gate and Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany.
Addressed Forum on Germany at Kongresshalle in Berlin.
September 13
Awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic
of Germany.
Met with Chancellor Helmut Kohl in Bonn, Germany.
September
14
Visited Warsaw, Poland; laid wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier, visited Warsaw Ghetto, and addressed Polish Parliament.
September
15
Visited Gdansk, Poland; addressed Shipyard Workers Rally, and
met with Lech Walesa and Father Henryk Jankowski.
September
16
Toured Leningrad, Russia, including Alexander Nevsky Monument,
St. Isaacs Cathedral, Hermitage Museum, and Pavlovsk.
September
17
Visited Moscow, Russia; addressed The Supreme Soviet and met with
President Mikhail Gorbachev.
September
18
Visited with Students of Moscow State University.
Met with Boris Yeltsin in Moscow, Russia.
September
19
Met with President Cossiga and Prime Minister Andreotti in Rome,
Italy.
September
20
Met with His Holy Pope John Paul II at Castelgandolfo, Italy.
October
3
Met with President Zhelev of Bulgaria in Los Angeles, CA.
October
6
Attended 2nd annual Nancy Reagan Tennis Tournament and Dinner
to benefit Nancy Reagan Foundation in Los Angeles, CA.
October
19
Met with Prime Minister Antall of Hungary in Los Angeles, CA.
October
26
Dedicated the Ronald Reagan State Office Building in Los Angeles,
CA.
October
30-31
Last visit to boyhood home in Dixon, IL.
November
2
Delivered eulogy at funeral for former Attorney General William
French Smith in Los Angeles, CA.
November
8
Met with California Governor-Elect Pete Wilson in Los Angeles,
CA.
November
9
Dedicated Berlin Wall Statue and delivered Address at Westminster
College in Fulton, MO.
November
15
Published autobiography, An American Life.
November
16
Met with President Chaim Herzog of Israel in Los Angeles, CA.
November
24
Tossed the Coin at USC v. Notre Dame Football Game in Los Angeles,
CA.
December
5
Addressed students at Cambridge University, England.
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| 1991 |
February
4
Hosted Lady Margaret Thatcher and Sir Denis Thatcher for a tour
at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
February
6
Celebrated 80th birthday at gala dinner at Beverly Hilton Hotel
in Beverly Hills, CA.
February
9
Met with President Violeta Chamorro of Nicaragua in Los Angeles,
CA.
March
1
Visited with Marines and Families at Camp Pendleton, CA.
March
4
Celebrated 39th Wedding Anniversary at home in Los Angeles, CA.
March
23
Hosted President and Mrs. Lech Walesa of Poland for tour and lunch
at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
March
28
Awarded Honorary Doctor of Public Service Degree at The George
Washington University in Washington, DC.
George Washington University Hospital dedicates the Ronald Reagan
Institute of Emergency Medicine.
Met with President George H.W. Bush at The White House.
May
6
Addressed Joint California State Legislature at Capitol in Sacramento,
CA.
May
9
Met with Vytautas Landsbergis, President of the Supreme Council
of the Republic of Lithuania, in Los Angeles, CA.
May
17
Attended dinner with HRH The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh onboard
the Brittania in Miami, FL.
May
20
Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze in Los Angeles,
CA.
May
31
Received the Gold Medal of Freedom from the Polish American Foundation
in Los Angeles, CA.
June
6
Met with Jim and Sarah Brady regarding the Brady Bill in Los Angeles,
CA.
July
12
Attended Opening Ceremony for U.S. Olympic Festival at Dodger
Stadium in Los Angeles, CA.
August
16
Met with Yitzhak Rabin of Israel in Los Angeles, CA.
August
19
Phone call with Lady Margaret Thatcher regarding the Coup in the
USSR.
September
22
Addressed Benefit for the Motion Picture and Television Fund in
Los Angeles, CA.
October
5
Attended 3rd Annual Nancy Reagan Tennis Tournament and Dinner
to benefit Nancy Reagan Foundation in Los Angeles, CA.
October
7
Address 75th Anniversary of the Red Cross gala in Beverly Hills,
CA.
October
12-21
Visited Morocco, London and Scotland.
October
24
Met with Vaclev Havel, President of the Czech Republic, in Los
Angeles, CA.
Attended dinner honoring Mrs. Jehan Sadat of Egypt in Los Angeles,
CA.
November 4
Hosted the Dedication Ceremony of the Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library & Museum, along with President and Mrs. George H.W.
Bush, former President and Mrs. Carter, former President and Mrs.
Gerald Ford, former President and Mrs. Richard Nixon, and Lady
Bird Johnson.
November
16
Hosted Lady Margaret Thatcher for tea in Los Angeles, CA.
November
18
Visited Mexico City; met with Mexican President Salinas de Gortari,
and former Mexican President de la Madrid, and addressed Nueva
Generacion.
November
22
Received the James H. Doolittle Award from the Hudson Institute
in Washington, DC.
December
16
Attended the 1st Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Ronald
Reagan Presidential Library.
December
17
Met with Mother Teresa in Los Angeles, CA.
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| 1992 |
January
22
Met with Benjamin Netanyahu, Deputy Defense Minister of Israel,
in Los Angeles, CA.
February
3
Attended first of many events for “Maureen Reagan for Congress”
Campaign in Los Angeles, CA.
February
6
Celebrated 81st birthday at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
February
20
Met with former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone at the
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
February
25
Hosted tea for President and Mrs. George H.W. Bush at residence
in Los Angeles, CA.
March
4
Celebrated 40th Wedding Anniversary at private dinner in Los Angeles,
CA.
March
8
Renewed wedding vows at Bel Air Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles,
CA.
April
8
Received Honorary Membership in the U.S. Lifesaving Association
in Los Angeles, CA.
April
13
Received Distinguished Service Award from the National Association
of Broadcasters in Las Vegas, NV. [During the ceremony, a man
rushed onto the stage, smashed the award and was apprehended by
the United States Secret Service.]
April
28
Addressed Diplomatic Corps at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
May
3
Hosted President and Mrs. Gorbachev at Rancho del Cielo in Santa
Barbara, CA.
May
4
Presented First Ronald Reagan Freedom Award to President Mikhail
Gorbachev at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
May
9
Attended Lunch with the Class of 1932 at Eureka College in Eureka,
IL.
Addressed Commencement at Eureka College in Eureka, IL.
May
10
Visited Tampico, Illinois for the last time.
May
11
Attended 75th Anniversary of Forbes Magazine with President Gorbachev
at Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY.
May
12
Met with President Richard Nixon for the only time at Nixon’s
office in Woodcliff Lake, NJ.
May
13
Toured the New York Stock Exchange with President Mikhail Gorbachev
in New York, NY.
June
8
Met with South Korean Prime Minister Chung Won Shik in Los Angeles,
CA.
July
7-10
Visit to Jackson Hole, WY
July
16
Received Award from the Military Order of World Wars in Los Angeles,
CA.
July
17
Met with Russian Ambassador Vladimir Lukin in Los Angeles, CA.
July 27-August 3
Visited Alaska
August
8
Re-dedicated Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in
West Branch, Iowa.
August
17
Addressed GOP Convention for the last time in Houston, Texas.
September
11
Addressed Mexican/American/Canadian Conference at the Ronald Reagan
Presidential Library.
September13
– October 31
Addressed GOP Rallies across the U.S.
October
10
Attended 3rd Annual Nancy Reagan Tennis Tournament and Dinner
to benefit the Nancy Reagan Foundation in Los Angeles, CA.
November
27
Met with President-Elect Bill Clinton in Los Angeles, CA.
December
4
Addressed Students at the Oxford Union of Oxford University, England.
December
15
Attended Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Ronald Reagan
Presidential Library and Museum.
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| 1993 |
January
13
Received Medal of Freedom Award from President George H.W. Bush
at The White House.
January
29
Rode the Goodyear Blimp, “Eagle,” based in Carson,
CA.
February
6
Celebrated 82nd birthday with Lady Margaret Thatcher at a gala
dinner at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
February
7
Hosted Lady Margaret Thatcher for lunch at Rancho del Cielo in
Santa Barbara, CA.
March
4
Celebrated 41st Wedding Anniversary at home in Los Angeles, CA.
April
5
Hosted Prime Minister and Mrs. Brian Mulroney for tribute event
and lunch at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and dinner
at Rancho del Cielo in Santa Barbara, CA.
April
25
Attended 1st of 4 Los Angeles Kings hockey playoff games at The
Forum in Inglewood, CA as a guest of Wayne Gretzky.
May
15
Addressed Commencement at The Citadel in Charleston, SC.
May
20
Attended Jimmy Stewart’s 85th birthday gala in Los Angeles,
CA.
June
1
Toured Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, CA.
June
2
Received Leadership Excellence Award from UCLA Army ROTC in Los
Angeles, CA.
June 6
Attended dedication ceremony for portrait of Nelle Reagan at Olive
View Medical Center in Sylmar, CA.
June
26
Attended funeral for Pat Nixon at Nixon Library in Yorba Linda,
CA.
July
1
Participated in live satellite address to Taiwan for “America
Week” event from Los Angeles, CA.
July
15
Met with Israeli Ambassador Itamar Rabinovich, in Los Angeles,
CA.
July
30
Hosted President Richard Nixon and family for tour of the Ronald
Reagan Presidential Library.
August 3-6
Visited Jackson Hole, WY
September
9
Attended Opening of Holmes Tuttle Boys & Girls Club in Tucson,
AZ.
September
13
Received Honorary Membership in U.S. Submarine Veterans of WWII
in Los Angeles, CA.
September
23
Received Intrepid Freedom Award aboard USS Intrepid in New York,
NY.
Met with Richard President Nixon in New York, NY. This was the
last time the two Presidents met.
October
9
Attended 4th Annual Nancy Reagan Tennis Tournament and Dinner
to benefit Nancy Reagan Foundation in Los Angeles, CA.
November
9
Presented General Colin Powell with Ronald Reagan Freedom Award
at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
November
20
Hosted Firefighter Appreciation Event at the Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library.
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| 1994 |
February
3
Attended GOP Dinner with Lady Margaret Thatcher in honor of his
83rd birthday in Washington, D.C.
February
6
Celebrated 83rd birthday at home in Los Angeles, CA.
March
4
Celebrated 42nd Wedding Anniversary at home in Los Angeles, CA.
March
12
Attended dinner honoring Nancy Reagan hosted by the Junior League
of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CA.
April
27
Attended funeral for President Richard M. Nixon at Nixon Library
in Yorba Linda, CA.
May
7
Attended Caritas Award dinner hosted by the St. John’s Hospital
Foundation in Los Angeles, CA.
May
9
Met with Members of the Polish Parliament at the Ronald Reagan
Presidential Library.
June
21
Met with the Emperor and Empress of Japan in Los Angeles, CA.
August
17
Presented Ronald Reagan Distinguished Service Award to Ambassador
Walter Annenberg in Los Angeles, CA.
November
3
Hosted tea for HRH the Prince of Wales in Los Angeles, CA.
November
5
Released Letter to the American people announcing Alzheimer’s
Disease.
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| 1995 |
February
6
Celebrated 84th birthday at home in Los Angeles, CA.
February
15
Hosted Tea for Lady Thatcher and Sir Denis Thatcher in Los Angeles,
CA.
March
4
Celebrated 43rd wedding anniversary at home in Los Angeles, CA
June
9
Met with His Majesty Prince Felipe of Spain in Los Angeles, CA.
June
16
Met with Cal State Fullerton Championship Baseball Team in Los
Angeles, CA.
July
6
Presented Ronald Reagan Distinguished Service Award to Captain
Scott O’Grady in Los Angeles, CA.
August
14-15
Last visit to Rancho del Cielo in Santa Barbara, CA.
September
12
Visited L.A.P.D. Mounted Unit in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA.
October
15
Met with Reverend Billy Graham at Residence in Los Angeles, CA.
December
4
Met with the Mayor of Krakow, Poland in Los Angeles, CA.
December
26
Toured Holiday Exhibit at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
& Museum.
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| 1996 |
February
6
Played golf with Bob Hope in Los Angeles, CA.
Celebrated 85th birthday at home in Los Angeles, CA.
March
4
Celebrated 44th wedding anniversary at home in Los Angeles, CA.
April
22
Met with Governor Pete Wilson of California in Los Angeles, CA.
April
23
Met with former President and Mrs. George H.W. Bush in Los Angeles,
CA.
April
24
Received model of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) from shipbuilders
in Los Angeles, CA.
June
7
Headquarters of the California State Republican Party in Burbank,
CA renamed the Ronald Reagan California Republican Center.
July
3
Met with Senator and Mrs. Robert Dole in Los Angeles, CA.
December
11
Neil Reagan, only sibling of Ronald Reagan, dies in San Diego,
CA.
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| 1997 |
February
6
Celebrated 86th birthday at home in Los Angeles, CA.
February 7
Met with Former President George H.W. Bush in Los Angeles, CA.
March 4
Celebrated 45th wedding anniversary at home in Los Angeles, CA.
April 25
Visited Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.
June 27
Met with Tom Murnane, Reagan Library’s One-Millionth Visitor,
in Los Angeles, CA.
July 15
Visited Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.
September 12
Met with Reverend Billy Graham at Residence in Los Angeles, CA.
November 11
Visited Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum for Veteran’s
Day Observance.
November 26
Visited Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum for tour
of Christmas Tree Exhibit.
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| 1998 |
February
4
U.S. Congress voted to rename Washington National Airport as the
“Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport”
February 6
Celebrated 87th birthday at home in Los Angeles, CA.
March 4
Celebrated 46th wedding anniversary at home in Los Angeles, CA.
March 6
Met with Ronald Reagan Division of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps
in Los Angeles, CA.
April 20
Young America’s Foundation announced their purchase of Rancho
del Cielo.
April 22
Visited Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.
May
Florida State Legislature renames the Florida Turnpike that runs
from north-central Florida to south of Miami as the Ronald Reagan
Turnpike.
May 5
New building at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
named the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
(dedicated in 1998).
August 14
Visited Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.
August 30
California State Route 118 (formerly named the Simi Valley-San
Fernando Valley Freeway), which runs close to the Ronald Reagan
Presidential Library, renamed the Ronald Reagan Freeway.
October 20
Visited Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.
October 30
City of Bakersfield designates the Ronald Reagan Elementary School
December 1
Visited Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum for tour
of Christmas Tree Exhibit.
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| 1999 |
January
7
Federal Courthouse in Santa Ana, CA renamed the Ronald W. Reagan
Federal Courthouse.
February 6
Celebrated 88th birthday at home in Los Angeles, CA.
February 17
Visited Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum for the
last time.
March 4
Celebrated 47th wedding anniversary at home in Los Angeles, CA.
May 21
Ronald W. Reagan Trail designated in Illinois – it runs
from Dixon, IL (location of the Reagan Boyhood Home), through
Tampico (Reagan’s birthplace), to Eureka (home of Eureka
College, which Ronald Reagan attended).
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| 2000 |
February
6
Celebrated 89th birthday at home in Los Angeles, CA.
March 4
Celebrated 48th wedding anniversary at home in Los Angeles, CA.
May 9
The Ronald Reagan Peace Garden dedicated at Eureka College in
Eureka, IL.
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| 2001 |
January
12
Fell at his home in Los Angeles, CA, breaking his hip.
January 14
Underwent surgery to repair a broken hip at St. John's Health
Center in Santa Monica, CA.
January 20
Returned to his home in Los Angeles after hip surgery and hospitalization.
February 6
Celebrated 90th birthday at home in Los Angeles, CA.
March 4
Celebrated 49th wedding anniversary at home in Los Angeles, CA
while Mrs. Reagan christened the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) at
a ceremony in Newport News, VA.
August 8
Maureen Reagan, President Reagan’s oldest daughter, died
of melanoma in Sacramento, CA.
October 11
At 90 years and 284 days, Ronald Reagan became the oldest ex-president
in United States history, breaking a record that was formerly
held by John Adams, the 2nd U.S. President.
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| 2002 |
February
6
Celebrated 91st birthday at home in Los Angeles, CA.
March 4
Celebrated 50th wedding anniversary at home in Los Angeles, CA.
May 16
Ronald and Nancy Reagan were awarded Congressional Gold Medals
at a ceremony in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Nancy Reagan
was present to receive them.
|
| 2003 |
February
6
Celebrated 92nd birthday at home in Los Angeles, CA.
March 4
Celebrated 51st wedding anniversary at home in Los Angeles, CA.
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| 2004 |
February
6
Celebrated 93rd birthday at home in Los Angeles, CA.
March
4
Celebrated 52nd Wedding Anniversary at home in Los Angeles, CA.
June
5
At age 93, died of pneumonia, a complication of Alzheimer’s,
at home in Los Angeles, CA.
June
7 - 8
Laid in Repose at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum
in Simi Valley, CA. 118,000 people paid their respects.
June
9-10
Laid in State in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Over 100,000
people paid their respects.
June
11
National funeral service held at the Washington National Cathedral.
Final sunset service and interment at the Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library and Museum in Simi Valley, CA.
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