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Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library and Museum

Front entrance of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, Simi Valley, California.

Statue of the 40th president at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley.

A placard in the museum encapsulates Reagan's first years out of college.

Placard about Nancy Reagan in the Reagan Museum, Simi Valley.

A placard in the Reagan Museum explains how our 40th president, born in Illinois, became a Westerner.

The Reagans loved their spread, Rancho del Cielo, which means "Ranch of the Sky" -- an apt moniker since the land straddles a ridge in the Santa Inez Mountains northwest of Santa Barbara, California.

At the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, there is an exact replication of the Oval Office as Ronald Reagan knew it.

A look at the conversational part of the Oval Office during Ronald Reagan's years in the West Wing.

This X-ray, in the Reagan Library, was taken after the president was shot in March of 1981.

Taking a break from research on the grounds of the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California.

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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum
Simi Valley, California

The Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library & Museum was dedicated on November 4, 1991, as the Cold War was ending. With over 50 million pages of documentation, and 1.5 million photographs, Simi Valley has become a pilgrimage site for Americans -- since opening day more than 800,000 visitors have toured the Reagan Library & Museum.

Photos and text © Gleaves Whitney 2005

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Front entrance of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, Simi Valley, California.
Statue of the 40th president at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley.
A placard in the museum encapsulates Reagan's first years out of college.
Placard about Nancy Reagan in the Reagan Museum, Simi Valley.
A placard in the Reagan Museum explains how our 40th president, born in Illinois, became a Westerner.
The Reagans loved their spread, Rancho del Cielo, which means "Ranch of the Sky" -- an apt moniker since the land straddles a ridge in the Santa Inez Mountains northwest of Santa Barbara, California.
At the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, there is an exact replication of the Oval Office as Ronald Reagan knew it.
A look at the conversational part of the Oval Office during Ronald Reagan's years in the West Wing.

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