Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb__ A Tour of Presidential Gravesites - Brian Lamb [73]
To reach the complex from the north or south: Take Interstate 75/85 to exit 248C, the Freedom Parkway. Follow the signs to the Carter Complex.
From the east or west: Take I-20 to Moreland Avenue North. Turn left on Freedom Parkway. Follow the signs to the Carter Complex.
For additional information
The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
441 Freedom Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30307-1498
Phone: (404) 865-7100
www.jimmycarterlibrary.org
The Carter Center
453 Freedom Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30307
(404) 331-3900
www.cartercenter.org
Ronald Reagan
Buried: Ronald Reagan Library, Simi Valley, California
Fortieth President-1981-1989
Born: February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois
Died: 1:00 p.m. on June 5, 2004, in Bel-Air, California
Age at death: 93
Cause of death: pneumonia, complicated
by Alzheimer’s disease
Final words: Unknown
Admission to Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library and Museum: $12.00
On January 20, 1989, Ronald Reagan took a final look at the Oval Office and remarked how bare it was. The fortieth president had served two terms in office, survived an assassination attempt, and at the age of seventy-seven was the oldest man to leave the presidency. He watched as his vice president, George Bush, took the oath to succeed him. Then, Ronald Reagan, the most popular president to leave the White House since Dwight D. Eisenhower, retired to his ranch in Bel Air, California.
Ronald Reagan selected one hundred acres of undeveloped land, high in the Simi foothills, north of Los Angeles for the site of his library and museum. On November 4, 1991, former presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and President George Bush attended the dedication of the Ronald Reagan Library and Museum. Reagan told his audience, “The doors of this library are open now and all are welcome. The judgment of history is left to you—the people. I have no fears of that, for we have done our best….”
A piece of the Berlin Wall, the subject of one of Ronald Reagan’s most famous speeches
The library and museum contains 50 million documents relating to Reagan’s presidency. There is a wall of movie posters from Reagan’s Hollywood years featuring Bedtime for Bonzo, Stallion Road, and Hasty Heart, and photos of young Reagan as a life guard, a radio sports announcer, and a movie star. Visitors also can see a replica of the Oval Office, watch a panoramic video on Reagan’s legacy, and read a telegram to Reagan from the parents of his attempted assassin John Hinckley. The First Lady’s Gallery details Nancy Reagan’s life and contributions.
The Ronald Reagan Library and Museum is located in the hills of Simi Valley, California
In November 1994, Ronald Reagan wrote a formal farewell letter to the country, revealing that he was afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease and would be leaving public life. He wrote, “When the Lord calls me home whenever that may be, I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and eternal optimism for its future. I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead.”
Ronald Reagan passed away on June 5, 2004, at his home in Bel-Air, California, at the age of ninety-three. His wife, Nancy, and two of his children, Ron and Patti, were by his side. Only one president, Gerald Ford, lived longer. Reagan’s passing touched off a week of memorial ceremonies ranging from Southern California to Washington, D.C., and back again. Following a brief, private ceremony for family members at his presidential library in Simi Valley, California, the public was first able to pay their respects as Reagan’s casket lay in repose; over 100,000 mourners visited the library over the course of two days.
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