The Reagans' Golden Anniversary

[Warlady]

Their 50th anniversary is on Monday. God bless em. We definitely need to do a tribute.

[Lyta_Alexander]

OH Venus the news report got it wrong

But Warlady is right

Ronnie and Nancy anniversary going be on Monday

ALREADY Here in LA they talking about Reagan marriage on news program

WHYYYYYY Ronnie pick Bill Holden

COME ON

that bad choice for best man

I THINK
What happen John Wayne was out of town

[Venus]

I understand from a brief news report last night that today (?) is President and Mrs. Reagan's golden wedding anniversary.

Part of the report stated that Ronald Reagan wrote love letters to Nancy even after they'd been married 20-30-40 years.

What a fine man and lovely couple.

Best wishes to the Reagans on the occasion of their 50th anniversary.

[Warlady]

Lyta lolol

Have you been to his library? I'm dying to go.

[Venus]

I'll see if I can find a passage from Peggy's book, When Character Was King, appropriate for Monday's occasion.

BTW, I forgot to mention that the love letters are being given to the library. Glad you've made it over there, Lyta. We hope to visit the library sometime soon.

[Lyta_Alexander]

OH YEAH Warlady I been there I was there it was first open on class project

They have lots of picture of Ronnie during Hollywood years, Governor of Cali years, and don't forget Presidential

NICEEEE Library

I think that library is better than Tricky Dicky

You know what Warlady there is empty pile of dirt outside of library that has two plots there

I think one going be reseraved for Ronnie other is going for be Nancy

Report is that Ronnie before Alzehamier made out his will

Nancy going join him for eternity in Heaven side by side

[Suzie]

Here is a story about it....


Reagans celebrate 50th anniversary
Copyright © 2002 AP Online

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By JEFF WILSON, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (March 3, 2002 3:24 p.m. EST) - Ronald and Nancy Reagan celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Monday, still inseparable after years together in Hollywood, the White House and finally, in the shadows of Alzheimer's disease.
"Ronnie and I have been through so much together, but it still doesn't feel like 50 years," Mrs. Reagan she said in a statement Friday to The Associated Press.

"I've been asked over and over again if there is a secret to staying married for this long and I'd have to say there isn't one," she said. "Marriage is never 50/50. One of you is always giving more, always compromising. And we've both done our share of compromising in these 50 years."

The couple is spending their anniversary together in their Bel-Air home with a celebratory cake, likely his favorite chocolate. This year, Mrs. Reagan laments, she will miss the traditional anniversary letter from her now-91-year-old husband.

"(It's) one of the days that I most looked forward to every year, since I always knew I would receive a special letter from Ronnie," she writes in the paperback edition of her book, "I Love You, Ronnie," being released Monday.

The book, first released in fall 2000, is a compilation of his letters to her that exposed the depth of passion for Reagan's beloved wife.

"He wrote me letters all the time, including on ordinary days and sometimes more than once a day, but our anniversary was always special," Mrs. Reagan said.

The extraordinary letters continued for more than 40 years.

"They are a kind of lifeline - preserving the past, Ronnie's wonderful voice and humor, his character, and his special way of seeing things and expressing himself. As they bring back Ronnie in his own words, they help me go on into the future," Mrs. Reagan said.

The former first lady, who turns 81 on July 6, has been chief care giver for the former president as Alzheimer's has taken its toll. Reagan has rarely been seen in public since his poignant 1994 letter announcing he has the memory-sapping disease.

The couple recited their wedding vows March 4, 1952, at The Little Brown Church in the Valley, a small chapel near Ventura Boulevard in the Studio City area. Actor William Holden was best man, and his wife, Ardis Holden, was the maid of honor.

The Holdens held a post-wedding dinner in their home, then the newlyweds drove 50 miles in the Gipper's new convertible to Riverside's landmark Mission Inn for their wedding night. It was then on to Arizona for a few days.

On the way back to Los Angeles, fierce winds shredded the convertible top and the brief honeymoon ended with Mrs. Reagan on her knees in the front seat holding down the top.

"We had to stop every once in a while so I could warm my hands," Mrs. Reagan wrote later.

The couple's golden wedding anniversary is also being celebrated at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley with a room dedicated to the half-century love affair. There are giant photographs of them dancing, laughing and embracing.

The centerpiece is the booth from their favorite haunt, Chasen's restaurant. It's where the Gipper proposed to Nancy Davis in January 1952.

Mrs. Reagan got a peek on the eve of the couple's 50th.

"Oh my!" she said as she entered the room, memories sweeping across her face with a smile as she spied the red leather booth where she was swept off her feet by the dashing future president.

She paused to read anniversary cards and letters written in better days, loving missives beginning with "My darling wife," "My darling First Lady," "Dear First Lady" and "Mommie darling." In one he wrote, "Glad we're roommates," and all were signed, "Your husband."

"Oh my!" Mrs. Reagan gasped over and over. "I was pretty lucky, wasn't I?"

Americans are fascinated by such an everlasting relationship, popular culture psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers said. There is something "so poetic and royal" about the Reagans, she said.

"Those who marry for love have extremely successful marriages. And more important to older marriages is being able to hold somebody tenderly. There's somebody there for them, and that's especially true now with the Reagans."

Whenever asked about the nation's 40th chief executive, Mrs. Reagan and his chief of staff Joanne Drake say he's doing fine and leave it at that.


Source (http://www.nandotimes.com/nation/story/281084p-2534712c.html)

I hope he enjoyed his chocolate cake! images/icons/smile.gif

[Warlady]

Happy Anniversary Ronnie and Nancy!

[Lyta_Alexander]

Well it was beautiful day here in Cali

The Sun is shining

NICEEE day for Ronnie and Nancy celebrate 50 years of wedded bliss and thunder

[Warlady]

What I wouldn't give for the opportunity to give those two a big Texas sized Warlady hug. Ronald Reagan turned this country around and Nancy supported him throughout his crusade. God bless them both for their dedication to this country and their devotion to each other. They are to be revered and emulated.

[Venus]

What the lovely yellow rose said so eloquently.

Bless the Reagans.