What Kids Need to Know About President Reagan

When talking with kids some say I know Ronald Reagan was a President but who was he. Some Kids have heard that Ronald Reagan was just an Actor that became Americas 40th President. And yes he was an Actor but that was just a small part of his life that helped to make him great. Ronald Reagan grew up poor and went to college where he studied economics.  Later he became an actor, a spokesman and then Governor of California.

February 6th, 2011 President Reagan would have been 100 years old was he still living. Kids need to know that Ronald Reagan inspired America with sense and purpose. He believed not only in the freedoms that we as Americans have such as freedom of speech and religion but also that all people should be free. President Reagan brought down the Berlin wall.

Kids need to know that President Reagan believed that parents should teach their kids just how exceptional America is. He believed that if parents did not understand these freedoms kids should teach it to their parents. President Reagan was not like some Presidents that want to make excuses and apologize for America for being the great country that it is. Instead President Reagan wanted us to understand how lucky we are to be able to experience our life as Americans.

President Reagan was an optimist, a man that knew how to use the humor of everyday life and he was a man of deep conviction.

President Reagan was called by many names such as The Gipper, Dutch and Great Communicator. To me though he was President Reagan, 40th President of the United States and a great man who still inspires Americans to  protect our freedom in America, to seek freedom for the world and continue to make America and even greater place to live.

Some day I will get to visit the Reagan Ranch and the Reagan library where I will get to feel closer to his presence. Until that time I will continue to honor the memory of President Reagan by doing my small part to help keep his memory alive.

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