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Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Ronald Reagan
Mr. Reagan and his wife Nancy wave from the window of his hospital room at the Navy Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. He was recovering from surgery to remove a cancerous polyp in his intestine. AP, July 18, 1985
Mr. Reagan gives his weekly radio address at the Voice of America studio in Washington. The address was beamed by Voice of America to the Soviet Union. AP, Nov. 9, 1985
President Ronald Reagan meets with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the White House. AP, Feb. 20, 1985
President Reagan, appearing at the White House News Photographers Association's annual dinner in Washington, places his thumbs to his ears and wiggles his fingers at the photographers saying, "I've been waiting for years to do this." It was not immediately clear if the president knew the funny face was being carried live by C-Span, the cable TV channel that provides coverage of Washington events. C-SPAN, May 19, 1986
Pope John Paul II walks with President Ronald Reagan in the garden of Vizcaya, a lavish mansion on Biscayne Bay in Miami. AP, Sept. 10, 1987
A spectator jumps up as President Ronald Reagan gives a thumbs up sign at the conclusion of his speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin. Applauding Reagan are West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, right, and West German Parliament President Philip Jenninger, left. The U.S. president called on Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall," referring to the Berlin Wall seen in the background. AP, June 12, 1987
President Ronald Reagan angrily says during a White House news conference that he never deliberately lied to the public, although he admitted to a mis-statment about Israeli involvement in the Iran-Contra affair. Just four months earlier, the White House had learned that up to $30 million received from the secret sale of arms to Iran had been transferred to U.S.-backed Contras fighting the Nicaraguan government. AP, March 20, 1987
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev talks with President Ronald Reagan during welcoming ceremonies at the White House. The two men stood side by side while a military band played for the Russian leader. AP, Dec. 8, 1987
Mr. Reagan waves to students with posters supporting the 1988 Bush-Quayle ticket. The president addressed students and other supporters during a visit to the "Show Me Center" at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Mo. AP, Sept. 14, 1988
Chicago Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray is joined in the booth by Mr. Ronald Reagan during a surprise visit to Wrigley Field in Chicago. AP, Sept. 30, 1988
President Ronald Reagan stands with former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney during Mulroney's arrival ceremony at the White House in Washington in this April 27, 1988 photo by Gary Hershorn/Reuters
President Ronald Reagan stands with former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (L) and an officer from the RCMP as he arrives at the annual G7 Summit in Toronto in this June 19, 1988 photo by Gary Hershorn/Reuters
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