Ronald Reagan

Reagan, Obama and the Legacy of the Berlin Wall

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - November 9, 2009

Tracing presidential leadership through Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Barack Obama. more >>

Reagan Library Gets Ready for Berlin Wall Anniversary

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - October 15, 2009

The library has planned an exhibit for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. more >>

Obama, the Anti-Reagan, Is Failing on the Economy

By Peter Roff - Peter Roff - October 14, 2009

The economy's state is not the worst it's been since the Great Depression, yet. more >>

GOP Pollsters: Democrats Won't Lose Big in Midterm Elections

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - September 1, 2009

Republican campaign pros are tamping down excited talk by some. more >>

Quiz: Presidential Nicknames

Nation & World - August 24, 2009

Test your knowledge of presidents and their sometimes unusual monikers. more >>

Whispers Poll: Truman's Key West Bests Obama's Martha's Vineyard

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - August 17, 2009

President Obama's Martha's Vineyard choice ranks second behind Key West in Whispers poll. more >>

Gingrich: Obama Is Like Jimmy Carter

By Paul Bedard and Nikki Schwab - Washington Whispers - August 4, 2009

The former House speaker says that there are "eerie" parallels between the two. more >>

Historic Whispers: Nixon Resigns

Washington Whispers - August 3, 2009

35 years ago, Whispers reported the first reflections about the new President Ford. more >>

Republican Leaders Debate Reagan's Relevance

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - July 9, 2009

Some conservatives argue the party has strayed too far from Reagan's ideals. more >>

Ronald Reagan's Letter to Michael Jackson

By Nikki Schwab - Nation & World - July 8, 2009

The president sent Jackson a letter after he was injured filming a commercial. more >>

Sarah Palin Quitting Shows She's No Ronald Reagan

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - July 4, 2009

Reagan worked hard. Palin hardly wants to work. more >>

Celebrating Ronald Reagan's 100th Birthday

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - June 26, 2009

Plans are well underway for the 2011 celebration of Reagan's 100th birthday. more >>

Reagan's Statue Hides His Message

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - June 21, 2009

The new statue is too close to the wall for viewers to read the famous words on the back. more >>

Reagan Moves Into Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie Museum

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - June 10, 2009

Michael Reagan is traveling to Germany to donate some of his dad's things—including a cowboy hat. more >>

Sarah Palin Snubs Washington Insiders at Senate-House Dinner

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - June 9, 2009

It's not the insiders she's worried about; it's the grass roots. more >>

Obama Echoed Reagan in D-Day Speech

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - June 8, 2009

Reagan's speech showed the power of the president to shape history and inspire millions. more >>

GOP: Obama Is Not Reagan, Yet

By Paul Bedard and Nikki Schwab - Washington Whispers - June 3, 2009

Republicans laugh off comparisons of President Obama and the Gipper. more >>

Don't Kill Reagan, Says Gov. Haley Barbour

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - May 20, 2009

Republicans need to follow the Gipper's principles, the Mississippi governor says. more >>

Michael Reagan Defends Michael Savage

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - May 18, 2009

Reagan has a message for London: You're chicken. more >>

Obama's 100 Days: He Looks Like a Transformational Figure Like Roosevelt, Reagan

By Stuart E. Eizenstat - Opinion - May 1, 2009

He could be a transformational president, veteran Democrat Stuart Eizenstat writes. more >>

Why Obama Is Leaving the Reagan Era Behind When It Comes to Economic Policy

By Justin Ewers - Nation & World - April 28, 2009

Like Reagan, Obama inherited an economic mess. But his response doesn't include Reagan-like tax cuts. more >>

Obama's 100 Days: A Reaganesque Start, Despite Risky Policies

By Howard Baker, Jr. - Opinion - April 28, 2009

Former Reagan chief of staff Howard Baker sees a lot of his old boss in Barack Obama's 100 days. more >>

Reagan Wouldn't Share Republican Obsession with Gay Marriage, Family Values

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - April 21, 2009

Intolerance and hatred not part of Reagan, whose own family values were bendable. more >>

Historic Whispers: Ronald Reagan Had Little Chance of Winning the Primary

Washington Whispers - April 16, 2009

White House strategists thought Reagan wouldn't be the one to challenge Carter in 1980. more >>

Liberals Couldn't Ruin Reagan's Reputation

By Paul Bedard and Nikki Schwab - Washington Whispers - April 15, 2009

Take note, George W. Bush: History shows liberals couldn't Coolidge-ize Reagan. more >>