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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Ronald Reagan: An American Life
Ronald Reagan
(Chick Harrity for USN&WR)

February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004

An American story
The long lines of Americans who paid their respects to Ronald Reagan last week demonstrated his remarkable grip on the public imagination, even though he had been out of office for 15 years and out of public sight for nearly a decade.

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The Reagan legacy
Were his successes the result of single-minded devotion to one idea?

Parallel presidents
Can George Bush claim the mantle?

Next act
A warm public embrace for the new Nancy

Tale of two titans
Gloria Borger on Tip and Ron

Sunny side up
Somehow, things always worked out

A man and a generation
David Gergen on what he meant

The last time we saw him
Memories from kids in the park

He stands in history
Michael Barone ranks Reagan

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