Ronald Reagan

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First lady Nancy Reagan congratulates, from left, Richard Cavoli, Tyrone Ford, Shelby Butler and Trevor Farrell, young heroes that President Ronald Reagan honored during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1986 on Capitol Hill, Washington. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma)

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Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan, seated at desk, meets with members of his staff in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 23, 1980. It was Reagan’s first meeting with his staff since his nomination last week at the Republican convention in Detroit. At left is Ed Meese. At right are Ed Gray, foreground, Peter Daily, partially obscured behind Gray, Richard Wirthlin and Martin Anderson, background. (AP Photo/Saxon)

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Mario Cuomo, whose son Andrew is New York's reigning governor, rose to national prominence in 1984 with his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention assailing Ronald Reagan. (Associated Press)

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By the time he leaves office in two years, President Obama will be known as the man who was even more successful getting Republicans elected than Ronald Reagan, writes conservative Steve Deace. (Associated Press)

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President Ronald Reagan, right, greets Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz., in the Rose Garden at the White House during a ceremony to start National Partiotism Week in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1981. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi)

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President Ronald Reagan, right, greets Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz., in the Rose Garden at the White House during a ceremony to start National Partiotism Week in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1981. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi)

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Ronald Reagan giving his "A time for choosing" speech in 1964 The Washington Times

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Ronald Reagan (Photo/Reagan Foundation)

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Illustration of Jim Brady and Ronald Reagan by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Incoming Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan is both a Republican, and a former assistant to Ronald Reagan. (Washington Post)

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In this photo released by the White House, U.S. President Ronald Reagan, left, and Vice President George Bush go horseback riding at Camp David, Md., July 1981. (AP Photo/White House, Michael Evans)

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Ronald Reagan took his wife Nancy for a canoe ride on a pond at their mountain to ranch near Santa Barbara, Calif. on Monday, July 27, 1976 after announcing in Los Angeles that he had selected liberal republican U.S. Sen. Richard S. Schweiker as his vice presidential running mate if nominated at the GOP National Convention in Kansas city. (AP Photo)

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James Brady, selected by president-elect Ronald Reagan to become his press secretary, talks to reporters after the announcement was made in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1981. (AP Photo)

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National Edition Opinion cover for June 6, 2014 - How Reagan transformed D-Day memorials: Photo shows general view of the ceremony at Pointe Du Hoc, France, on Wednesday, June 6, 1984 as President Ronald Reagan delivers his speech shortly after his arrival in Normandy. Sitting are right is Mrs. Nancy Reagan with veterans of the 2nd Ranger Battalion that conquered the cliffs. Left, the memorial monument remembering the invasion 40 years ago. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)