Front-Row Seat at the Reagan White House

The Ronald Reagan White House
Diana Walker for TIME

Ever the Showman
"Reagan still had that Hollywood touch, always completely comfortable in front of a crowd. Here, he looks like he's about to break into an old soft-shoe at Rickman High School, where he was made an honorary Kewpie, the school's mascot."

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