Ronald Reagan Centennial

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What Obama Sees in Reagan

Barack Obama realized long ago that Ronald Reagan was a transformational President who reshaped the nation and its politics. Now Obama is fashioning his own presidency to follow the Gipper's playbook More »

Top 25 Political Icons

Feb. 6 marks the 100th birthday of the late U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Few political figures in recent memory have matched the Gipper's charisma or enduring appeal. We look at other world leaders who legacies have stood the test of time More »
Reagan Revelation: At 100, Why He Still Matters

A century after his birth and 30 years after he took office, President Ronald Reagan's optimistic vision and complex conservatism inspire and haunt Republicans and Democrats alike More »
Photos: Front-Row Seat at the Reagan White House

TIME photographer Diana Walker recounts what it was like to cover the Great Communicator More »
Ronald Reagan's Top 10 Movie Roles

As a politician, the 40th president was a superb performer, but for his earlier career in Hollywood, the reviews are mixed More »
Grace Under Fire: Patti Davis on Her Father's Final Years

Throughout Ronald Reagan's battle with Alzheimer's, Davis recalls, he held on to his most essential qualities — graciousness, kindness toward others, gratitude and humility More »
Video: Reagan's Words

Ronald Reagan's optimism and belief in American exceptionalism informed the most memorable speeches of his presidency More »
His Fulcrum Year: 1966

A gallery of rare and unseen images from Reagan's first foray into big-time politics More »
Best and Worst of the 2011 Grammys

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Video: Reagan's Four Famous Syllables: 'Tear Down This Wall'

Though his aides didn't believe the speech would have much of an impact, President Reagan's blunt demand in West Berlin to "Tear Down This Wall" became one of his most memorable moments More »
Video: The Challenger Tragedy and the Mourner in Chief

When the space shuttle Challenger was lost on January 28, 1986, President Ronald Reagan offered poignant words that urged a nation to keep exploring More »
What Would Reagan Do?

What would Reagan do with the current crisis in Egypt? More »
One Woman's Travels with Alzheimer's

"The experience is solitary and personal" — Patti Davis More »
Photos: How Presidents Age in Office

From LBJ to Barack Obama, a look at what the toughest job in the world can do to a person More »
Photos: Presidential Days at the Beach

As the Obama family vacations on Martha's Vineyard, TIME looks back at a popular pastime of U.S. Presidents More »