President Reagan believed strongly that greater productivity growth was of supreme importance to America's future.

President Reagan wanted the Republican Party to be a party of inclusion.

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again – Ronald Reagan was raised that all men and women are created equal – regardless of race or religion. Here are President Reagan's remarks at a national Black Republican Council Dinner in 1982.

On September 1, 1983, the Soviet Union shot down a Korean Airlines passenger airliner traveling from New York to Seoul, killing all 269 people on board. President Reagan called the attack a massacre and spoke to the nation about the importance of peace through strength.

President Reagan was proud of many things and especially proud to be an American. Learn more in this week’s Throwback Thursday with President Reagan podcast.

President Reagan was great at rallying the troops – at inspiring others to work together for the betterment of America. Here are President Reagan's remarks at a White House Briefing for Administration Supporters in 1987.

Ronald Reagan was raised that all men and women are created equal – regardless of race or religion. As such, he gave no leeway to those who showed racism. Here are President Reagan's remarks to Jewish Leaders at Temple Hillel in 1984.

President Reagan believed in working together, bipartisanship and everyone getting along. Starting in the 1960s while he was campaigning to be California’s Governor, and through the rest of his political career, Ronald Reagan often cited the 11th Commandment – thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican, a sentiment he credited to Gaylord Parkinson, the state chairman of California Republicans during the 1960s.

President Reagan believed so strongly in equality – that we are one people, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. These were President Reagan's words during an address to the nation on Independence Day in 1986.

Although he fought against illegal immigration, President Reagan knew that American citizenship was the dream and goal of many, and he wholeheartedly welcomed legal immigration.

President Reagan believed so strongly in unity – that America really could come together as one. Here is President Reagan's speech at the Address to the Nation on Independence Day.

President Reagan believed that the 4th of July was not just a day of celebrating our nation’s birthday but that it was also a day of coming together as an American Family. Here is President Reagan's address to the nation on the observance of Independence Day in 1984.

President Reagan often said that there are heroes all around us – we just don’t know where to look. These were President Reagan’s remarks at the Annual Convention of the United States League of Savings Associations in 1982.

It was Ronald Reagan’s happiness, his optimism, his enjoyment of life and his undying belief in the inherent goodness and spirit of the American people that got us to believe in ourselves again and put our country back on track. That, more than anything else, is the enduring legacy of the Presidency of Ronald Reagan.

During President Reagan’s term in office, Congress passed the Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions which helped savings and loan banks deal with rising inflation and interest rates by further deregulating deposit rates.

President Reagan believed in the goal of full employment for everyone through economic growth, not through government programs. Here are President Reagan's remarks at the Annual Convention of the United States League of Savings Associations in 1982.

President Reagan believed in family, the American Dream, and equality and growth for all. Here are President Reagan's remarks at the Annual Convention of the United States League of Savings Associations in 1982.

Ronald Reagan believed that Memorial Day was a time to take stock of the present, reflect on the past, and renew our commitment to the future of America. It is a day to remember that we are forever indebted to those who have given their lives so that we might be free.

Nothing made President Reagan more proud than seeing the men and women in uniform defending our nation. Armed Forces Day, which is on May 21 each year, is a time to honor the men and women who currently serve in the armed forces of the United States. Something Ronald Reagan did every day.

35 years ago today, President Reagan signed Proclamation 5653 marking this week "Just Say No To Drugs" Week. In his proclamation, he wrote: In recent years, the American people have begun to work together and make significant progress against the intolerable effects of illegal drugs on our way of life. The possibility of realizing our dream of a drug-free generation of American youth took a giant step forward when young people started to join together and organize around the battle cry of JUST SAY NO TO DRUGS.