Amending America: The 20th Amendment, January 20, and Presidential Inaugurations

Today's post comes from Reagan Library Education Department staffer Brett Robert. Later this month on January 20, if you follow the Reagan Presidential Library on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram , or any of the other Presidential Libraries for that matter, you might notice something: every President since Franklin Delano Roosevelt's second term has been sworn into office … Continue reading Amending America: The 20th Amendment, January 20, and Presidential Inaugurations

“Reaganomics”: The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981

Today's post, from Reagan Library Education Department staffer Brett Robert, marks a return to our focus on creating classroom-ready resources for teachers and students, as today is the first day of school for many school districts. Welcome back to school. "Our bill is, in short, the first real tax cut for everyone in twenty years." … Continue reading “Reaganomics”: The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981

Ronald Reagan’s remarks when the Olympic Torch came to the White House in 1984

Today's post comes from Reagan Library Education Department staffer Brett Robert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vLe1OwKu2c 14 May 1984 - John Hughes' Sixteen Candles was flickering across the nation's silver screens, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was born in White Plains, N.Y., and in Washington, D.C. the Olympic Torch came to the White House on its way to Los Angeles. President Reagan … Continue reading Ronald Reagan’s remarks when the Olympic Torch came to the White House in 1984

On This Day: Reagan and the Air Traffic Controllers

Today's post comes from Reagan Library Education Department staffer Brett Robert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEqOSzgQNhI Thirty-five years ago on Monday August 3, 1981 members of PATCO, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, went on strike at 7 A.M.  Shortly before 11 A.M. President Reagan delivered the above remarks from the White House Rose Garden. Let me make one … Continue reading On This Day: Reagan and the Air Traffic Controllers

That’s a wrap! Film This! 2016 brings film industry experience to high school students

Today's post comes from Reagan Library Education Department staffer Brett Robert. This summer break while many high school students are flocking to movie theaters, chasing Pokemon, or learning the intricacies of menial labor, the Reagan Presidential Library has been hosting our annual filmmaking workshops that connect young minds with experienced teachers.  Since 2013 Film This! has brought educators … Continue reading That’s a wrap! Film This! 2016 brings film industry experience to high school students

Ronald Reagan and the Republican National Convention

Today's post comes from Reagan Library Education Department staffer Brett Robert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBP2gvZTnwM This year one of our projects at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library has been to digitize and upload to our public YouTube channel many of President Reagan's iconic speeches. Our Audiovisual Archivist is spearheading this task to create a resource for students, teachers, … Continue reading Ronald Reagan and the Republican National Convention

The White House: Inside Stories from the Reagan Presidential Library Part II

Today's post comes from Reagan Library Education Department staffer Brett Robert and continues our series on items and installations from the White House on display or in our collections.  Click here for Part I and click here to see the website for the PBS documentary The White House: Inside Story. The Executive Mansion at 1600 Pennsylvania … Continue reading The White House: Inside Stories from the Reagan Presidential Library Part II

The White House: Inside Stories from the Reagan Presidential Library Part I

Today's post comes from Reagan Library Education Department staffer Brett Robert. Click here for part II to learn about more of the items from the White House in our collections. Tonight PBS will air a documentary special The White House: Inside Story examining life in, the history of, and everything about the Presidential Residence.  The show features interviews … Continue reading The White House: Inside Stories from the Reagan Presidential Library Part I

Fourth of July 1986: Liberty Weekend Thirty Years Later

Today's post comes from Reagan Library Education Department staffer Brett Robert. The Fourth of July is a celebration of the heritage and history of the United States.  While every President honors Independence Day in different ways, one of the grandest celebrations of this anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence took place in 1986 … Continue reading Fourth of July 1986: Liberty Weekend Thirty Years Later

Presidential Firsts! Presidential Pioneers in Education?

Today's post comes from Reagan Library Education Department staffer Brett Robert Every year the Reagan Library offers the Film This! summer program for high school students.  Over the course of a week students shoot and edit original documentary films.  This year's theme for Film This is "Presidential Firsts," to register for this year's program, click … Continue reading Presidential Firsts! Presidential Pioneers in Education?