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To learn more, visit our new virtual exhibit. reaganlibrary.gov/exhibits/virtu… - 📸: President Reagan with Lee Iacocca and James Watt during a ceremony recognizing the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Commission in the East Room, 05/18/1982. (catalog.archives.gov/id/75856791)

#Onthisday in 1982, #PresidentReagan announced the creation of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Commission. The Commission set out with an ambitious goal: to restore both Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty in time for the 100th anniversary celebration.

--- 📸: Nancy Reagan visiting the 3rd grade classroom at Latin School of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, 05/14/1982. (reaganlibrary.gov/archives/photo…) 📸: Nancy Reagan addressing students and faculty of the Latin School of Chicago in Chicago, 05/14/1982. (reaganlibrary.gov/archives/photo…)

#Onthisday in 1982, #NancyReagan made a trip to her alma mater, the Latin School of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. She visited the 3rd grade class who had written her letters and watched part of the school’s musical, Tom Sawyer.

View the full ceremony and President Reagan’s remarks about Army Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez at the link below. catalog.archives.gov/id/38995329

The Medal of Honor is the highest military award dedicated to United States service members who have distinguished themselves through “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.”

On February 24, 1981, #PresidentReagan presented the Medal of Honor to Army Master Sergeant, Roy Benavidez, to recognize his bravery and valorous actions during the Vietnam War.

📸: Formal photograph of young Nancy Reagan (née Davis) and her mother, Edith Davis, January 1931. (catalog.archives.gov/id/75857057)

📸: The Reagan Family at Rancho del Cielo (Left to Right) Michael Reagan, President Reagan, Cameron Reagan, Colleen Reagan, Nancy Reagan, Ashley Marie Reagan, Ron Reagan, Doria Reagan, Paul Grilley, Patti Davis, 08/17/1985. (catalog.archives.gov/id/75854255)

Happy Mother’s Day! 💐 -

📸: President Reagan during his trip to France and his speech to the European Parliament, 05/08/1985. (catalog.archives.gov/id/75854105)

#Onthisday in 1985, #PresidentReagan delivered his Address to a Special Session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of V-E Day. Click the link below to watch President Reagan’s Address. catalog.archives.gov/id/36714219 ---

📸: President Reagan aboard the USS Constellation watching a weapons training exercise with Captain Dennis Brooks, Admiral James Watkins, Edwin Meese, and other Naval officials, 08/20/1981 (catalog.archives.gov/id/75854877

To learn more about President Reagan's military service and view his digitized military records, visit the link below: reaganlibrary.gov/reagans/ronald… 📸: Photograph of Ronald Reagan in military uniform, 1940s (catalog.archives.gov/id/75857039)

May is #MilitaryAppreciationMonth. To all the veterans and to the men and women currently serving, thank you for your courage and service.

📸: President Reagan sitting on the stage next to Elie Wiesel while Sidney Yates speaks during a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust in the East Room 04/30/1981 catalog.archives.gov/id/75852993

On this day in 1981 #PresidentReagan participated in a ceremony at the first annual commemoration of Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust in the East Room. Click the link below to listen to his remarks. catalog.archives.gov/id/161343546

📸: President Reagan and Nancy Reagan during the State Dinner for President Pertini of Italy and a photo op with Joe Montana in the East Room, 3/25/1982. (catalog.archives.gov/id/276563453)

Click the link below to see the football in our Digital Artifact Collection: reagan.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/3654 - 🏈 Pictures courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum; Artifact ID: 1982.00665.01