A vial purportedly containing dried blood from former President Ronald Reagan after a 1981 assassination attempt will not be auctioned online, but donated to Reagan's presidential foundation, officials said Thursday.
"Only in America": Piers Morgan takes a look at PFCAuctions and their decision to sell Reagan's blood.
In 2007, former first lady Nancy Reagan talked to CNN's Larry King about her lifelong love affair with President Reagan.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation threatened legal action over the online sale of a vial purportedly containing dried blood from the former president following a 1981 assassination attempt.
Faced with a strong jobs report Friday, Republicans tried out a new rhetorical message: This isn't a disaster, but Ronald Reagan could have done better.
She's out there, lurking in the 2012 presidential race like a horror movie villain who refuses to die.
The government mental hospital where John Hinckley Jr. has spent most of the last 30 years since he shot and tried to kill President Ronald Reagan is asking a federal court to allow Hinckley's eventual release to live with or near his aging mother in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks out against Republicans and House Speaker John Boehner's debt ceiling deal.
As the debt-ceiling deadline ticks closer, conservatives in Congress are fighting among themselves. The civil war is between responsible Republicans and extreme ideologues. The question is whether the collateral damage will include the American economy.
Fifty-five years ago, freedom reigned for a brief moment in Communist Hungary. On October 23, 1956, student protesters marched through the streets of Budapest demanding an immediate end to their Soviet-dominated government.
Sen. Tom Coburn, a staunch conservative from Oklahoma, triggered a heated debate among conservatives when he acknowledged that tax increases might be necessary if Congress really wants to reduce the deficit.
Ronald Reagan was shot 30 years ago Wednesday. His grace under fire helped him solidify the support and affection of the American people. It also helped propel his economic policies through a Democratic-controlled Congress and put American politics on a different trajectory.
After President Reagan was shot, it was unknown if he'd been hit. See how CNN covered the breaking news 30 years ago this month.
Ronald Reagan and his secret service agent describe how close the president came to dying 30 years ago on March 30.
Since the late 1940s, it has been an American custom for pollsters and publications to release a ranking of U.S. presidents.
As the late President Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday is observed, historians point out that his political successes, not his persona, have been mythologized over the years.
A look back at the highs and lows of Ronald Reagan's presidency and post-presidency.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called President Ronald Reagan "one of a kind" and trumpeted his leadership and legacy in a speech at the Reagan Ranch Center.
The first thing that comes to mind about Ronald Reagan on the eve of his 100th birthday is neither a touchstone of the Gipper-worshipping right wing -- his "tear down this wall" speech in West Berlin or telling President Jimmy Carter "there you go again" -- or the usual liberal counterpoints such as declaring ketchup as a vegetable or saying to a national audience that "facts are stupid things."
The 100th anniversary of the birth of our 40th president, Ronald Reagan, is Sunday. On that day and during the year ahead, there will be many celebrations of the life of a man who remains one of the most beloved and respected of our modern presidents.
This weekend commences the celebrations across the country and world of the 100th birthday of our 40th president, Ronald Wilson Reagan. I was privileged to serve President Reagan in two capacities, first as his chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities and then again as his secretary of education.
Politics is history in the present tense. And this week has been crowded with historic anniversaries that should adjust our expectations upward when it comes to the dark carnival of contemporary politics.
What is one to make of Sarah Palin's defensive, bitter, self-centered speech in response to the mass killings in Arizona?
The first date is over. Not much happened. President Obama and his new governing partners, the House and Senate Republicans, met at the White House along with the Democratic leaders and discussed the unsolvable issues between them.
We're approaching the 100th anniversary of the birthday of Ronald Reagan: February 6, 2011. It's time to begin thinking seriously about an appropriate national commemoration of this good man and great president.
In 2009, a statue of former president Ronald Reagan was unveiled in the Capitol Rotunda.
Editor's note: There are 21 days to go before voters cast ballots in the hotly contested midterm elections. In this special feature, CNN's political contributors share their quick thoughts on what's making news. Alex Castellanos is a founding partner of National Media Inc. and served as media consultant to the presidential campaigns of Bob Dole, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Phil Gramm and Mitt Romney. James Carville is a Democratic strategist who serves as a political contributor for CNN, appearing frequently on CNN's "The Situation Room" as well as other programs on all CNN networks. Carville remains active in Democratic politics and is a party fundraiser.
Those who oppose higher taxes and are fed up with record levels of U.S. debt may pine for Ronald Reagan, the patron saint of lower taxes and smaller government.
Should Ulysses S. Grant, the legendary Union general and 18th president of the United States, be bumped from his 96-year stint on the $50 bill?
Republicans have been downright giddy following the off-year elections in Virginia and New Jersey. In a swing state and a blue state, Republicans pulled off significant victories with Chris Christie's defeat of Gov. John Corzine and Robert McDonnell defeating Creigh Deeds.
Bruce Bartlett was a lieutenant in the Reagan revolution. As an aide to congressman Jack Kemp, he helped write the legislation underpinning Ronald Reagan's 1981 tax cut and then worked in the Reagan and the George H.W. Bush administrations.
Could federal money in the "green" sector be the answer to U.S. economic troubles?
"Who controls the past controls the future."
The 87-year-old former first lady returns home to recover from a broken pelvis
CNN's John King uses the Magic Wall to explain what Sen. McCain must do to win enough electoral votes.
Sen. John McCain likes to say he enjoys being the underdog. After all, this is the relentless candidate who somehow managed to capture his party's nomination after the political world left him for dead in the summer of 2007.
She fell in her Bel Air home last week and sought treatment when the pain persisted
Nancy Reagan, wife of the late President Ronald Reagan, is hospitalized in California after suffering a broken pelvis, according to spokeswoman Joanne Drake.
Eco Quiz: Solarupdated: Mon Sep 01 2008 03:23:00
Which U.S. president famously took down the solar panels which had previously been fitted in the White House?
In 2004, just after the release of Ron Suskind's "The Price of Loyalty," a critical account of former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill's experiences in the Bush administration, Scott McClellan, then the administration spokesman, was asked what he thought of the work.
Up to 80,000 items at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library are unaccounted for, probably because of haphazard record-keeping and inventory procedures, officials said Thursday.
Behind President Reagan's famous challenge to Gorbachev, delivered 20 years ago today, that helped end the Cold War
Underlying all the questions about abortion, taxes and war during Thursday night's GOP debate was a simple question: What's next for the Republican Party? The answer is not so easy.
For Republicans, the Ronald Reagan Library is sacred ground. That's why it's the ideal setting for the first Republican presidential debate of this campaign cycle.
From the riotous coverage of this election, starting months ago and ending with the November 7 crescendo, one might conclude that momentous events are afoot: To the barricades! Out with the old; in with the new!
Americans are, by actual measurement, the most optimistic people on the planet. It's deep in our genes. With the exception of those whose ancestors were here when Columbus arrived or those whose ancestors were brought here against their will in chains, every American is either an immigrant or the direct descendant of immigrants.
If the polls are accurate, then for only the second time in 30 years are the most loyal partisans in the Out-of-Power political party and their most partisan opponents in the In-Power party backing the same candidate to be the next presidential nominee of the Out-of-Power party.
Ronald Reagan was the most fascinating person of the last quarter-century, according to a Top 25 list compiled by CNN and editors at Time magazine. The world of politics is also home to many others who made the list.
Does anyone ever read a coffee-table book?
It's the question Ronald Reagan used to win the presidency in 1980: Are you better off now than you were four years ago?
A series of letters that Ronald Reagan wrote during his presidency to Sen. George Murphy of California, his long-time friend and confidant, were offered for sale Tuesday. The collection is valued at $225,000.
Letters written by President Ronald Reagan to a long-time friend and confidant were offered for sale Tuesday, a spokesman for the company handling the bidding said.
Michael Reagan introduced a video tribute to his late father, former President Ronald Reagan, to the Republican National Convention.
Republicans spent a week formally honoring the late Ronald W. Reagan in June. This month, they'll likely spend a week (at least) tearing down his near-namesake, ballet-dancing son, Ronald P. Reagan, following news that he's going prime time in Boston.
I interviewed Ronald Reagan once, on an airplane, during the 1980 presidential campaign.
Swept up by their emotions over Ronald Reagan's death, congressional Republicans last week couldn't think of enough ways to honor their conservative hero.
President Ronald Reagan was laid to rest at sunset Friday, the culmination of a five-day national farewell full of pomp and somber majesty.
From a dignified departure at the Capitol, to a cathedral filled to capacity with leaders past and present, Friday's events served as both a somber farewell and a celebration of the life of Ronald Reagan.
The following is a transcript of the eulogy given Friday by former President George H.W. Bush at Ronald Reagan's funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington:
The following is a transcript of a eulogy, prerecorded by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, played Friday at Ronald Reagan's funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington:
The following is a transcript of a eulogy given Friday by President Bush at Ronald Reagan's funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington:
CNN.com asked its users to reflect on the death of Ronald Reagan and share their memories of the former president. Thousands of e-mails were received from around the world.
The following is a transcript of the eulogy given by former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney on Friday at Ronald Reagan's funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington:
The nation's capital prepared to say its final goodbye to former President Ronald Reagan, who will be honored with a national funeral service Friday.
Financial markets will be closed Friday for the state funeral of former President Ronald Reagan, who died last week after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
The nation's capital prepared to say its final goodbye to former President Ronald Reagan, who will be honored with a national funeral service Friday.
The nation's capital prepared to say its final goodbye to former President Ronald Reagan, who will be honored with a national funeral service Friday.
While networks scramble to coordinate camera positions, the National Cathedral is on virtual lockdown while security is beefed up for Ronald Reagan's state funeral where dozens of dignitaries will converge Friday.
CNN.com asked its users to reflect on the death of Ronald Reagan and share their memories of the former president.
Ronald Reagan's visage on a $20 bill? Alexander Hamilton gone from the $10?
Admirers by the tens of thousands -- young and old, well-known and unknown, dressed up and dressed down -- came to the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Thursday to slowly file past the flag-draped casket of former President Ronald Reagan.
She spent eight years close by Ronald Reagan's side, zealously protecting him as he navigated through the toughest job in the world. Then, robbed of an easy ride into the sunset, she spent 10 years caring for him as Alzheimer's disease sapped both his mind and irrepressible personality.
After the casket of former President Ronald Reagan arrived at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Vice President Dick Cheney, House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, the president pro tempore of the Senate, spoke briefly.
After former President Ronald Reagan's funeral cortege arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday evening, Vice President Dick Cheney, House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, the president pro tempore of the Senate spoke briefly.
After former President Ronald Reagan's funeral cortege arrived at the U.S. Capitol, he was remembered by Vice President Dick Cheney, House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, the president pro tempore of the Senate.
Radio problems aboard a plane carrying Kentucky's governor triggered an evacuation of the U.S. Capitol less than two hours before the scheduled funeral procession for former President Ronald Reagan, federal authorities said Wednesday.
CNN.com asked its users to reflect on the death of Ronald Reagan and share their memories of the former president.
Following is an outline of funeral events in honor of Ronald Reagan.
Check out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.
In a cross-country journey marked by gestures large and small, the body of former President Ronald Reagan was brought to the Rotunda of the Capitol on Wednesday to lie in state.
In his lifetime Ronald Reagan saw many things named for him: an aircraft carrier, an airport, office buildings and highways.
Tens of thousands of mourners poured into the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library this week to participate in a public viewing of a casket bearing the body of the 40th president.
CNN.com asked its users to reflect on the death of Ronald Reagan and share their memories of the former president.
Check out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.
The nation (and the media) continue to mourn Ronald Reagan today, but politics creeps back into the headlines. Especially in Florida, where Al Gore is throwing spitballs in the Democratic Senate campaign-turned-foodfight, and in South Carolina, where four top Republicans face off in a Senate primary today.
Ronald Reagan's face could one day adorn the $10 bill or half the dimes minted in the country, if fans of the late president get their way.
After thousands in California pay their last respects to the nation's 40th president, Ronald Reagan's casket will be flown to Washington on Wednesday, to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda until a state funeral on Friday.
Several federal and local security agencies are preparing for the events surrounding the state funeral of former President Ronald Reagan in Washington this week.
The Supreme Court Monday publicly acknowledged the death of Ronald Reagan, with Chief Justice William Rehnquist saying, "the court notes with sadness the passing" of the former president.
Financial markets will be closed Friday in memory of former President Ronald Reagan, who died Saturday after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
From a $150 Air Force One jelly bean jar bearing Ronald Reagan's signature in gold to his signed memoirs priced at $4,000, the market is suddenly flooded with memorabilia related to the nation's 40th president.
CNN.com asked its users to reflect on the death of Ronald Reagan and share their memories of the former president.
Check out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.
Ronald Reagan's conservatism can be seen at the nation's highest court, dominated by his colorful and influential choices.
Reagan's reachupdated: Mon Jun 07 2004 08:01:00
Ronald Reagan had a profound impact on presidential campaigns in the final quarter of the 20th century, even when his name was nowhere near the ballot.
A wildfire fueled by gusts of wind over drought-parched land burned just four miles from the ranch that served as former President Ronald Reagan's western White House, but firefighters expect it to be contained within two days and not threaten the ranch unless there is an unexpected shift in the weather, a Santa Barbara County fire official said.
Fueled by gusts of wind over drought-parched land Sunday, a wildfire approached the ranch that served as President Ronald Reagan's western White House in the 1980s, said fire officials in Santa Barbara County, California.
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