FILE - In this May 14, 1984, file photo, Michael Jackson , center, stands with President Ronald Reagan, left, and first lady Nancy Reagan on the south lawn of the White House prior to receiving an award from the president for his contribution to the drunk driving awareness program. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

FILE - In this May 14, 1984, file photo, Michael Jackson , center, stands with President Ronald Reagan, left, and first lady Nancy Reagan on the south lawn of the White House prior to receiving an award from the president for his contribution to the drunk driving awareness program.

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  1. FILE - In this June 24, 1985 file photo, U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., talks with President Ronald Reagan, left, as they look over an American Eagle that graced President John F. Kennedy's desk during a fund raising event for the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library at McLean, Va. Kennedy, the liberal lion of the Senate, has died after battling a brain tumor. He was 77. Kennedy's family announced his death in a brief statement released early Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009.
  2. A statue of Ronald Reagan looms in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Wednesday, June 3,2009, as, from left, his widow, former first lady Nancy Reagan, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. take part in an unveiling ceremony of the statue. Nine years ago, Congress changed a law that had prevented statue switching. Each state gets two statues of notable historic figures who are deceased. Most are in bronze or marble and stand in National Statuary Hall, south of the rotunda. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite.
  3. Michael Reagan, the son of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan is pictured in front of an historic picture showing former German mayor Richard von Weizsaecker, U.S. president Ronald Reagan and former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (LtoR) as he addresses a news conference at Checkpoint Charlie museum in Berlin, November 6, 2009. The Museum will open an exhibition "Ronald Reagan - Ambassador of Freedom" on November 7, 2009.
  4. George Shultz, former Secretary of State under President Reagan salutes Ronald Reagan during the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library and The Heritage Foundation commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the advent of freedom and democracy in Eastern Europe.
  5. Vaclav Klaus the second President of the Czech Republic, and former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, is welcomed at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library and The Heritage Foundation commemorates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the advent of freedom and democracy in Eastern Europe.
  6. Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, left, and George Shultz, former Secretary of State under President Reagan, pose in front of a segment of the Berlin Wall at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library and The Heritage Foundation commemorates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the advent of freedom and democracy in Eastern Europe.
  7. LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 28: Mayor Rudy Clay of Gary, Indiana speaks during a press conference at the Brenden Theatres inside the Palms Casino Resort to announce plans to build a performing arts center in Gary, Indiana, on October 28, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  8. LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 28: Mayor Rudy Clay of Gary, Indiana speaks during a press conference at the Brenden Theatres inside the Palms Casino Resort to announce plans to build a performing arts center in Gary, Indiana, on October 28, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  9. LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 28: Mayor Rudy Clay of Gary, Indiana speaks during a press conference at the Brenden Theatres inside the Palms Casino Resort to announce plans to build a performing arts center in Gary, Indiana, on October 28, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  10. LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 28: Mayor Rudy Clay of Gary, Indiana speaks during a press conference at the Brenden Theatres inside the Palms Casino Resort to announce plans to build a performing arts center in Gary, Indiana, on October 28, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  11. LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 28: Mayor Rudy Clay of Gary, Indiana speaks during a press conference at the Brenden Theatres inside the Palms Casino Resort to announce plans to build a performing arts center in Gary, Indiana on October 28, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  12. LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 28: CEO of the Brenden Theatre Corp. Johnny Brenden speaks during a press conference at the Brenden Theatres inside the Palms Casino Resort to announce plans to build a performing arts center in Gary, Indiana on October 28, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  13. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) greets U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)(2nd L), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)(2nd R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after a meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  14. L-R: House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain walk on a path on the North Lawn of the White House following a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  15. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, looks on in front of the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  16. House Minority Leader John Boehner (C), R-OH, chats with Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (L), R-AZ, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, near the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.

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