ROVE DECLARES REAGAN AMONG GREATEST U.S. PRESIDENTS.Byline: Lisa M. Sodders Staff Writer SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - Karl Rove  The external links in this article or section may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies. praised the late former President Ronald
Reagan as a man of ideas and one of the 20th century's greatest
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In ``The Reagan Lecture'' Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs and Museum, Rove said Reagan's critics often agreed that he was likable, avuncular a·vun·cu·lar adj. 1. Of or having to do with an uncle. 2. Regarded as characteristic of an uncle, especially in benevolence or tolerance. , friendly and a great communicator - but dismissed him as being only those things. ``Reagan was a man of ideas,'' said Rove, President George W. Bush's deputy chief of staff and senior adviser. ``He was a great communicator because he had great ideas to communicate,'' including the belief that communism would fail because it was ultimately against human nature. ``Ronald Reagan did not just happen to 'guess right' about communism, as Dan Rather once said,'' Rove said tartly, adding that Reagan had a ``first-rate mind.'' ``Ronald Reagan's optimism about America was anchored in reality,'' Rove said. ``An understanding of the strength and basic decency of the American people An American people may be:
``We were very blessed to have him and we still miss him.'' Rove, an official in Reagan's 1984 election campaign, spoke to a crowd of about 300, who gave him a standing ovation before and after his speech. Former California Gov. Pete Wilson For others named Pete Wilson, see . Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. Wilson served as the thirty-sixth Governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that introduced him. Rove drew laughter several times from the audience. Referring to a group of about a dozen protesters outside the library's sweeping driveway entrance, he noted impishly imp·ish adj. Of or befitting an imp; mischievous. imp  ish·ly adv.imp that they could come to his next speaking engagement: at noon July 4 in Death Valley. Asked about former first lady Hillary Clinton's chances for a presidential run, he told a few anecdotes about Bill Clinton, doing a dead-on impersonation Impersonation Patroclus wore the armor of Achilles against the Trojans to encourage the disheartened Greeks. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad] Prisoner of Zenda, The of the former president's drawl drawl v. drawled, drawl·ing, drawls v.intr. To speak with lengthened or drawn-out vowels. v.tr. . Former first lady Nancy Reagan was at the library as well Saturday to receive the keys to a U.S. Secret Service vehicle. It completes the Secret Service motorcade display at the library's Air Force One Pavilion, scheduled to open this fall. More than 100 retired Secret Service agents and their spouses, many of whom worked with former President Reagan during his two terms in office, were on hand for the surprise visit. Nancy Reagan, in an elegant navy pin-striped suit, thanked them all for coming, and added, ``I just want to give each one of you a big hug.'' John Bartlett, a retired Secret Service agent who worked with Reagan almost up until his death last year, said the former first lady's visit moved him and the other agents greatly. ``It brought tears to my eyes,'' Bartlett said. ``It was very nice of her to do this.'' Lisa M. Sodders, (818) 713-3663 lisa.sodders(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color in Simi SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative edition only) Karl Rove, senior adviser to President Bush, delivers ``The Reagan Lecture'' Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Library. (2 -- color -- ran in Simi edition only) Below, former first lady Nancy Reagan smiles at a joke. (3 -- ran in Simi edition only) Former first lady Nancy Reagan greets ex- Secret Service agents who used to protect her and her husband on Saturday at the Reagan Library. She received the keys of a Secret Service Suburban that will be part of the motorcade at the new Air Force One Pavilion. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer |
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