Reagan and Friends

Reagan and Friends (Season 2) Ep 4 – Margaret Thatcher

In this month's episode of Reagan & Friends, we take a look at the close bond between President Ronald Reagan and U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. These two world leaders shared many of the same views on government and foreign policy, and both leaders continue to be revered for their conservative ideals and steady hands as leaders.

Reagan and Friends (Season 2) Ep 3 – Nelle Reagan

With Mother's Day happening this month, we thought there was no better time to celebrate the incomparable bond between President Reagan and his mother, Nelle Reagan.

Reagan and Friends (Season 2) Ep 2 – Dwight D. Eisenhower

In the Season 2 premiere of Reagan and Friends, we take a look at the close friendship between President Reagan and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Ronald Reagan worked hard to promote General Eisenhower in his presidential campaign. When Reagan campaigned for governor, President Eisenhower returned the favor and assisted in his campaign. The two played golf together for many years.

Reagan and Friends (Season 2) Ep 1 – Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Under his father's encouragement, Jackson's career in music began at the age of 5. He would go on to earn the label of "King of Pop" and become one of the 20th century's most influential musical artists.

Reagan and Friends (Season 1) Ep 12 – President's Club

Being President of the United States can be lonely and daunting, and only a few people alive know what it's like firsthand. When a president leaves the White House, he enters one of the most elite clubs, which was established at Dwight Eisenhower’s inauguration by Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover. Its members are bound forever by the experience of the Oval Office and yet are eternal rivals for history’s favor. Yet the club members tend to have remarkable private relationships.

Reagan and Friends (Season 1) Ep 11 – Pope John Paul II

Karol Józef Woy-tiva was born in Poland, the youngest of three children. From humble beginnings, he would go on to become Pope John Paul II and one of President Reagan's greatest allies by the end of the Cold War.

Reagan and Friends (Season 1) Ep 10 – Princess Diana

The late Diana, Princess of Wales, was born The Honourable Diana Frances Spencer on July 1, 1961 in Norfolk, England. She had two older sisters, Sarah and Jane, and a brother, Charles. She received the title of Lady Diana Spencer in 1975, when her father inherited his Earldom.

Reagan and Friends (Season 1) Ep 9 – Bob Hope

For over half a century, Bob Hope was an icon of American entertainment, as well as a friend to 11 U.S. Presidents, including President Reagan.

Reagan and Friends (Season 1) Ep 8 – Pat Boone

Charles Eugene Patrick Boone, known to the public as Pat Boone, led an extraordinary life with a mild mannered demeanor and a fierce devotion to Christianity. In this special episode of Reagan and Friends, learn about his relationship with President Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan, told through stories of when Pat Boone visited the President.

Reagan and Friends (Season 1) Ep 7 – John Wayne

Marion Morrison was born in Iowa in 1907, came West with his family in 1914, and pretty soon was being called “Duke” by everyone who knew him, after some local firefighters in Glendale, California thought it would be fun to give the boy the same nickname as his constant companion, a proud Airedale dog named Duke.
Marion Morrison got his first starring role as the cowboy Breck Coleman in the 1930 film, “The Big Trail.” During this production, studio executives gave Morrison a new name in the hopes of making him an easier sell to film audiences, and he readily accepted the moniker “John Wayne,” saying it was OK with him if the people paying his salary wanted to spruce up his name.
Throughout the 1930s, John Wayne diligently and strategically honed his craft while starring in a series of less well-known Western features and serials, preferring to spend most of his time with stuntmen and real-life cowboys so that they could teach him the skills necessary to play a realistic cowboy on screen. He developed over this period his signature walk, a fist-fighting style, wardrobe preferences, and performed many of his own stunts. Then, in 1939, director John Ford gave him his big break as the Ringo Kid in the classic film, “Stagecoach.” John Wayne’s performance made him a star for good.