A MESSAGE FROM
THE GIPPER



Fellow Americans,

The long journey now has ended,
Yes, the Lord has called me home.
But my dear beloved Nancy,
You will never be alone.

For I will walk beside you,
The way you walked with me.
You will feel my presence with you,
Just the way it used to be.



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For all the things that broke your heart
As you watched my memory fade,
God fixed, in but a moment,
Kept the promises He made:

That in Heaven, “Old is New,”
“Sick are well forevermore,”
“Failing minds and tiring bodies,”
“Are made whole, I will restore.”

The road we traveled hand in hand,
Took a long and painful bend,
We had no way of knowing,
When this trip would finally end.

I know the days were lonely,
As you sat quiet by my side,
This journey to an unknown land,
Truly was, “A Long Good-by.”


America, I thank you,

For the great stage that you gave me,
To enjoy life’s awesome ride,
Where the World became my audience,
With Nancy at my side.

I auditioned for The President,
Got the part –answered the call.
It was my finest hour on stage,
The greatest, “gig,” of all.

I had some, not so funny lines,
The most impressive I recall,
Were those four words to Gorbachev,
“Tear down this wall.”

Keep your faith in God, America,
Keep standing, straight and strong.
As I told you in my last, “Farewell,”
“There will be a brighter dawn.”

As the world takes pause to ponder,
Midst turmoil and unrest,
The Director’s cast is being filled,
He chooses just the best.

Here on God’s great set in Heaven,
I can hear the angels sing,
That great old hymn, “Amazing Grace,”
The final scene will soon begin.

As I watched the credits rolling,
At the ending of the film,
I saw again how truly blessed,
My life on Earth had been.

I see green pastures in the distance,
And my horse is waiting there,
With a golden saddle shining,
And my favorite hat to wear.








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THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
OF RONALD REAGAN


Paul Kengor has written a good book on a subject no author adequately covered until he took it up: the deep and abiding religious faith of Ronald Reagan. President Reagan's faith, Kengor shows, permeated every part of his life and therefore played a major role in shaping his views on every subject from abortion and school prayer to foreign affairs and the American vision in history.

This may surprise many. After all, Reagan rarely attended church and made no dramatic professions of his Christianity - or at least none that made TV and entered the memory of the nation. But, as Kengor notes, "Rather than bringing himself to church, President Reagan brought the church to his presidency."

It was Reagan's faith that led him to see the Soviet Union as an "evil empire." And it was his Christian identity, Kengor tells Insight, that gave him the quiet confidence and self-certainty that made him a great leader and earned him the sobriquet "the great communicator."

Kengor, who is an associate professor of political science at Grove City College in Pennsylvania, shows how early on - and how deeply - regular prayer became a part of Reagan's life. It remained a part of his life as president too, when he began private prayers before Cabinet meetings. And then there were the prayers with families of Marines who died in battle. A close associate of Reagan told Kengor that a favorite hymn of the president's, particularly during his second term, was the familiar one, the Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi: "Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. ...

Where there is hatred let me sow love
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is doubt, faith
Where there is despair, hope
Where there is darkness, light
And where there is sadness, joy
O divine master grant that I may
not so much seek to be consoled as to console
to be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love
For it is in giving that we receive
And it is in pardoning that we are pardoned
And it's in dying that we are born to eternal life
Amen."



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PROCLAMATION BY
GEORGE W. BUSH



TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES:

It is my sad duty to announce officially the death of Ronald Reagan, the fortieth President of the United States, on June 5, 2004.

We are blessed to live in a Nation, and a world, that have been shaped by the will, the leadership, and the vision of Ronald Reagan.

With an unshakable faith in the values of our country and the character of our people, Ronald Reagan renewed America's confidence and restored our Nation. His optimism, strength, and humility epitomized the American spirit. He always told us that for America the best was yet to come.

Ronald Reagan believed that God takes the side of justice and that America has a special calling to oppose tyranny and defend freedom. Through his courage and determination, he enhanced America's security and advanced the spread of peace, liberty, and democracy to millions of people who had lived in darkness and oppression. As America's President, Ronald Reagan helped change the world.

President Reagan has left us, but he has left us stronger and better. We take comfort in the knowledge that he has left us for a better place, the shining city that awaits him.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, in honor and tribute to the memory of Ronald Reagan, and as an expression of public sorrow, do hereby direct that the flag of the United States be displayed at half-staff at the White House and on all buildings, grounds, and Naval vessels of the United States for a period of 30 days from the day of his death. I also direct that for the same length of time, the representatives of the United States in foreign countries shall make similar arrangements for the display of the flag at half-staff over their Embassies, Legations, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and stations.

I hereby order that suitable honors be rendered by units of the Armed Forces under orders of the Secretary of Defense.

I do further appoint Friday, June 11, 2004, as a National Day of Mourning throughout the United States. I call on the American people to assemble on that day in their respective places of worship, there to pay homage to the memory of President Reagan. I invite the people of the world who share our grief to join us in this solemn observance.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.

GEORGE W. BUSH
06/06/04 - 19:23 EDT

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