Mitt Romney Central remembers a great American on what would have been his 99th birthday.

Happy birthday to our 40th United States President,
Ronald Wilson Reagan
(February 6, 1911– June 5, 2004)

Two-term president Ronald Reagan (1980-1984 and1984-1989) is remembered for unleashing a series of powerful economic and political initiatives that came to be characterized as the Reagan Revolution. While challenging Soviet Union separatism, he invested in massive strengthening of the U.S. military. In the midst of recession, he called for tax cuts and advocated less government. Credited for ending the Cold War, Reagan’s conservative values helped him craft policies which renewed America’s self confidence and capitalistic beliefs. He is also remembered for his affability, quick wit, and devotion to his wife, Nancy.

The Reagan Library will host a LIVE stream webcast Saturday morning (2/6/10) on the Reagan Foundation’s website at 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Pacific Standard Time.

President Reagan’s birthday celebration will feature speaker Elizabeth Dole:

To honor President Ronald Reagan on the anniversary of his birthday, the President of the United States has designated that a program be held at President Reagan’s Memorial Site at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library each year. On this birthday, President Reagan’s 99th, special keynote speaker Elizabeth Dole will reflect on President Reagan from her perspective having served in the White House and the President’s Cabinet. The event also includes a full military band, a 21-gun salute, and an official wreath laying on behalf of the President of the United States.

President Reagan’s tribute shown at the 2008 Republican convention:

“Whatever else history may say about me when I’m gone, I hope it will record that I appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears, to your confidence rather than your doubts. My dream is that you will travel the road ahead with liberty’s lamp guiding your steps and opportunity’s arm steadying your way. My fondest hope for each one of you—and especially for the young people here—is that you will love your country, not for her power or wealth, but for her selflessness and her idealism. May each of you have the heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, and the hand to execute works that will make the world a little better for your having been here. May all of you as Americans never forget your heroic origins, never fail to seek divine guidance and never lose your natural, God-given optimism. And finally, my fellow Americans, may every dawn be a great new beginning for America and every evening bring us closer to that shining city upon a hill.”
~ Ronald Reagan (1992)

President Reagan’s impact on the world and American life is a legacy that will long be remembered.