Media in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Ronald Reagan
Photographed By Don Morfe, May 16, 2015
1. Ronald Reagan Marker
Inscription.
Ronald Reagan. . On this site, Ronald Reagan, the fortieth President of the United States, delivered an address to the citizens of Media and Delaware County during his presidential re-election campaign on October 29, 1984.
On this site, Ronald Reagan, the fortieth President of the United States, delivered an address to the citizens of Media and Delaware County during his presidential re-election campaign on October 29, 1984.
Location. 39° 55.167′ N, 75° 23.5′ W. Marker is in Media, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. Marker is on Front Street. The marker is attached to the Delaware County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Media PA 19063, United States of America. Touch for directions.
This 1989 portrait of Ronald Reagan by Henry Casselli, Jr. hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
“When ex-California governor Ronald Reagan began his presidency in 1981, his warmth and skill in handling the media had already planted the seeds of his reputation as the ‘great communicator.’ More significant, however, was how those traits were made to work on behalf of his conservative agenda. By the end of his second term, despite widespread concern over budget deficits and several administration scandals, Reagan's presidency had wrought many significant changes. Under his leadership, the nation had undergone major tax reforms, witnessed
a significant easing of relations with the Communist world, and experienced a sharp upturn in prosperity. Reagan left office enjoying a popularity that only a few of his outgoing predecessors had ever experienced.
This portrait is based on some thirty studies that artist Henry Casselli made of Reagan over four days at the White House in late 1988. Commissioned with the National Portrait Gallery in mind, the finished picture arrived at the White House the following January for presidential inspection. When Reagan saw it he exclaimed, ‘Yep! That's the old buckaroo.’” — National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2015. This page has been viewed 529 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on September 30, 2020, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on September 22, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.