| 1913: | [exact day uncertain] Ronald Reagan's family moves to a two story house with a white columned portico, departing by the end of 1914. In later life, Reagan has a recurring dream of a tall gracious house with white columns, which some take to be prophetic of eventually living in the White House. |
| 1976: | Reagan claims that the creators of Roosevelt's New Deal were inspired by Mussolini's Fascist goverment in Italy. "Fascism was really the basis for the New Deal," he asserts. |
| 1981: | Notre Dame awards an honorary degree to Ronald Reagan, with the statement, "His vision... has a compelling simplicity about it." |