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said the legalization provisions in this act will go far to improve the lives of a class of individuals who now must hide in the shadows without access to many of the benefits of a free and open society very soon many of these men and women will be able to step into the sunlight and ultimately if they choose they may become americans 203 in january 1987 u s representative tom foley introduced the civil liberties act of 1988 to congress as a way to give reparation to japanese americans who were interned by the united states during world war ii 204 it passed the house in september 1987 and was sent to the senate where it was passed in april 1988 205 reagan signed the civil liberties act into law on august 10 1988 granting usd 20 000 in payments beginning in 1990 204 205 a total of 82 219 japanese americans received checks 206 supreme court nominations change change source president reagan addressing the nation of his nomination of robert bork to the supreme court october 1987 during his 1980 campaign reagan promised that if elected he would nominate the first female supreme court associate justice 207 on july 7 1981 he nominated sandra day o connor to replace the retiring justice potter stewart 208 reagan said that o connor was truly a person for all qualities 209 o connor was confirmed by the united states senate with a vote of 99 0 208 in his second term in 1986 reagan nominated william rehnquist to replace warren e burger as chief justice 210 he named antonin scalia to fill the empty seat left by rehnquist 210 after associate justice lewis f powell jr announced his retirement in june 1987 reagan picked conservative jurist robert bork to replace him in 1987 211 senator ted kennedy was strongly against bork 211 kennedy said bork was not strong on states civil or women s rights 211 kennedy said that robert bork s america is a land where women would be forced into back alley abortions blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters police could break down citizens doors in midnight raids schoolchildren could not be taught about evolution writers and artists could be censored at the whim of the government and the doors of the federal courts would be shut on the fingers of millions of citizens for whom the judiciary is and is often the only protector of the individual rights that are the heart of our democracy 212 reagan leaving washington d c after leaving office january 1989 bork s nomination was not approved by the united states senate with a vote of 58 42 213 reagan then nominated douglas h ginsburg but ginsburg ended up not wanting the role as it was revealed he used cannabis 214 reagan later nominated anthony kennedy to replace powell jr and he was approved with a vote of 97 0 215 end of the reagan presidency change change source reagan left office with high rankings on january 20 1989 when his vice president george h w bush became president 8 reagan was the oldest president at that time until former president donald trump was elected in 2024 at the age of 78 216 reagan and his wife nancy soon returned home in bel air los angeles california 217 6 they also visited their ranch rancho del cielo reagan gave a speech at the 1992 republican national convention giving his support for bush s re election campaign in the 1992 presidential election 218 even after when he left office reagan had a close friendship with both thatcher and gorbachev 141 after the presidency change change source ronald and nancy reagan in 1992 in los angeles after leaving the presidency former president ronald reagan returns to the white house to receive the presidential medal of freedom from president george h w bush in 1993 in november 1991 the ronald reagan presidential library was dedicated and opened to the public in simi valley california 219 in june 1989 reagan was honored with honorary knighthood and received the order of the bath presented by queen elizabeth ii 220 he received the presidential medal of freedom in 1993 by president george h w bush 221 he was the first former living president to receive the honor 222 soon afterwards the ronald reagan presidential foundation created the ronald reagan freedom award for people who made a big change for freedom 223 in 1990 reagan wrote an autobiography titled an american life 141 in may 1994 reagan along with former presidents gerald ford and jimmy carter wrote to the u s house of representatives in support of banning semi automatic assault guns 224 assault change change source on april 13 1992 reagan was assaulted by an anti nuclear protester during a speech while accepting an award from the national association of broadcasters in las vegas 225 the protester was richard paul springer he smashed a 2 foot high 60 cm 30 pound 13 5 kg crystal statue of an eagle that the broadcasters had given to reagan pieces of glass hit reagan but he was not injured 226 springer was the founder of an anti nuclear group called the 100th monkey following his arrest on assault charges a secret service spokesman did not say how springer got past the agents 227 later springer pled guilty to the federal charge of interfering with the secret service but other felony charges of assault and fighting against officers were dropped 228 health issues change change source early in his presidency reagan started wearing a hearing aid first in his right ear 229 and later in his left as well 230 231 in 1985 he had colon cancer and skin cancer removed at the walter reed national military medical center in bethesda maryland 232 in 1987 reagan had surgery to remove a polyp of the nose 232 also in that year reagan went into surgery for an enlarged prostate 233 reagan with gorbachev at reagan s ranch rancho del cielo 1992 in her memoirs former cbs white house correspondent lesley stahl remembers her final meeting with the president in 1986 234 she said that reagan didn t seem to know who i was i have to go out on the lawn tonight and tell my countrymen that the president of the united states is a doddering space cadet 234 at the end of the meeting stahl saw that reagan became focused again she later said that i had come that close to reporting that reagan was senile 234 on january 7 1989 reagan had surgery at the reed army medical center to fix a dupuytren s contracture of the ring finger of his left hand 235 the surgery lasted for more than three hours 235 eight months later in september reagan had surgery at the mayo clinic in rochester minnesota to remove fluid from his brain because of an injury from falling off a horse 236 the surgery lasted just over an hour 236 in 1994 reagan was diagnosed with alzheimer s disease 237 238 reagan wrote a public letter about having alzheimer s disease 237 in the letter reagan said that he was one of the millions of americans who will be affected with alzheimer s disease and that he will begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life 239 after announcing his disease many people sent supporting letters to his california home 240 the reagans center in richard nixon s state funeral 1994 in 1995 the ronald and nancy reagan research institute was dedicated in chicago illinois 241 it is an institution that can help people with alzheimer s and parkinson s disease 241 reagan fell at his bel air home on january 13 2001 he broke his hip 242 the fracture was repaired the next day reagan 89 years old returned home later that week but he then had to do difficult physical therapy at home 242 final years change change source as the years went on alzheimer s disease slowly destroyed reagan s mental capacity 243 he was only able to recognize a few people including his wife nancy 243 he remained active during his last years he took walks through parks near his home and on beaches played golf regularly and until 1999 he often went to his office in nearby century city 243 the reagans with a model of the uss ronald reagan with ceo william frick may 1996 on february 6 2001 reagan reached the age of 90 becoming the third former president to do so the other two being john adams and herbert hoover with gerald ford george h w bush and jimmy carter later reaching 90 244 reagan appeared in public not as much as the disease got worse his family said that he would live alone with his wife nancy nancy reagan told cnn s larry king in 2001 that very few visitors were allowed to see her husband because she felt that ronnie would want people to remember him as he was 245 in that same year reagan s daughter maureen reagan died from melanoma at the age of 60 246 the uss ronald reagan cvn 76 was finished in 2001 247 a ceremony was held in march 2001 247 reagan s wife nancy lead the ceremony 247 she christened the ship 247 reagan could not go because he was very sick 247 following her husband s diagnosis and death nancy became a stem cell research advocate she urged congress and president george w bush to support federal funding for embryonic stem cell research president bush opposed the idea in 2009 she praised president barack obama for lifting restrictions on such research 248 mrs reagan believed that it could lead to a cure for alzheimer s 249 nancy died on march 6 2016 at the age of 94 48 death and funeral change change source main article death and state funeral of ronald reagan on june 5 2004 reagan died at the age of 93 of pneumonia caused by alzheimer s disease in his home in bel air los angeles california 7 a short time after his death nancy reagan released a statement saying my family and i would like the world to know that president ronald reagan has died after 10 years of alzheimer s disease at 93 years of age we appreciate everyone s prayers 250 reagan s casket lying in state in the united states capitol rotunda on june 9 2004 reagan was given a state funeral his state funeral was the first in the united states since lyndon b johnson in 1973 251 it was held at the washington national cathedral on june 11 and presided by former missouri united states senator john danforth 252 president george w bush and former presidents gerald ford jimmy carter george h w bush and bill clinton went to the funeral 251 first lady laura bush and former first ladies betty ford rosalynn carter and barbara bush also went 251 the reagans are buried in a tomb in the ronald reagan presidential library former first lady lady bird johnson did not go to the funeral because of poor health reverend billy graham who was reagan s first choice to lead the funeral could not go because he was recovering from surgery 253 supreme court justice sandra day o connor also went to the funeral and delivered a passage from the bible 253 the funeral was led by reagan s close friend and pastor michael wenning 254 foreign leaders also went to reagan s funeral mikhail gorbachev prime minister of united kingdom tony blair german chancellor gerhard schröder italian prime minister silvio berlusconi and interim presidents hamid karzai of afghanistan and ghazi al yawer of iraq 251 former prime minister of the united kingdom margaret thatcher former canadian prime minister brian mulroney and both former president george h w bush and president george w bush gave eulogies 251 reagan was buried later that day in an underground vault at the ronald reagan presidential library 251 255 his tomb reads i know in my heart that man is good that what is right will always eventually triumph and that there is purpose and worth to each and every life 256 legacy change change source see also cultural depictions of ronald reagan compilation of reagan s humour from speeches during his presidency reagan by public opinion is one of the most popular american presidents 257 his legacy is strongly admired among many conservatives and republicans reagan in minneapolis minnesota 1982 according to usa today reagan transformed the american presidency in ways that only a few have been able to 258 his role in the cold war made his image more popular as a different kind of leader as both reagan and gorbachev wanted to end nuclear tensions and the war 259 260 reagan ranked third of post world war ii presidents in a 2007 rasmussen reports poll fifth in an abc 2000 poll ninth in another 2007 rasmussen poll and eighth in a late 2008 poll by british newspaper the times 261 262 263 in 2011 british historians released a survey to rate american presidents this poll of british experts in american history and politics said that reagan is the eighth greatest american president 264 some people of the opposite party the democratic party had some good thoughts about reagan as well 265 democrats who support reagan are called reagan democrats 265 his presidency is sometimes called the reagan era because of the changes it brought during reagan s time as president 266 during his presidency reagan was known for his witty charm and his warm optimism 267 reagan was also supported by young voters who began to support the republican party as a result 7 268 the legacy of his economic policies is still divided between people who believe that the government should be smaller and those who believe the government should take a more active role in regulating the economy 5 some saw that his tax cuts only helped the rich and ignored the poor 5 while some of his foreign policies were not popular many thank reagan for peacefully ending the cold war 269 in 2019 an audio recording from 1971 of a conversation between reagan and president richard nixon was released in which reagan called african diplomats at the united nations monkeys his quote has been called racist 270 271 272 reagan was known as the teflon president because any criticism or scandals against him never stuck or affected his popularity 273 honors change change source see also list of things named after ronald reagan in 2000 ronald and nancy reagan were given the congressional gold medal for their service to their nation 274 in august 2004 a tribute to reagan was shown at the 2004 republican national convention presented by his son michael reagan 275 in june 2007 reagan received the order of the white eagle from poland s president lech kaczyński for reagan s work to end communism in poland 276 nancy reagan traveled to warsaw to accept the award for her husband 276 reagan s us 1 coin on june 3 2009 a statue of reagan was added in the united states capitol rotunda the statue represents the state of california in the national statuary hall collection 277 after reagan s death both major american political parties agreed to put a statue of reagan instead of that of thomas starr king 278 also in june 2009 president obama signed the ronald reagan centennial commission act into law 279 it was done to plan activities to honor reagan s 100th birthday 279 on july 4 2011 a statue of reagan was presented in london it is outside of the american embassy in grosvenor square 280 the ceremony was supposed to be attended by reagan s wife nancy but she did not go former secretary of state condoleezza rice went instead and read a letter from her 280 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