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ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PRESIDENTS OF OUR TIME
BUT, FIRST, ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PRESIDENTS OF OUR TIME HAD HIS HUMBLE BEGINNING IN THE
POPULAR PRESIDENTS OF OUR TIME HAD HIS HUMBLE BEGINNING IN THE SMALL TOWN OF TAMPICO.
HAD HIS HUMBLE BEGINNING IN THE SMALL TOWN OF TAMPICO. >> THE REAGAN'S MOVED HERE IN
SMALL TOWN OF TAMPICO. >> THE REAGAN'S MOVED HERE IN 1906, AND THEY HAD BEEN MARRIED
>> THE REAGAN'S MOVED HERE IN 1906, AND THEY HAD BEEN MARRIED A COUPLE YEARS, AND LIVED IN
1906, AND THEY HAD BEEN MARRIED A COUPLE YEARS, AND LIVED IN THIS APARTMENT FOR ABOUT SIX
A COUPLE YEARS, AND LIVED IN THIS APARTMENT FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS.
THIS APARTMENT FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS. NONE OF THE FURNITURE IN THIS
YEARS. NONE OF THE FURNITURE IN THIS APARTMENT BELONGED TO THEM.
NONE OF THE FURNITURE IN THIS APARTMENT BELONGED TO THEM. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY
APARTMENT BELONGED TO THEM. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PICTURES OF THIS APARTMENT WHEN
UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PICTURES OF THIS APARTMENT WHEN THEY LIVED HERE NOR DO WE KNOW
PICTURES OF THIS APARTMENT WHEN THEY LIVED HERE NOR DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH RENT THEY PAID.
THEY LIVED HERE NOR DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH RENT THEY PAID. BUT THE FURNITURE IS ALL TYPICAL
HOW MUCH RENT THEY PAID. BUT THE FURNITURE IS ALL TYPICAL OF FURNITURE THAT THEY MIGHT
BUT THE FURNITURE IS ALL TYPICAL OF FURNITURE THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE HAD.
OF FURNITURE THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE HAD. IT IS MIDDLE CLASS.
HAVE HAD. IT IS MIDDLE CLASS. THEY HAD ELECTRICITY, AND THEY
IT IS MIDDLE CLASS. THEY HAD ELECTRICITY, AND THEY HAD A TELEPHONE.
THEY HAD ELECTRICITY, AND THEY HAD A TELEPHONE. BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE RUNNING
HAD A TELEPHONE. BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE RUNNING WATER.
BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE RUNNING WATER. THE OUTHOUSE IS DOWN THE BACK
WATER. THE OUTHOUSE IS DOWN THE BACK STEPS, AND SO WAS THE SOURCE OF
THE OUTHOUSE IS DOWN THE BACK STEPS, AND SO WAS THE SOURCE OF WATER.
STEPS, AND SO WAS THE SOURCE OF WATER. >> YET IT WAS WATER THAT BROUGHT
WATER. >> YET IT WAS WATER THAT BROUGHT THE REAGANS ALONG WITH MANY
>> YET IT WAS WATER THAT BROUGHT THE REAGANS ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS TO TAMPICO.
THE REAGANS ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS TO TAMPICO. NEARBY A BRANCH OF THE HINEPIN
OTHERS TO TAMPICO. NEARBY A BRANCH OF THE HINEPIN CANAL WAS DUG WHICH BROUGHT
NEARBY A BRANCH OF THE HINEPIN CANAL WAS DUG WHICH BROUGHT RAILROAD AND NEW ROADS TO THE
CANAL WAS DUG WHICH BROUGHT RAILROAD AND NEW ROADS TO THE AREA.
RAILROAD AND NEW ROADS TO THE AREA. >> TAMPICO WAS THE CLOSEST TOWN
AREA. >> TAMPICO WAS THE CLOSEST TOWN WHERE WORKERS COULD LIVE AND
>> TAMPICO WAS THE CLOSEST TOWN WHERE WORKERS COULD LIVE AND FIND HOUSING AND SUPPLIES AND
WHERE WORKERS COULD LIVE AND FIND HOUSING AND SUPPLIES AND DOCTORS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS.
FIND HOUSING AND SUPPLIES AND DOCTORS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS. IT WAS REALLY QUITE A BUSTLING
DOCTORS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS. IT WAS REALLY QUITE A BUSTLING COMMUNITY.
IT WAS REALLY QUITE A BUSTLING COMMUNITY. JACK AND NEL BOTH WORKED IN A
COMMUNITY. JACK AND NEL BOTH WORKED IN A GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE IN
JACK AND NEL BOTH WORKED IN A GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE IN FULTON, ILLINOIS.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE IN FULTON, ILLINOIS. AND THAT'S WHERE THEY MET AND
FULTON, ILLINOIS. AND THAT'S WHERE THEY MET AND WERE MARRIED.
AND THAT'S WHERE THEY MET AND WERE MARRIED. HE CAME HERE AND FOUND A JOB AT
WERE MARRIED. HE CAME HERE AND FOUND A JOB AT THE PEL DIXIE PICK ANY STORE
HE CAME HERE AND FOUND A JOB AT THE PEL DIXIE PICK ANY STORE ACROSS THE STREET.
THE PEL DIXIE PICK ANY STORE ACROSS THE STREET. >> BOTH BOYS WERE BORN IN THIS
ACROSS THE STREET. >> BOTH BOYS WERE BORN IN THIS FRONT BEDROOM, NEIL IS THE OLDER
>> BOTH BOYS WERE BORN IN THIS FRONT BEDROOM, NEIL IS THE OLDER BROTHER, HE WAS BORN HERE IN
FRONT BEDROOM, NEIL IS THE OLDER BROTHER, HE WAS BORN HERE IN 1908 AND RONALD WAS BORN IN
BROTHER, HE WAS BORN HERE IN 1908 AND RONALD WAS BORN IN 1911.
1908 AND RONALD WAS BORN IN 1911. THE CLOCK ON THE NIGHT STAND IS
1911. THE CLOCK ON THE NIGHT STAND IS SET FOR LITTLE BEFORE SIX,
THE CLOCK ON THE NIGHT STAND IS SET FOR LITTLE BEFORE SIX, THAT'S IN THE MORNING, AND
SET FOR LITTLE BEFORE SIX, THAT'S IN THE MORNING, AND THAT'S THE TIME THAT RON, YOUNG
THAT'S IN THE MORNING, AND THAT'S THE TIME THAT RON, YOUNG RON WAS BORN.
THAT'S THE TIME THAT RON, YOUNG RON WAS BORN. THERE WAS A REAL BAD SNOWSTORM
RON WAS BORN. THERE WAS A REAL BAD SNOWSTORM THAT DAY, SO NATURALLY WE HEARD
THERE WAS A REAL BAD SNOWSTORM THAT DAY, SO NATURALLY WE HEARD THAT THE DOCTOR HAD A TERRIBLE
THAT DAY, SO NATURALLY WE HEARD THAT THE DOCTOR HAD A TERRIBLE TIME GETTING HERE.
THAT THE DOCTOR HAD A TERRIBLE TIME GETTING HERE. BUT IT ISN'T TRUE.
TIME GETTING HERE. BUT IT ISN'T TRUE. THE DOCTOR JUST LIVED TWO DOORS
BUT IT ISN'T TRUE. THE DOCTOR JUST LIVED TWO DOORS DOWN THE STREET.
THE DOCTOR JUST LIVED TWO DOORS DOWN THE STREET. WE HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT NEL
DOWN THE STREET. WE HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT NEL WANTED TO YELL OUT THE WINDOW
WE HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT NEL WANTED TO YELL OUT THE WINDOW FOR HIM.
WANTED TO YELL OUT THE WINDOW FOR HIM. I THINK MAYBE I WOULD BUY THAT
FOR HIM. I THINK MAYBE I WOULD BUY THAT STORY!
I THINK MAYBE I WOULD BUY THAT STORY! WHEN NEL WANTED TO GO UPTOWN
STORY! WHEN NEL WANTED TO GO UPTOWN SHOPPING, SHE DIDN'T WANT TO
WHEN NEL WANTED TO GO UPTOWN SHOPPING, SHE DIDN'T WANT TO CARRY THE THREE MONTH OLD BABY,
SHOPPING, SHE DIDN'T WANT TO CARRY THE THREE MONTH OLD BABY, YOUNG RONALD DOWNSTAIRS AND BACK
CARRY THE THREE MONTH OLD BABY, YOUNG RONALD DOWNSTAIRS AND BACK UP WITH ARM LOAD OF GROCERIES
YOUNG RONALD DOWNSTAIRS AND BACK UP WITH ARM LOAD OF GROCERIES VENAL SO SHE WOULD PASS HIM
UP WITH ARM LOAD OF GROCERIES VENAL SO SHE WOULD PASS HIM THROUGH HERE TO DAISEY NOKES.
VENAL SO SHE WOULD PASS HIM THROUGH HERE TO DAISEY NOKES. DAISEY WAS THE LADY WHO LIVED
THROUGH HERE TO DAISEY NOKES. DAISEY WAS THE LADY WHO LIVED NEXT DOOR.
DAISEY WAS THE LADY WHO LIVED NEXT DOOR. SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAD A BABY
NEXT DOOR. SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAD A BABY GIRL THAT THEY WOULD PASS THIS
SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAD A BABY GIRL THAT THEY WOULD PASS THIS WAY WHEN DAISEY WANTED TO GO
GIRL THAT THEY WOULD PASS THIS WAY WHEN DAISEY WANTED TO GO SHOPPING.
WAY WHEN DAISEY WANTED TO GO SHOPPING. THE PICTURE ON THE WALL SHOWS
SHOPPING. THE PICTURE ON THE WALL SHOWS YOUNG RONALD DISPLAYING AN
THE PICTURE ON THE WALL SHOWS YOUNG RONALD DISPLAYING AN AMERICAN FLAG.
YOUNG RONALD DISPLAYING AN AMERICAN FLAG. WE THINK IT WAS PROBABLY THE
AMERICAN FLAG. WE THINK IT WAS PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME.
WE THINK IT WAS PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME. WHEN RONALD WAS ABOUT FIVE, THE
FIRST TIME. WHEN RONALD WAS ABOUT FIVE, THE FAMILY MOVED TO CHICAGO
WHEN RONALD WAS ABOUT FIVE, THE FAMILY MOVED TO CHICAGO RETURNING FOUR YEARS LATER AT
FAMILY MOVED TO CHICAGO RETURNING FOUR YEARS LATER AT THE INSIST TENS OF MR. PIT NEY.
RETURNING FOUR YEARS LATER AT THE INSIST TENS OF MR. PIT NEY. >> ON DISPLAY ARE THE
THE INSIST TENS OF MR. PIT NEY. >> ON DISPLAY ARE THE PRESIDENT'S SCHOOL RECORDS FROM
>> ON DISPLAY ARE THE PRESIDENT'S SCHOOL RECORDS FROM 1919 AND SEVERAL SEVERAL
PRESIDENT'S SCHOOL RECORDS FROM 1919 AND SEVERAL SEVERAL PHOTOGRAPHS.
1919 AND SEVERAL SEVERAL PHOTOGRAPHS. THIS WAS TAKEN WHILE HE WAS
PHOTOGRAPHS. THIS WAS TAKEN WHILE HE WAS WATCHING THE EXCITEMENT AT THE
THIS WAS TAKEN WHILE HE WAS WATCHING THE EXCITEMENT AT THE LOCAL STOCKYARDS.
WATCHING THE EXCITEMENT AT THE LOCAL STOCKYARDS. THAT'S HIM RESTING HIS HEAD ON
LOCAL STOCKYARDS. THAT'S HIM RESTING HIS HEAD ON HIS HANDS.
THAT'S HIM RESTING HIS HEAD ON HIS HANDS. >> WHEN HE WAS NINE, HE AND HIS
HIS HANDS. >> WHEN HE WAS NINE, HE AND HIS BUDDY, HE LIVED ABOVE THE PITNEY
>> WHEN HE WAS NINE, HE AND HIS BUDDY, HE LIVED ABOVE THE PITNEY STORE.
BUDDY, HE LIVED ABOVE THE PITNEY STORE. ONE NIGHT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO
STORE. ONE NIGHT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE STUDYING THEIR SUNDAY SCHOOL
ONE NIGHT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE STUDYING THEIR SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS, AND THEY GOT
BE STUDYING THEIR SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS, AND THEY GOT MR. WINCHELL'S SHOTGUN, AND SHOT
LESSONS, AND THEY GOT MR. WINCHELL'S SHOTGUN, AND SHOT A HOLE THROUGH THE ROOF.
MR. WINCHELL'S SHOTGUN, AND SHOT A HOLE THROUGH THE ROOF. SO THE PARENTS CAME RUSHING IN
A HOLE THROUGH THE ROOF. SO THE PARENTS CAME RUSHING IN AND THE BOYS BY THAT TIME THEY
SO THE PARENTS CAME RUSHING IN AND THE BOYS BY THAT TIME THEY WERE PRETENDING TO READ THEIR
AND THE BOYS BY THAT TIME THEY WERE PRETENDING TO READ THEIR SUNDAY SCHOOL PAPER, BUT THEY
WERE PRETENDING TO READ THEIR SUNDAY SCHOOL PAPER, BUT THEY HAD IT UP SIDE DOWN.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PAPER, BUT THEY HAD IT UP SIDE DOWN. THEY WERE TRYING TO BE VERY
HAD IT UP SIDE DOWN. THEY WERE TRYING TO BE VERY CASUAL, BUT THE PLASTER WAS
THEY WERE TRYING TO BE VERY CASUAL, BUT THE PLASTER WAS STILL FALLING.
CASUAL, BUT THE PLASTER WAS STILL FALLING. IT WAS (LAUGHING) -- HE TELLS
STILL FALLING. IT WAS (LAUGHING) -- HE TELLS THAT ON -- HE HAS TOLD IT ON
IT WAS (LAUGHING) -- HE TELLS THAT ON -- HE HAS TOLD IT ON TELEVISION A NUMBER OF TIMES.
THAT ON -- HE HAS TOLD IT ON TELEVISION A NUMBER OF TIMES. HE DID A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE
TELEVISION A NUMBER OF TIMES. HE DID A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE FIRST HERE.
HE DID A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE FIRST HERE. HE LEARNED TO SWIM IN THE CANAL
FIRST HERE. HE LEARNED TO SWIM IN THE CANAL OUT EAST OF TOWN.
HE LEARNED TO SWIM IN THE CANAL OUT EAST OF TOWN. HE LEARNED TO RIDE A HORSE ON A
OUT EAST OF TOWN. HE LEARNED TO RIDE A HORSE ON A FARM NORTH OF TAMPICO.
HE LEARNED TO RIDE A HORSE ON A FARM NORTH OF TAMPICO. I THINK MUCH OF HIS SMALL TOWN
FARM NORTH OF TAMPICO. I THINK MUCH OF HIS SMALL TOWN VALUES CARRIED OVERTHREW HIS
I THINK MUCH OF HIS SMALL TOWN VALUES CARRIED OVERTHREW HIS LIFE, AND I THINK A GREAT MANY
VALUES CARRIED OVERTHREW HIS LIFE, AND I THINK A GREAT MANY OF THOSE VALUES WERE ACQUIRED
LIFE, AND I THINK A GREAT MANY OF THOSE VALUES WERE ACQUIRED HERE.
OF THOSE VALUES WERE ACQUIRED HERE.
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