Ronald Reagan's 1983 Jeep Scrambler CJ-8

Along with the 1962 CJ-6, President Ronald Reagan also had a Jeep Scrambler CJ-8.

Above, Reagan giving Mikhail Gorbachev a ride in the Scrambler.

According to Fourwheeler.com:

Nancy Reagan surprised her husband with the sky-blue '83 CJ-8 Scrambler while he was president and it provided shuttle service around the ranch for the President, countless Secret Service agents, and even visiting dignitaries such as Mikhail Gorbachev. With only 18,124 miles on the odometer, the exceptionally-clean CJ-8 appears to be all-original with the exception of the tires. The denim-blue factory buckets, pedals, steering wheel, and shifters show very little signs of wear. And the clean body is a testament to the fact that the little red CJ-6 must've done most of the heavy lifting on the ranch.

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Doing My Part...

...in keeping with the GOP tradition in improving U.S. - Russian relations.

It helps when she's a sweet gal and a superb artist!

With a special "thank-you" to Robert McArthur!

"Tear down this wall!" 25th Anniversary

Today marks the 25th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's “tear down this wall” speech delivered at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany on June 12, 1987.

In the speech, Reagan said,  "General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate.  Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate.  Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

The Berlin Wall fell on Nov. 9, 1989, not by Gorbachev, but at the hands of Berliners themselves.