WHEREAS, President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble background, worked throughout his life advancing freedom and the public good, having been employed as an entertainer, union leader, corporate spokesman, governor of California and president of the United States; and

        WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan served with honor and distinction for two terms as the 40th President of the United States of America; the second of which he earned the confidence of 3/5 of the electorate and was victorious in 49 of the 50 states in the general election – a record unsurpassed in the history of American presidential elections; and

        WHEREAS, in 1981, when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated president, he inherited a disillusioned nation shackled by rampant inflation and high unemployment; and

        WHEREAS, during Mr. Reagan’s presidency he worked in a bipartisan manner to enact his bold agenda of restoring accountability and common sense to government, which led to an unprecedented economic expansion and opportunity for millions of Americans; and

        WHEREAS, Mr. Reagan’s commitment to an active social policy agenda for the nation’s children helped reduce crime and drug use in our neighborhoods; and

        WHEREAS, President Reagan’s commitment to our armed forces contributed to the restoration of pride in America, her values and those cherished by the free world, and prepared America’s armed forces to win the Gulf War; and

        WHEREAS, President Reagan’s vision of “peace through strength” led to the end of the Cold War and the ultimate demise of the Soviet Union, making basic human rights possible for millions of people; and

        WHEREAS, February 6, 2009 will be the 98th anniversary of Ronald Regan’s birth and the fifth since his passing

        NOW, THEREFORE, I, C.L. “BUTCH” OTTER, Governor of the State of Idaho, do hereby proclaim February 6, 2009, to be

R O N A L D   R E A G A N   D A Y

in Idaho.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho in Boise on this 2nd day of February in the year of our Lord two-thousand and nine and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred thirty-third and of the Statehood of Idaho the one hundred nineteenth.

BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE