Ronald Reagan’s “Ranch In The Sky”

Ronald Reagan’s Rancho del Cielo is one of the nation’s most important historical sites. Not only does it commemorate the life of one of America’s most effective and beloved presidents, it also contains the personal items President Reagan used at his ranch. The Reagan Ranch is the place where a great man found peace and strength and planned both the demise of the Soviet Union and the revitalization of the American spirit and economy.

The Ranch was Reagan’s home for 24 years. He spent 349 days of his presidency at his “Ranch in the Sky.” Young American’s Foundation (YAF) stepped forward and saved his beloved ranch in 1998.

Ronald Regan began working with the YAF in the 1970s while serving his second term as governor of California. Reagan’s desire was that his patriotic, pro-American values, especially those values of free enterprise, personal responsibility, limited government traditional values and a strong national defense, be passed on to the young people who would one day lead our nation. Today the ranch serves as the focus for YAF’s rapidly expanding national effort to bring the patriotic values of the former president to a new generation.

YAF is the largest conservative movement meeting place and conference center on the West Coast as well as one of the largest in the nation. YAF’s Reagan Ranch Center, which is located near the ranch in historic downtown Santa Barbara is the site for numerous student conferences, training seminars and special events that are held all year long.

Young people learn about Ronald Reagan and his conservative beliefs by visiting the Center’s state of the art classrooms, theatre, library filled with books and dynamic interactive exhibits featuring Reagan Ranch treasures before seeing the Ranch. The Center is also a gathering place for conservative individuals and groups dedicated to advancing the movement Reagan led and to defending his ideas from liberal professors, biased historians and the national media.

When Reagan purchased Rancho del Cielo in 1974, he never planned for his new home to become a national treasure. The Reagan Ranch remains today just as he left it except for one difference; it is now a monument of inspiration. It stands as a revered historical site where the former president shared in the glories of the land he loved and crafted the freedom initiatives that made his presidency such a success.

The resurgence of interest in Ronald Reagan’s life and ideas and the celebrations of his leadership have been sparked by the 100th anniversary year of his birth. More Americans are realizing with each passing year the Reagan’s principles are timeless and are needed now more than ever. Many people have worked hard to keep our nation focused on his freedom principles but our nation is under great threats from freedom’s foes.

Hopefully, a “Reagan Revolution” will sweep across our nation over the next year and will be alive in the hearts and minds of a new generation of conservative men and women who share Reagan’s determination to confront and resolve our nation’s great challenges, strengthen our country and our freedoms and guarantee the livelihood of future generations.

As we work together to shape a better future for our nation we can always be thankful for what we have learned from the great communicator.

We also know that former President Reagan had a deep faith in God that was not staged. It was a deep constant faith that guided his thoughts and actions throughout his entire life. Oh how we need another Ronald Reagan in the White House today.

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