Feb
Put This On: Ronald Reagan & the Last Presidential Pocket Square — For President’s Day, I really enjoyed writing this piece on the Gipper.
Sep
75 Years of Ray-Ban Sunglasses in Hollywood | John F. Kennedy
Photo courtesy of Ray-Ban
Kind of a big fan of the guy on the left though.
Aug
On this day in 1984, Mary Lou Retton wins gold
Before Gabby Douglas, there was Mary Lou. Here, the first American woman to win the Olympic gold medal in the all-around gymnastics competition stands shoulder-to-head with President Ronald Reagan.
Between Mary Lou Retton and Gabrielle “the Flying Squirrel” Douglas, there have been only two other American all-around champions; Douglas is the first to come home with both this and the team gold.
Photo from the Reagan Library: President Reagan posing with Mary Lou Retton and the 1984 U.S. Olympic team at the Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, California. 8/13/84.
This photo of the Gipper makes me smile. How many other U.S. presidents could pull off a red jacket? How many would even try?
May
THANK YOU BASED OBAMA
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