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The Reagan Legacy Foundation is a non-profit, charitable organization founded by Michael Reagan, son of former President Ronald Reagan.

The organization seeks to advance the causes President Reagan held dear and to memorialize the accomplishments of his presidency. Among the charitable activities the Foundation supports are scholarships for sailors and airmen serving aboard aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and their family members, programs for children in need of adoption and those in the foster care system, and education about and the search for a cure for Alzheimer's disease. The Foundation also supports other institutions and charities that conduct education and research on the presidency of Ronald Reagan such as The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Foundation, Young America's Foundation's "Reagan Ranch Project," and the Ronald W. Reagan Leadership Program and museum at Eureka College, the President’s alma mater.

The Foundation also recently announced a new permanent exhibit honoring President Reagan at the “Checkpoint Charlie” Museum in Berlin, Germany. This exhibit will commemorate his famous speech (“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall”) and educate the public about Reagan’s historic contributions to the fall of communism and the reunification of Germany.  
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For Immediate Release:  Friday, June 12, 2009
Contact: Kirsten Fedewa
Tel: 202-365-6936

News Release

Pres. Ronald Reagan Honored for Liberating Eastern Europe at ‘Checkpoint Charlie’ Museum in Berlin on 22nd Anniversary of Famous Speech

Reagan’s Eldest Son, Michael Reagan, Announces New Exhibit Dedicated to Reagan Legacy to Open in Berlin

BERLIN, GERMANY – America’s 40th president, Pres. Ronald W. Wilson, will be honored for his pivotal role in uniting East and West Germany and ending the Cold War at new exhibit at the famous “Checkpoint Charlie” museum in Berlin, it was announced today.

The announcement was made by Reagan’s eldest son, Michael Reagan, and Alexandra Hildebrandt, head of the museum, on the 22nd anniversary of Pres. Reagan’s legendary “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” speech given at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on June 12, 1987.  Those words, leading to the reunification of Germany and the defeat of the Soviet Union, helped liberate millions of people throughout the world from communism and forever changed the course of history.

The new permanent exhibit will include a rare copy of Pres. Reagan’s June 12, 1987 speech and other unique Reagan artifacts, such as a saddle given to Reagan by Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev, the last General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and the last head of state of the U.S.S.R.

“Liberating the world of communism was one of my father’s gifts to the world.  It was not only one of his greatest achievements – it was his life’s goal.  This museum is dedicated to ensuring that the world, especially our young people, never forgets,” Reagan said.

The artifacts were loaned to the museum by Reagan, on behalf of the Reagan Legacy Foundation, at a 6 p.m. ceremony at the Café Einstein in Berlin, Germany.

The exhibit is scheduled to open in November 2009. It is the result of a formal strategic agreement between the Reagan Legacy Foundation and museum officials in Berlin to create a monument to Pres. Reagan’s legacy of ending the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union

Hildebrandt is the widow of the late Dr. Reinhard Hildebrandt, founder of the museum.  Along with Reagan, Hildebrant and Don F. Jordan, an American journalist and recipient of the Lucius D. Clay medal, were featured speakers at the event.

The Reagan Legacy Foundation is a non-profit, charitable organization founded by Michael Reagan to advance the causes Pres. Reagan held dear and to memorialize the accomplishments of his presidency.  For more details about the Reagan Legacy Foundation, please visit: www.reaganlegacyfoundation.org.


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