a very special day here at the library. this would have been the 100th birthday of the 40th president of the united states and so on this reagan centennial, nancy reagan participating a wreath ceremony for her husband, the man she so fiercely protected not only during his days as governing president and during his post days when his memories were clouded by alzheimer s disease. many on hand. a flyover at one point by four fa teams from the ronald reagan off the coast of california. the keynote speech delivering by an old reagan hand. jim baker was his chief of staff. he told some stories, made some jokes but also delivered a pointed message to a poignant. jim baker potatoedly telling them ronald reagan would have found way to get things done. and perhaps most importantly, like ronald reagan, we must relearn that as citizens of a
welcome back to our special coverage of the reagan centennial. i m john king at the reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. amy grant just entertained the crowd. now we re about to hear from the former first lady of the united states, nancy reagan. thank you.
gloria, bill, and david, stay with us. we re going to take a quick break. we ll hear from the former white house chief of staff and secretary of state james baker when we come back. also a beautiful military flyover at the reagan centennial from simi valley, california. cnn s special coverage continues in just a moment.
because he thought they were the right thing to do. david gergen, bill bennett, gloria borger, i appreciate all three of you sharing your time and reflections with us today. the reagan centennial at the reagan presidential library. i m john king. thanks for spending time with us on this sunday. as we say farewell to you, the words of the 40th president of the united states, ronald reagan, his last words to the american people as president. have a great day. we ve done our part, and as i walk off into the city streets, a final word to the men and women of the reagan revolution, the men and women across america who for eight years did the work that brought america back. my friends, we did it. we weren t just marking time. we made a difference. we made the city stronger. we made the city freer. and we left her in good hands. all in all, not bad. not bad at all. and so, good-bye, god bless you,
hour. we re going to carry. of it live for you right here on the fox news channel. shannon? shannon: got to have the jelly beans, casey. got to have those. shannon: thanks so much. we ll check back with you soon. president ronald reagan s centennial endowment campaign has reached the 100-million-dollar mark. timing couldn t be better. today, of course, marks the 40th president s 100th birthday to. learn more about reagan s sen daniel endowment and the causes it supports, go to foxnews.com and check it out. keep it here on fox news channel. 2:00 p.m. eastern live court and jury on america s news headquarters of the reagan centennial events from simi california. there has been a shooting at a fraternity house in ohio. fox news has confirmed that at least one person has died. 11 others were injured after early morning shooting at youngstown state university. the university is now saying there is no threat to the campus at this time. there have been no arrests so far they have identi