Reagan Owes Berkeley Big Time
In all the coverage of Reagan's death, I came across one particularly interesting article. Titled, Ronald Reagan launched political career using the Berkeley campus as a target, the article claims that Berkeley was a near singular (doubular?) focus of Reagan:

Reagan had two themes in his first run for office. The man who later became known as "The Great Communicator" vowed to send "the welfare bums back to work," and "to clean up the mess at Berkeley." The latter became a Reagan mantra.

The article also contains information on J. Edgar Hoover and his meddling with the campus and Reagan's relationship with Clark Kerr. Berkeley represented the perfect liberal foil to Reagan's growing conservative clout.

P.S. On a more person note, I am interning in Washington D.C. this summer. I am considering stopping by the Rotunda to see Reagan, and if do, I will be sure to wear Berkeley clothes. I will also be tremendously busy this summer interning, which means I probably won't be able to post as often as I would like to. I will attempt to post a couple of times a week, and if anyone sees anything interesting, be sure to e-mail it to me, and I would be glad to post it.Email This Post!