Ronald Reagan on Money and Mount Rushmore
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 374X
IN THE SENATE OF
THE UNITED STATES
Mr. Smith submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Honoring President Ronald Wilson Reagan.
Whereas Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois, to Nelle and John Reagan and raised in Dixon, Illinois;
Whereas in 1962, Ronald Reagan switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican and 2 years later delivered a major televised speech in support of Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater;
Whereas in 1966, Ronald Reagan won the governorship of California and in 1970 was reelected to a second term;
Whereas on July 16, 1980, the former Governor won the Republican nomination and on November 4, 1980, won the United States Presidency in a landslide vote; and
Whereas Ronald Wilson Reagan, father, husband, actor, and dedicated public servant, restored the pride, optimism and strength of the United States and earned the deep respect and affection of his fellow citizens: Now, therefore, be it:
Section I:
A portrait of Ronald Reagan, taken during his first term as President of the United States, shall be placed on the U.S. currency’s ten dollar bill, replacing the current portrait of Alexander Hamilton.
Section II:
A monument of Ronald Reagan’s face, during his first term as President of the United States, shall be carved on the immediate right (as one faces the mountain) of President Lincoln’s carving on Mount Rushmore.