President Reagan Visits U.S. Olympic Training Facility
In this photograph, President Ronald Reagan lifts weights at the U.S. Olympic Training Facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on May 29, 1984. President Reagan visited the facility, trying out the computerized strength measurement machine, ahead of the 1984 Olympics held in Los Angeles, California.
Photographer
Bill Fitz-Patrick
Date of Work
May 29, 1984
Type
Photograph
Credit
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
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