Collection Presidential Retreats
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
The Reagan Ranch - Photo 1
- Date of Work
- April 2, 1983
- Credit
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
The Reagan Ranch - Photo 1
A photograph of the Reagan home Rancho del Cielo just outside Santa Barbara, California, April 2, 1983.
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