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 2
- Date of Work
- April 8, 1985
- Credit
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
The Reagan Ranch - Photo 2
President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan eating lunch at Rancho del Cielo in the Santa Ynez Mountains just outside Santa Barbara, California, April 8, 1985.
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