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Patriot. please join me in welcoming mr. gary sinise. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, john. to be here on this day is such an incredible special honor and one that i might not have expected just a short time ago. unlike many who are here today, did i not serve with ronald reagan in sacramento or washington. i never had the great honor of meeting him personally. although i have lived in southern california since 1987 for reasons i really can't pinpoint, it wasn't until 2005 that i first came to visit this remarkable building. it was love at first sight.

Train here in california could he ever have imagined where his life's journey would take him? to rise from popular radio announcer to movie and television star to president of the screen actors guild, and governor of california and timely to the oval office and the presidency. now that is an extraordinary journey. but ronald reagan was an extraordinary man. in his autobiography "at american life" he tells his story of his first entrance into hollywood with warner brothers. at that time he went under the name dutch reagan and was fairly well known in the midwest as a sports broadcaster. shortly...

Particularly those injured in combat. he is a great friend of the reagan foundation and a great american patriot. please join me in welcoming mr. gary sinise. >> thank you. thank you, john. to be here on this day is such an incredible special honor. and one that i might not have expected just a short time ago. unlike many who are here today, i did not serve with ronald reagan in sacramento or washington, i never had the great honor of meeting him personally. though i lived in southern california since 1987, for reasons i can't pinpoint, it wasn't until 2005 that i first came to visit this rema...

To rise from popular radio announcer, to movie and television star, to president of the screen actors guild, and governor of california, and finally to the oval office and the presidency. now, that is an extraordinary journey. but ronald reagan was an extraordinary man. in his autobiography an american life he tells the story of his first entrance into hollywood under contract with warner brothers. of course, at that time he went by the name dutch reagan, and was fairly well known in the midwest as a sports broadcaster and, shortly after jack warner viewed his first screen test, dutch remember...

What shall i do? michael john. he wrote back immediately sign before they change their minds dutch reagan. he then began a series of meetings with various departments at warner brothers, make up. where did you get that hair cut? looks like somebody cut it with bowl number 7. wardrobe, your shoulders are too big and your head is too short for your neck. and the first item on the agenda with the publicity department was choosing his name. in his book he writes one of them said dutch reagan? you can't put dutch reagan on a march qui. i never liked my first name and school and radio i always used ...