The Reagan Library honors the life and legacy of artist, Peter Max, who passed away on September 14, 2026. In 1981, Peter Max was invited by President Reagan to a 4th of July Celebration on the South Lawn of the White House.There, Max painted 6 paintings of the Statue of Liberty.
Image 1: President Reagan shaking hands with Peter Max and other unidentified people during the Fourth of July Independence Day Picnic for members of the White House staff and invited guests on the South Lawn, 7/04/1981. (c2789-26a)
Image 2: Peter Max painting the Statue of Liberty during the Fourth of July Independence Day Picnic for members of the White House staff and invited guests on the South Lawn, 7/04/1981. (c2798-10)
On this day in 1787, the United States Constitution was signed by delegates in Philadelphia.
200 years later, on September 17, 1987, President Reagan attended a “We the People” Bicentennial Celebration of the Constitution at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
📸: President Reagan during a trip to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to attend a "We The People" Bicentennial Celebration of the Constitution at Independence Hall, passing through a military honor guard, 09/17/1987. (catalog.archives.gov/id/7585…)
#DidYouKnow President Reagan visited his ancestral home of Ballyporeen in County Tipperary, Ireland?
To learn more about President Reagan’s visit and his connection to Ireland, view our virtual exhibit, “President Ronald Reagan and Ireland.” reaganlibrary.gov/exhibits/v…
Today, we remember the tragic events that took place 25 years ago on September 11 in New York, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania. We remember and honor the lives lost and lives forever changed by the tragedy.
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Image: President Reagan's remarks to the 100th Annual Convention of the American Newspaper Publishers Association at Ellis Island, with one of the World Trade Center Towers in the background, 05/03/1987. (catalog.archives.gov/id/7585…)
📸: President Reagan riding horse "El Alamein," a present from Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo, at the Andrew de la Mater Ranch in Santa Ynez, California. (catalog.archives.gov/id/2765…)
📸: President Reagan and Nancy Reagan waving at their departure via Marine One for the White House from Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland, 06/03/1988. (catalog.archives.gov/id/2765…)
September 1st is World Letter Writing Day!
Part of the Reagan Library’s collection consists of letters from around the world. See some of these letters and more in a new interactive website, “Letters to the President.”
Click the link to explore: letterstothepresidents.org
"Letters to the President" features records from across the Presidential Libraries’ collections in partnership with the National Archives Foundation.
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📸: President Reagan working in the Oval Office, 10/26/1988. (catalog.archives.gov/id/2765…)
During the 1980 campaign for president, Ronald Reagan promised to appoint the first woman to the U.S Supreme Court. A vacancy on the court opened in 1981, and he chose a former state senator and appeals court judge from Arizona, Sandra Day O’Connor.
📸: President Ronald Reagan introduces his Supreme Court Justice nominee Sandra Day O'Connor to the White House Press Corps in the garden outside the Oval Office, 07/15/1981. (catalog.archives.gov/id/7585…)