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Omaha Steve

(108,636 posts) Tue Jan 6, 2026, 08:32 PM Jan 6

Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, dies at 80

Source: AP

Updated 6:46 PM CST, January 6, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan and a conservative commentator, has died. He was 80.

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute announced his death in a post on the social platform X on Tuesday, calling him “a steadfast guardian of his father’s legacy.”

“Michael Reagan lived a life shaped by conviction, purpose, and an abiding devotion to President Reagan’s ideals,” the foundation said.

His cause of death was not immediately announced.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/michael-reagan-died-89a4f7e8989ab4d5c58928929c0a72f8

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Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, dies at 80 (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jan 6 OP

A name from the past BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 6 #1

If you've got nothing good to say of the dead... BidenRocks Jan 6 #2

He has excellent siblings SSJVegeta Jan 6 #3

Here's a name not heard of lately, I thought he was already dead. MarineCombatEngineer Jan 6 #4

A lil' factoid about Michael and his dad. Jacson6 Jan 6 #5

Michael and Samuel Pierce have something in common BaronChocula Jan 7 #6

huh, how about that. nt Javaman Jan 7 #7

No more of his cruddy little column tonekat Jan 7 #8

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(13,315 posts)

1. A name from the past

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 08:38 PM

Jan 6

BidenRocks

(2,920 posts)

2. If you've got nothing good to say of the dead...

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 08:50 PM

Jan 6

n/t

SSJVegeta

(2,537 posts)

3. He has excellent siblings

Reply to BidenRocks (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 09:22 PM

Jan 6

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,845 posts)

4. Here's a name not heard of lately, I thought he was already dead.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 09:31 PM

Jan 6

Oh well, condolences to his family.

Jacson6

(1,821 posts)

5. A lil' factoid about Michael and his dad.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 09:45 PM

Jan 6

At Michael's HS graduation Ronald Reagan didn't even recognize him. RR's EX-wife Actress Jane Wyman adopted him and RR went along with it.

BaronChocula

(4,146 posts)

6. Michael and Samuel Pierce have something in common

Reply to Jacson6 (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:46 AM

Jan 7

I'll just recount how at a U.S. Conference of Mayors in 1981 Reagan greeted the only black member of his cabinet with "hello Mr. Mayor" unaware that it was Samuel Pierce, his HUD secretary. And we didn't think it could get much worse.

Javaman

(65,348 posts)

7. huh, how about that. nt

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 07:36 AM

Jan 7

tonekat

(2,476 posts)

8. No more of his cruddy little column

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:39 PM

Jan 7

Appearing in dead newspapers anymore.

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