• TENS OF THOUSANDS PAY RESPECTS Some are coming in limousines and dark suits, others in shorts and T-shirts, to pass by the casket of Ronald Reagan, paying tribute to the nation's 40th president.
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• Campaigning for President In 1968, Ronald Reagan ran for president for the first time. He did not win the Republican nomination then, or eight years later. 1980 would be his year.
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• On the Cold War Ronald Reagan talks about the Cold War, the Soviet threat -- a consistent theme throughout his political life.
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• The biggest scandal of Reagan's presidency Iran-Contra seriously damaged the trust of the American people. He would need all his persuasive skills to win the trust back.
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• The nation's comforter Reagan was too often thrust into the role of the nation’s comforter: In Dec. 1985, a plane carrying American servicemen crashed in Newfoundland. The space shuttle Challenger exploded soon after.
• Farewell address President Reagan delivers his presidential farewell address, and he talks about his nickname "The Great Communicator."
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