Ohio Lawmaker Wants Reagan Added To Mount Rushmore

Former President Died Saturday

POSTED: 4:07 pm EDT June 7, 2004
UPDATED: 4:12 pm EDT June 7, 2004

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio state representative wants to see President Ronald Reagan's image added to Mount Rushmore.

Rep. Ron Young, R-Painesville, introduced a resolution Monday requesting Congress to add the former president's image to the South Dakota landmark.

Reagan died Saturday at the age of 93. He was the nation's 40th president, and is credited with putting an end to the Cold War with the Soviet Union.

"During the years of President Reagan, America laid to rest an era of division and self-doubt. Because of his leadership, the world laid to rest an era of fear and tyranny," Young said. "I conceived this idea some time ago, and had this resolution drafted and ready to introduce because I can think of no better way to honor the Great Communicator than to have his image added to Mount Rushmore."

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln are already honored on Mount Rushmore, which represents the first 150 years of American history.