This Sunday will be the 100th birthday of Ronald Reagan.  When I was an undergraduate at the University of Massachusetts, Reagan was a beacon of hope.  I felt like I was behind a red curtain of crazy liberals and far leftists at UMass-Amherst.  Reagan inspired me to be a conservative. 

The Heritage Foundation blog, The Foundry, has a more lengthy post on the subject written by Brandon Stewart.  Consider this an open thread on your memories of Ronald Reagan.