Early Quote by Steve Kornacki

Reagan is the Republican FDR, an exemplar of presidential greatness.

— Jon Meacham

Reagan, people claimed, was too old to run for president and to be elected. But he proved himself such a vigorous campaigner in the…

— Geoffrey Cowan

[Reagan] was the best president in this era, as he had the perfect temperament for the job.

— Dan Patrick

I was a big fan of Ronald Reagan. He was the first president I got to vote for.

— Steve Daines

Ronald Reagan was a great role model for Respublicans party, and I think for most people. But he was a fellow that the American…

— George W. Bush

Ronald Reagan became, you know, not only a Republican but a pretty conservative Republican - not the most. But a pretty conservative Republican. And…

— Donald Trump

My allegiance to the GOP was cemented during the 1980s, when I was in high school and college and Ronald Reagan was in the…

— Max Boot

As a seven-year-old, I had definite opinions on Ronald Reagan.

— Adam Scott

I like Ronald Reagan, who didn't play crass politics, and he just articulated and delivered on broad themes that were needed. Free markets meant…

— Dave Brat

I changed to Republican when Reagan became president because I wanted to see a change to years of Democrat-run Senate. And I voted Republican…

— Dennis Hopper

And so it was interesting for me to find myself very enamored of a Republican president, but Ronald Reagan was someone I thought captured…

— Ed Gillespie

So I would say Reagan was the best, and certainly Clinton the worst.

— Pat Boone