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Quotes by Host

"You just watch somebody you love slowly, slowly disappear and go away."

"You just watch somebody you love slowly, slowly disappear and go away."

Michael Reagan, American Host

"It's hard to learn about your parents' courtship."

"It's hard to learn about your parents' courtship."

Michael Reagan, American Host

Courtship, Parents

"You know my father as governor, as president, but I knew him as dad. I was so proud to have the Reagan name and to be Ronald Reagan's son."

"You know my father as governor, as president, but I knew him as dad. I was so proud to have the Reagan name and to be Ronald Reagan's son."

Michael Reagan, American Host

Father, Dad, Son, Name

"With the blessings of liberty, we have responsibilities to defend it."

"With the blessings of liberty, we have responsibilities to defend it."

Michael Reagan, American Host

Blessings, Liberty

"The odds against an adoptee ending up as the child of the President of the United States are staggering. But then, so are the odds against a movie star becoming president."

"The odds against an adoptee ending up as the child of the President of the United States are staggering. But then, so are the odds against a movie star becoming president."

Michael Reagan, American Host

End, Ending, President, states, United

"Senator Arlen Specter hasn't really switched parties; he's simply realized he cannot win the Pennsylvania Republican primary election."

"Senator Arlen Specter hasn't really switched parties; he's simply realized he cannot win the Pennsylvania Republican primary election."

Michael Reagan, American Host

"My adoption was treated as a celebration."

"My adoption was treated as a celebration."

Michael Reagan, American Host

"Because of my father, we are that Shining City on a Hill."

"Because of my father, we are that Shining City on a Hill."

Michael Reagan, American Host

"It was my sister Maureen who was responsible for my becoming a Reagan."

"It was my sister Maureen who was responsible for my becoming a Reagan."

Michael Reagan, American Host

"Dad sometimes patted me on the knee and called me his Little Schmuck."

"Dad sometimes patted me on the knee and called me his Little Schmuck."

Michael Reagan, American Host

"Dad was the only adult male I ever trusted."

"Dad was the only adult male I ever trusted."

Michael Reagan, American Host

"Everyone seemed to want a piece of Ronald Reagan. It was maddening."

"Everyone seemed to want a piece of Ronald Reagan. It was maddening."

Michael Reagan, American Host

"I constantly looked for motherly protection."

"I constantly looked for motherly protection."

Michael Reagan, American Host

"I knew if I waited long enough, the Republican Party would rock."

"I knew if I waited long enough, the Republican Party would rock."

Michael Reagan, American Host

Party, Republican

"I think he would have been proud and smiling... when we laid him to rest because his family was together. I think that was a great gift to be able to give Dad at the end."

"I think he would have been proud and smiling... when we laid him to rest because his family was together. I think that was a great gift to be able to give Dad at the end."

Michael Reagan, American Host

Father, Dad, Family, End, Rest

"I thought the Secret Service would protect me from the press, but they were at my house to protect me from assassins with guns, not with assassins with pencils."

"I thought the Secret Service would protect me from the press, but they were at my house to protect me from assassins with guns, not with assassins with pencils."

Michael Reagan, American Host

Thought, Press, Service

"Our show proves that some pretty incredible things can happen when people come together."

"Our show proves that some pretty incredible things can happen when people come together."

Ty Pennington, American Host

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