mr. fred ryan. brad has served, i better have a plot line than that. he has served at the reagan foundation for 22 years. prior to his chairmanship, he started at the reagan lighthouse from 1982 to 1989. after that he served as president reagan's first post white house chief of staff. i know of no other person who has spent more time and effort working on behalf of ronald and nancy reagan over the years than fred ryan. fred would never brag about that fact but it is a fact so i will brag for him. ladies and gentlemen if you would please join me in welcoming to the state, mr. fred ryan. [applause] thank you, john. that was a kind introduction. our special guest has been to the reagan presidential library several times, the first was as an owner of a major-league baseball team, then as governor of texas, he was back as a candidate for president of united states, back as president of the united states to dedicate air force one at the reagan library, been here as a former president of the united states and is the author of a popular book decision points. t

mr. fred ryan. [applause] >> thank you for the kind introduction. our special guest tonight has been to the reagan presidential library several times. the first as an owner of a major league baseball team. then, as governor of texas. he was back as a candidate for president of the united states. back as as president of the united states to dedicate air force one at the library. been here is a former president of the united states and is the author of a popular book, precision points. tonight he is back as an accomplished painter. we could only only wonder what he will be on his next visit to the reagan library. as americans we closely observe what our presidents do when they leave the white house. after serving in the most powerful and demanding job on the planet, they certainly deserve to spend time doing things in their postpresidential years that they enjoy and want to do the most. some take on bold new challenges and exciting adventures after leaving office. one of my filmer presidents became a skydiving enthusiast after he left office until his