Paul and I are in S. CA again for  a business trip. While he was golfing with a client, I decided to take a ride over to Simi Valley and visit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. It was a very fascinating experience with lots of interesting and moving  displays. There was the original letter he wrote to the American people when he learned he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. And of course Nancy Reagan’s famous wardrobe of Oscar De La Renta’s ballgowns and Versace suits; a case filled with Ronald Reagan’s belt buckles, his diary, a replica of his oval office and samples of White House china. The most exciting exhibit for me was the actual Air Force One. Not a replica. The real thing. Boeing dismantled it and shipped to the library and reassembled it in a hangar inside the museum. You can walk through it,  which I did. Twice. It is not nearly as big as depicted in Hollywood movies. The cockpit was very small. There were jars of jelly beans everywhere. Vintage ’80’s appliances such as an IBM Selectric typewriter, a microwave (with no popcorn setting) and really old looking phones and computers. It was a real thrill and an experience I highly recommend.