Reagan Presidency: He’s Spent a Full Year in California
President Reagan will pass a milestone during his 25-day vacation in California, most of which he is spending at Rancho del Cielo, his 688-acre “heavenly ranch” high in the mountains northwest of here.
By the time Reagan returns to Washington Sept. 6, he will have spent more than a year of his presidency in California, where he served as governor for eight years and plans to live after leaving office in 1989.
When Reagan completes his current trip, he will have been in California during 374 days of his presidency, including 290 days at the ranch. Most of the other 84 days have been spent in the Los Angeles area, which Reagan has called home for the half-century since he went to Hollywood as a young film actor, or in Palm Springs, where the Reagans vacation each year the week after Christmas.
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