Away from the drain of politics his ranch was his passion. Like most people who went through the Depression and witnessed the toll it took on his dad and him and the neighbors around him, those Midwestern sensibilities never left him even when Hollywood discovered him. That work ethic was baked into Reagan's character from childhood, and Rancho Del Cielo was where he went to channel it into something productive. It was his therapy. He enjoyed politics but Rancho was his refuge when Washington got rough & tumble, as it typically does. You can hear his frustration early in the clip with the demands on his time and attention when what he needed in the moment was the diversion of good ol' fashioned LABOR. We've all been there. Now, he could've been a diva and barked at his ranch managers and staff, but even while venting he treated his people with respect and deference. They don't make 'em like this man anymore; we're too far removed from the depths of an economic depression and the horror of a world war that impacted every last American at the time. People like Reagan are why we've had it so good for so long; the problem is we've had it so good for so long. Our latest couple of generations think their lives are terrible and it's someone else's fault and are looking for a bull in a china shop to come save the day, when what we need is someone with the character and confidence and optimism of Ronald Reagan, who knew it wasn't up to _government_ to fix things, that We The People are up to the challenge and government needs only to work _alongside_ us, not _over_ us, and let us tackle it. I so miss this stellar human being there are no words.

The people should have driven themselves. My tax money probably had to pay for that.

The story goes that during the Presidential campaign in 1980 President Reagan would have someone drive him to the ranch whenever he was in California--even if it meant only being able to spend just a few hours there. It was observed that several of his horses would come running over to him when they heard his voice as they loved him that much

Another stupid story. Horses don't do that. They could give two horseshits about people. Reagan was maybe a nice guy but his horses didn't care about him. Total bullshit.

@@bufnyfan1 Santa Barbara is beautiful place, no surprise he liked being there.

Nancy Reagan didn't like being at the Ranch but did so because President Reagan loved being there. Often while President Reagan was working around the ranch Mrs. Reagan would be inside on the phone with friends (Time Magazine article January 1981)

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Ill give him that but he was a shitty president. His economic policys helped short term but caused harm in long run. Just another big business republican. Screw the working man.

He can do that because he spent his life in easy jobs play acting. He even took it easy as the president didn't really know what was going on. He was bad for the country. I wish that horse would have kicked him. George bush Sr. Was way better Reagan was all show. A pretty stupid president.

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Why Donald Trump is so different to President Regan

President Reagan was very nearsighted and wore contact lenses--when he worked on the ranch he often got wood chips (from cutting logs/clearing bush) under the lenses (despite eye goggles) and had to take them off and clean them

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The country rested on those shoulders. So strong. His shoulders were strong. We rested on his shoulders. The were strong. It’s good they were strong. It’s where we rested. Their strength was tremendous. It allowed us to rested.

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Back when he was president I was a young moron who claimed to be a democrat; I was so full of s-t!! I was a pathetic follower. Now I have wised up and love and support Trump. I detest the left wing devils. We are in a world of sh-t now. I pray for our beautiful republic and that it really becomes restored . May God help us and may He look after this brilliant president and his Nancy. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I agree, his voice is very calming. Listening to it, is like meditation.

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@@rosebarnwell6016 the media and liberals tried their best to denigrate President Reagan. When they failed they picked on Mrs. Reagan with more success. After he got out of office, they doubled down to the point wherein he asked, "have they blamed me for original sin yet?" Always the optimist, when asked if he became discouraged at the seeming success of the attempt to blacken his accomplishments , he said that history would clear all that up. I hope he doesn't know that the books children are taught from in schools list him as our oldest president who fell asleep during meetings. Can only hope and pray that someday he will be accurately remembered.

Reagan is too nice Presidency call this man Unlike who chase after

Pretty impressed with his knowledge of saddling a horse and etc...little different than george w's video lol

Biggest senile old fool of all time!

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So says a racist tool. No fan of Obama here, but yr a shit stain.

@@jeffallcock4561 How is that racist? 🤔

A good looking man with great hair. (no homo)

Yr an idiot, plainly.

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Are you better off then you were four years ago? - Ronnie Reagan

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@D. R. destroyed Mundull in landslide win Reagonomics! Sorry Nobama boy

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I was a registered Democrat at 19 years old and he was the first man I voted for President. By 1982 I was a registered Republican because of this great man.

@@snapmalloy5556 Thank you for your reply and the good words about President Reagan. The country was "at ease" during his tenure. Nothing at all like today! J

@@JWells-mz1jr Amen..... There were two heroes in my life. My dad and President Reagan

Actually - he's roasting in hell!

@Grace Bertrand You should have seen Jay Leno the night rerun ronnie got rid of the *Fairness Doctrine* ; "Are you better off then you were four years ago?" - Ron Reagan

@@scoremxcom hey asshole don't speak to him like that .

Reagan is actually older then god.

He's in hell in boiling shit

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democratic party ruined everything, i am so serious about how can americans trust a man who went on a vacation in the soviet union, he is a direct threat to america and all its values. you know who I am talking about.

Grace Bertrand your a good Democrat!

Grace Bertrand I f your a Republican I am the Pope. Be proud your a Democrat. You guys write the book on stupidity!

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I think he would qualify for top 5 easily -- maybe top 3...

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First President I voted for. Class act unlike Obama and Clinton

Tim Carter thank you for your service

This was a wonderful video a chance for me to view president Reagan in a way I would never have been able to do in my lifetime more his without. God-bless president Reagan

What a magnificent animal And how wonderful it is to see our president president and his role asked oh yes a rancher and and obviously a lover of animals!

Fucking Ronny?

A better measure is how they ignore the population's poor, when they could have helped, then didn't.

@@keithhyttinen8275 Hard work gets you out of poverty, not the government Livin the dream in California. I never relied on the government, just my faith and myself

May he rot in hell, along with that selfish hag of a wife.

Jeff Allcock did you know him personally ?

Mom, would say sure you can ride but you have to catch first.

Responsable for hundreds of thousands of assessinations in Central America, the Iran-Contra scandals in cohoos with the Drug Cartels sending tons of cocaine to the Large US Cities to pay for the Contras in Honduras under the supervision of his Vice President George H. Bush a Criminal even Hitler himself would be horrofied and ashamed...🇺🇸☠🇺🇸☠💩☠🇺🇸💩😷💩☠🇺🇸

You should read "How Ronald Reagan changed my life" by Peter Robinson. Peter was a very young speech writer for Reagan and actually wrote the tear down this wall speech. The book is a fantastic read

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A senile old fool.

@UC0g2RPWLhQ1L3URZxt3oAnA your a moron...one of our best presidents ever.. Biden is a Senile fool

He was in the US Army Calvary before WW II and made many western movies.

@@tcarroll3954 Thanks for the info, he really worked hard to bring peace to the world during the Cold War, I remember him calling the USSR the evil empire but going on to work with Mikhail Gorbachev to stop the arms race.

@@tcarroll3954 'Cavalry' ! They never crucified him.