Eat a piece of birthday cake with ice cream for me. You know, of course, your birthday anniversary is shared with Betsy Ross, Paul Revere, and Robert E. Lee. Also with J. Edgar Hoover, Edgar Allen Poe, James Watt, Barry Goldwater, and Mohamed.
You have heard the story, and it is true, that Jim Oakes, who was my assistant, suggested that Jen delay having you until January 20, the date Ronald Reagan was inaugurated for his first term, and if a boy name the baby Mark Reagan, and if a girl Ann Reagan. Jen had already decided on the first names. She vehemently rejected delaying the birth one day but accepted his suggestion for a middle name. I was somewhat reluctant to give you a name of a president; just think, today it could be Obama. Be thankful, you had eight years under Reagan. His 100th anniversary will soon be celebrated.
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