Word: ranchos
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Rancho del Cielo, his 688-acre spread in the Santa Ynez Mountains, north of Santa Barbara, Reagan is a man transformed, serene, under no compulsion to entertain. He shows off the fences that he and the hired man, Lee Clearwater, put up together. He displays his black thoroughbred, Little Man, a handsome brute that knows its master. From about 30 yds. away the horse responds to Reagan's call, trotting up for a pat on the nose and a piece of carrot...
Altogether, Reagan filled 23 pages to report his income, including Schedule F for his 688-acre Rancho del Cielo retreat near Santa Barbara. He reported that the ranch, which he uses mostly for pleasure, earned $3,024 from the sale of 14 head of cattle and $3,350 from grazing land that is leased to a neighbor. Expenses totaled $15,479, including payments for a hired hand ($3,839), repairs on a Jeep ($2,363) and "horseshoeing" ($367). All told, Reagan showed a $9,105 loss on the ranch operations, which saved him roughly $4,500 in federal taxes...
...fact that Reagan was still thinking about it amazed the six. They had assumed that Ford had firmly squelched the notion of his running in the second spot when he and Reagan had discussed it in a well-publicized 1¼-hour meeting at Ford's Rancho Mirage home near Palm Springs, Calif., on June...
...Rancho Cucamonga, Calif...
...week's end, Ford reached what he called "a final and certain decision," one that he described as the "toughest" of his life. Standing outside his office in Rancho Mirage, Calif., he declared: "Our country is in very deep trouble. America needs a new President. I have determined that I can best help that cause by not being a candidate for President, which might further divide my party." Speaking deliberately, he went on: "I am not a candidate. I will not become a candidate. I will support the nominee of my party with all the energy I have." Without...