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- <title>
- Feb. 18, 1991: Ronnie's Iron 80
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
- Feb. 18, 1991 The War Comes Home
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- PEOPLE, Page 61
- Ronnie's Iron 80
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- <p>By Sophfronia Scott/Reported by Wendy Cole
- </p>
- <p> Saddam Hussein failed to send greetings, but just about
- everyone else did. The Hollywood crowd turned out in force--including old pals Liz Taylor and Jimmy Stewart--and Vice
- President Dan Quayle led a bevy of politicians as 900 guests
- gathered at the Beverly Hilton to celebrate Ronald Reagan's
- 80th birthday. With tables costing up to $25,000 apiece, the
- purse for Reagan's presidential library, a building in nearby
- Simi Valley, got a big boost. But the star of the gathering was
- none other than Margaret Thatcher, an old friend of Ron and
- Nancy's. The Iron Lady's introduction was interrupted by a
- standing ovation, causing her to remark, "That's a far better
- reception than I ever received at the House of Commons."
- Reagan, who doesn't believe in celebrating birthdays after 39,
- called the occasion the 41st anniversary of his 39th birthday.
- </p>
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- </body></article>
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