Bucking Bronco

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.

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Bucking Bronco

Artifact ID1981.33024.01

Object Type Sculpture

Gifter Sylvia Lawry

Date May 1981

Medium Metal, Wood

Dimensions4 1/2 × 9 × 12 in. (11.4 × 22.9 × 30.5 cm)

Physical DescriptionA simulated bronze sculpture of a man riding a mid-buck horse on a wooden base. On the wooden base is an engraved metal plaque stating, “To The American In The White House Who Has Straddled Courage And Rides It Hard: An Inspiration To Us All. National Multiple Sclerosis Society And The Patients It Serves. May 1981.”
Historical NotePresident Reagan met with the 1981 National Multiple Sclerosis society Mother of the Year, Anita Wagner, and Father of the Year, Jan Robert Smith, in the Oval Office on June 3, 1981. Sylvia Lawry, the executive director of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and Frank Sinatra presented President Reagan with a sculpture. Sinatra was the chair of their fundraising drive that year. Sinatra also gave President Reagan a baseball. The Smith family presented him with a football jersey. The Wagner family presented him with the Key to the City of their hometown, Mentor, OH, which was given to President Reagan from the Mayor of Mentor, Joseph P. Tiefenbach.
Additional Details

Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to President Ronald Reagan during the Reagan administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President Office of Correspondence and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.

National Archives Catalog CollectionRecords of the White House Gift Unit (Reagan Administration) (National Archives Identifier 6816362) and

National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 6816363)

Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Fully

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Gifts from the General Public