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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Key to the City of Los Angeles, California
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.

Key to the City of Los Angeles, California

Artifact ID1982.00657.01a-b
Object Type Key, Commemorative
Gifter
Maker (Burbank, CA)
Date March 3, 1982
Medium Metal (brass), Wood, Fossil (petrified wood)
DimensionsBox: 13 × 7 × 2 in. (33 × 17.8 × 5.1 cm)
Physical DescriptionA key to the city of Los Angeles, CA, in a hinged wooden box. The key is a brass-colored skeleton-type key with a cloverleaf design on the end and a circle containing the seal of the County of Los Angeles in the center. It is mounted on a piece of polished petrified wood with a brass plaque etched with "THE HONORABLE RONALD REAGAN / PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES / Upon His Visit To The / County of Los Angeles / March 3, 1982 / Presented by / LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS / PETER F. SCHABARUM MICHAEL D. ANTONOVITCH DEANE DANA EDMOND D. EDELMAN KENNETH HAHN" below the key.
Historical NoteThe Key to the City of Los Angeles was presented at the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor’s Special Session at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion March 3, 1982 when President Reagan visited his home state, saying, “It's great to be back in California. Right now, I really wouldn't rather be in Philadelphia.”
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 StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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Photograph: Speech at Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Meeting at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California 03/03/1982 c06632-01

Video: President Ronald Reagan's Speaks at a Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor Meeting and Receives a Key to the County of Los Angeles and a Walking Stick at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California March 3, 1982  

Speech:  Remarks at the Los Angeles, California, County Board of Supervisors' Town Meeting March 3, 1982

President Reagan's Diary entry for Wednesday, March 3, 1982