Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Museum, National Archives & Records Administration.
Photograph of Ronald Reagan at G.E. Plant
Artifact ID1983.40246.01
Object Type
Photograph, Black-and-White
Gifter
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth V. Ives
Maker
Ken Ives Studio
(Birmingham, AL)
Date
1960
Medium
Paper, Ink
Dimensions8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Physical DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Ronald Reagan visiting a GE plant, possibly in Alabama. He is wearing a dark suit, tie, and white shirt. He is driving a forklift loaded with a seat with three female employees in black dresses. Boxes of GE Ranges are behind them. The back is stamped “KEN IVES STUDIO 1903 CAHABA ROAD ENGLISH VILLAGE BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 35223 1960.”Historical NoteWhile a spokesman for GE and host of the General Electric Theater (1954-1962), Reagan would travel to GE plants around the country, giving speeches and talking to employees. He later described it as his “postgraduate course in political science.”
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
Use Restriction Note© Ken Ives Studio 1967
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Person Depicted
Ronald Wilson Reagan
(President of the United States of America (1981-1989))
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