Ronald Reagan Quotes
You don’t know how to salute correctly.
Neither man had served in the military, but as an actor who played military officers often Reagan had learned the correct military salute. He noticed that Clinton’s salute was not quite right, and the two spent several minutes alone in an office as Reagan taught Clinton the proper salute and then critiqued Clintons efforts until he had gotten it right. Reagan never told anyone so as not to embarrass Clinton but Clinton told the story after Reagan had passed away.
Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, 40th President of the United States (Republican, CA), Response to President Bill Clinton who he had asked Ex President Ronald Reagan if he had any advice for him, Quoted on PBS, Washington Week in Review, May 25, 2012
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Miles, a hero of the Indian Campaigns (although he led the atrocities at the massacre at Wounded Knee) and then the leading military figure in America was an opponent of the policies of the new young President and had political aspirations of his own for the Presidency. Miles’ opinions were printed in the press. He maintained that he was not speaking as the Commanding General of the Army but personally as a citizen. The President surprised almost all by publicly scolding and reprimanding Miles when he next came to the White House. Five days later Roosevelt made the reprimand official, effectively ending Miles career. The issue of when senior military officers can criticize the administration has been debated ever since. Roosevelt was also a war hero himself, and although the military was shocked by such “savage” treatment of a senior officer, the President had public opinion on his side. Every decade or so there is a military official who does not care for the administration’s policies and expresses himself publicly. President Truman’s firing to General Douglas Macarthur was the most dramatic case, but Truman was well aware of the Miles and TR precedent.
General Hunter had been assigned as the Commanding General of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas which Hunter thought was a “banishment”. Lincoln, who was generally very gentle and courteous when disciplining subordinates, could be quite firm also, but always reasonably courteous.
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and became a highly influential voice of modern conservatism. Prior to his presidency, he was a Hollywood actor and union leader before serving as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975.
