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[[sound of Ronald Reagan's voice]]
[[Ronald Reagan] How many of you out there have thought or even said,]
["What a wonderful book my life would make if I could only write it."]
[[Narrator] Along with his role as host of GE Theater, ]
[Ronald Reagan and his family helped spread the company's message.]
[[Ronald Reagan] Well, that's part of living better electrically. ]
[[Narrator] He also played an off-screen role as GE's corporate ambassador. ]
[[Ronald Reagan] Those GE tours became almost a post-graduate course ]
[in political science for me. ]
[[Fred Ryan] Welcome to the Reagan Library. Jeff, special guests, thank you for joining us. ]
[We're delighted to dedicate this very important gallery here at the Reagan Library, ]
[and we think for anybody visiting, this is an essential stop because]
[people seem to think Ronald Reagan just became President,]
[and they don't realize that there were many years of experience ]
[that prepared him for that job. ]
[And right in the center of that, as Ronald Reagan described, were his years with GE. ]
[He described it as his graduate course in political science. ]
[But it taught him about the value of a job]
[and the pride that an employee has when they work for a great institution]
[and the issues that were on the minds of ordinary people. ]
[So we're very pleased to be able to have as central point of the library]
[this gallery which talks about the transition and creation of the Great Communicator. ]
[And it would not be possible without the support of GE,]
[both for this gallery, as presenting sponsor of the centennial, ]
[as the creator of The GE Reagan Foundation Scholars, which will bring]
[for the next 20 years young people who share Ronald Reagan's vision]
[and GE's vision for America and will support their educations and, particularly, ]
[all of the support that you've given to let America and the world know]
[that Ronald Reagan turns 100. ]
[We could not be more grateful. [Jeffrey Immelt] Great, Fred. Thanks very much. Thank you. ]
[As Fred said, President Reagan was our roving ambassador from 1954 to 1962. ]
[He would do town hall meetings that in many ways captured the speech]
[that became so famous in 1964; there were bits and pieces of it that he would do]
[with our employees about personal freedom, entrepreneurship, ]
[the role of private enterprise, and that's been a significant part of the history of GE. ]
[And it was a natural--on the 100th celebration--that GE be ]
[the presenting sponsor and dedicate ourselves to the scholarships]
[because of the great memories. ]
[So, Fred, it's a great honor for the company, and on their behalf--on behalf of]
[all of our employees, to be associated with the centennial of President Reagan]
[and to have this as a living legacy to his communication--]
[we think a little bit of which was developed on the factory floors of our great company, ]
