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College President Liked Gorbachev's Speech in Peoria Friday
The president of Eureka College says the visit Friday by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was something to remember. It's also going to give the college an important piece of the foundation of its Ronald W. Reagan Society.

David Arnold says he was struck by Gorbachev's in-person warmth and depth, adding the 78-year-old is "larger than life." Gorbachev toured the campus and addressed a convocation before heading to Peoria for a dinner benefiting the society.

The private school in Central Illinois' Woodford County is Reagan's alma mater. It recently established the society as a fund-raising vehicle as well as a way for Reagan fans to learn about the college years of America’s only Illinois-born president.

(Illinois Radio Network)
03 28 09 by Newsroom
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