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** Reagan actually did own a ranch and was quite fond of horseback riding. His horse, El Alamein, was likely named after the WWII battle. |
** Reagan actually did own a ranch and was quite fond of horseback riding. His horse, El Alamein, was likely named after the WWII battle. |
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*** The fact that Reagan had grown up as a huge fan of Westerns before finally achieving his dream of buying a ranch during his adulthood, and actually worked the ranch, taking care of the horses, clearing brush, and chopping firewood, means that President Reagan could probably be considered an [[Ascended Fanboy]] of the Western genre. One aide actually noted that Reagan was at his happiest when he was doing things like clearing brush or tending to the horses at his ranch. |
*** The fact that Reagan had grown up as a huge fan of Westerns before finally achieving his dream of buying a ranch during his adulthood, and actually worked the ranch, taking care of the horses, clearing brush, and chopping firewood, means that President Reagan could probably be considered an [[Ascended Fanboy]] of the Western genre. One aide actually noted that Reagan was at his happiest when he was doing things like clearing brush or tending to the horses at his ranch. |
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* Don't forget [[Lyndon Johnson|LBJ]] the first Texan in the White House. |
* Don't forget [[Lyndon B. Johnson|LBJ]] the first Texan in the White House. |
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* [[Theodore Roosevelt]] was a cowboy, among other things, in his [[Expansion Pack Past]]. |
* [[Theodore Roosevelt]] was a cowboy, among other things, in his [[Expansion Pack Past]]. |
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* There's also a second layer to this trope: In America, Everybody West of the Mississippi is a Cowboy. |
* There's also a second layer to this trope: In America, Everybody West of the Mississippi is a Cowboy. |
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