President Ronald Reagan, right, shakes hands with Mikhail Gorbachev after the two leaders signed a treaty during a ceremony in the White House East Room in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8, 1987.

WASHINGTON -- The capital honored Ronald Reagan on Thursday with a procession by tens of thousands past his casket, quiet prelude to a majestic funeral shaped by his own hand.

On that day, Reagan stood 100 yards away from the concrete wall dividing East and West Berlin, challenging the Russian-born Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev by saying, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down ...

Mikhail Gorbachev, along with Ronald Reagan, was at the center of those changes. Hats off! served as the U.S. Secretary of State from 1982-89 ...

A spectator jumps up as President Ronald Reagan gives a thumbs up sign after his speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin, where he had said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" in ...

In defending his great line “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” Ronald Reagan gave us something we haven’t had in a while: “power in clarity.” ...

In the days surrounding the funeral of his predecessor, Konstantin Chernenko, Mikhail Gorbachev met with countless delegations from around the world. Vice President Bush was the head of our U.S ...