1980'S RONALD REAGAN POLITICAL PINBACK, VICTORY FOR REAGAN, ESTATE BUY

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Measures 2 1/4" diameter. No damage.
For Ronald Reagan, a former actor turned governor who was running for the nation’s highest office in 1980, Victory truly would be his.
Victory the puppy, that is.
A nurse from Milwaukee named Carol Schaidler, who once worked for Nancy Reagan’s father, presented Ronald Reagan with a 5-week-old golden retriever puppy named Victory during a stop on the campaign trail on March 26, 1980. The Associated Press published this adorable photo.
Schaidler promised to care for the puppy until Reagan entered the White House.
But first, of course, Reagan had to win the election — which he did resoundingly in November 1980.
Lived at the Ranch
Unfortunately for Victory the dog, though, a big move to Washington just wasn’t in the cards. The Reagans opted to leave him and several other dogs behind at their ranch, Rancho del Cielo, in California, where the dogs had free run of the property and plenty of sunshine to bask in.
The Reagans didn’t actually bring a dog to the White House until 1985, when Lucky the Bouvier des Flandres arrived. (Soon, even the rambunctious Lucky was sent off to the ranch.)
A Faithful Companion
President Reagan and Victory often did ranch work together. The sweet-faced dog was said to be gentle, friendly, and loyal.
By all accounts, he was a great companion and was always very excited to see the president return to the ranch on vacations.
President Reagan horseback riding at Rancho del Cielo with Freebo (his daughter’s dog) and Victory the golden retriever following. April 4, 1986 photo courtesy Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.
Victory’s Sibling
Here’s a side story that’s not widely known these days.
On the morning of July 19, 1980, not long after selecting George H.W. Bush as his running mate, Ronald Reagan presented Bush with a golden retriever puppy named Veep that was from the same litter as Victory’s. “We’re now canine relatives,” Reagan said.