A celebration was held on the centennial of the birth of President Ronald Reagan on February 6, 1911. The event at the presidential library in Simi Valley, California, included presentation of colors, a wreath laying by Mrs. Reagan, a 21-gun salute, an F-18 flyover from the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan, entertainers, dignitaries, and a keynote address by former Secretary of State James Baker.

This official commemoration of President Reagan's 100th birthday initiates a year-long series of events from the Reagan Presidential Library.