The Reagans were film buffs and watched 363 films,mostly on weekends in a ritual that is now the subject of a memoir by a former aideIt was the cold war. Almost every weekend the American president’s inner circle, including a military aide, and a senior Secret Service agent and a Marine One pilot,gathered far from public view at Aspen Lodge. At the official “call time” of 8pm, a screen automatically lowered from the ceiling, or the lights dimmed and a hush descended.
It was film night with the Reagans.
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Source: guardian.co.uk