10,000 Jelly Beans by tennesseecowgirl
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That's right! U.S. President Ronald Reagan's favorite candy was jelly beans. He began eating jelly beans in the 1960s when he gave up smoking and kept up the habit the rest of his life. While Reagan was President, he kept a crystal jar full of jelly beans in the Oval Office and often passed them out during Cabinet meetings. He once told reporters, "You can tell a lot about a fella's character by whether he picks out all of one color or just grabs a handful." A portrait of Ronald Reagan made of 10,000 jelly beans hangs in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
Fun facts about Jelly Beans
Jelly Belly beans were the first jelly beans in outer space when President Reagan sent them on the 1983 flight of the space shuttle Challenger.
Enough Jelly Belly beans were eaten in the last year to circle the earth more than five times.
Blueberry flavor was created for Ronald Reagan's presidential inauguration in 1981 when over three tons of Jelly Belly beans were consumed during the festivities.
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Comments (46)
PD154
Don't the visitors try to eat the picture? :)...Nice one Lynell.
timtripp
.excellent
magnus073
Gotta say I love this one Lynell and your history on how it came to be was great. Also amazing stats on them too, no idea how you found so much info ;)
pixelmeister
Darn cool image in the image! Stunning!
goodoleboy
Eat enough jelly beans at one setting and you'll end up with the jelly roll blues. I may be missing something here, but I don't see how you can determine one's character by what color beans he chooses. In any event, a wonderfully framed composition of our Ronnie with that great smile, Lynell.
EyeOfTheJen
Thank you for such an informative shot. Never seen this and didn't know that about jelly beans... historic little sugar bullets...lol
jocko500
wonderful shot of this. I hear there was 47 medit of honor at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library lately at some party there
Minda
excellent shot and info lynell...
tennesseecowgirl
hmmm now I am being told to remove this photo.... They allowed cameras both inside and outside of the Library, we were told to make sure cameras were set to a museum mode and they would even show you how to do that if you weren't sure, the only place I was told no cameras were allowed was aboard Air Force One there was also signs there telling you no photos INSIDE (the plane) . I FOUND THIS ON THEIR SITE: May I take pictures inside the Library? Photography is permitted, however flash photography is prohibited to help preserve the items in the museum for future generations of visitors to enjoy. Light is harmful to the artifacts and documents on display, and the lighting inside the museum is kept at low levels. Photography is not permitted onboard Air Force One.
odie
Hi Lynell, I had to remove one of mine, too. They also allowed photography but did NOT allow me to upload on a site that wasn't considered educational. So...Poof. It's gone. Sorry to hear it because it is really lovely.
tennesseecowgirl
Thanks Jodie~ I thought I would share this I found these facts while trying to research IF I could post this picture. 12. Was the Reagan Library built with taxpayer money? The original buildings which make up the Reagan Library were built entirely with private funds raised by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation. The Air Force One Pavilion is also being built entirely through private funds. The Library’s latest addition, the Presidential Learning Center, was built with an eight million dollar government appropriation. 13. Why was this location chosen for the Reagan Library? Over a dozen sites were considered for the Reagan Library, including Stanford University. The 100-acre hilltop in Simi Valley was the largest parcel considered and was donated to the Reagan Library Foundation. Additionally, Simi Valley was located midway between the Reagans’ home in Los Angeles and their ranch near Santa Barbara. 14. Does Mrs. Reagan still visit the Library? Mrs. Reagan visits the Library a handful of times per year.
mbz2662
Nice information. I like to eat my jelly bellies one flavor at a time ;)
Faemike55
Great information you've given us! I love jelly beans, except for licorice and watermellon. My favorites are wild cherry and blueberry! Well done! and it appears that you are able to keep the photo up!
babuci
This is a very fascinating capture and great fun infos.
bmac62
Great shot Lynell. I'll have to visit the library one day. I have two Presidential Libraries with a short drive of where I live...Harry Truman's in Independence, Missouri and Dwight Eisenhower's in Abilene, Kansas. Fascinating places. Thanks for all the good info and visuals here.
lizzibell
very cool...
lunchlady
I was still pretty young when Reagan was president and that is the one thing I remember about him. Thanks for the chuckle and cool bean facts!
fredster66
Very nice!
decie
suits him for he was a right jelly head lol thanks for sharing.
durleybeachbum
Fascinating!!
tetsu-pino
Great capture!!
flavia49
extraordinary picture and very interesting story!!
kbatty
Awesome shot and story! I grab a handful ( except for the black ones ).
sandra46
Very interesting story, and great shot!!!
lucindawind
wow that is so cool !
carlx
Wow!!! Superb capture!!!
densa
wonderful shot and story
Richardphotos
I heard a joke about Mr. Reagan. seems after visiting Japan, he was asked what he thought about Nagasaki, and he replied it is okay but he prefers Panasonic he was the butt of many jokes but most presidents are.seems the entertainers wants to get their kicks by making fun of people in office, then some like out last one, made a joke of the office and the whole USA beautiful art and capture
jeroni
Wonderful and very creative work
BessieB
Wonderful shot, I would have eaten at least his ears by now lol