Ronald Reagan visited Tacoma long before he was elected President of the United States. The world premiere of "Tugboat Annie Sails Again" was celebrated in Tacoma on Friday, October 18, 1940. (L to R) Alan Hale, Sr., Ronald Reagan, columnist Hedda Hopper, Mayor Harry P. Cain, Marjorie Rambeau and Donald Crisp stand behind a KVI Radio microphone to speak to the nation, live from Tacoma. This picture appears to have been taken in the Rust Building studios of KVI. For its premiere showing, the film was shown in three downtown Tacoma theaters - the Roxy, the Music Box and the Blue Mouse. (T. Times 10-19-1940 p.1) TPL-146 ALBUM 6.
Motion picture premieres--Tacoma--1940-1950; Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reagan, Ronald Wilson, 1911-; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Hale, Alan; Hopper, Hedda; Rambeau, Marjorie; Crisp, Donald; Radio broadcasting--Tacoma;