President Ronald Reagan famously spoke about a “Time for Choosing”. While he is not here to experience the current moment, we who worked for him in the White House, in the Administration, in campaigns and on his personal staff, know he would join us in supporting the Harris-Walz ticket.
The time for choosing we face today is a choice between integrity and demagoguery, and the choice must be Harris-Walz.
The choice between truth and lies demands support for Harris-Walz.
The choice between freedom and suppression of freedoms means support for Harris-Walz.
The choice between serving the people and serving the few leads us to support Harris-Walz.
We join our friends and colleagues from the George W. Bush White House, his Administration,and his campaigns, and those from the McCain and Romney campaigns in supporting Vice President Harris and Governor Walz.
Our votes in this election are less about supporting the Democratic Party and more about our resounding support for democracy.
It’s our hope that this letter will signal to other Republicans and former Republicans that supporting the Democratic ticket this year is the only path forward toward an America that is strong and viable for our children and grandchildren for years to come.
Ken Adelman
US Ambassador to the UN & US Arms Control Director, Ronald Reagan Administration
Carol Adelman
USAID Assistant Administrator
Bruce Bartlett
Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Policy Development, The White House, 1987-88; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Economic Policy, Treasury Department, 1988-92.
Elizabeth Board
Deputy Assistant to the President for Communications, Director Media Relations Office, Ronald Reagan
Roger Bolton
Special Assistant to the President in the Office of Public Liaison; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Public Affairs, Reagan Administration. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Public Affairs and Private Sector Liaison, George H.W. Bush Administration
John E. Bowman
Assistant General Counsel for Banking and Finance, Department of the Treasury (Reagan and George H.W. Bush)
Gahl Burt
White House Social Secretary, Ronald Reagan White House
B. Jay Cooper
Deputy Assistant to the President, Ronald Reagan; Deputy White House Press Secretary, George H.W. Bush
Murray Dickman
Acting Chief of Staff to Attorney General, Reagan Administration
Paul O’Neill
Advance Office, Ronald Reagan White House
Ashley Parker Snider
Trip Coordinator White House Advance, Ronald Reagan; Office of Public Affairs Department of Housing and Urban Development, George H.W. Bush Administration
Elizabeth Penniman
Research Assistant, Presidential Speech Writing, Ronald Reagan White House; Policy Analyst,National Security Council, Ronald Reagan Administration; Deputy Director, Presidential Transition, Ronald Reagan; Director of Communications, US Surgeon General, George H.W.Bush Administration; Speechwriter, McCain for President 2008
Wing Pepper
Press Advance, Ronald Reagan White House
Charles Sethness
Assistant Treasury Secretary for Domestic Finance
Kathleen Shanahan
Staff Assistant, National Security Council, Ronald Reagan Administration; Special Assistant to Vice President Bush, Ronald Reagan White House; Chief of Staff to Vice President Cheney,George W. Bush Administration
Nancy Sinnott Dwight
Campaign Director, NRCC (1979-1981); Executive Director, NRCC (1981-1983); RNC Delegate for George W. Bush and Mitt Romney
Pete Souza
Official White House Photographer, Ronald Reagan White House
W. Grey Terry
Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director, Advance Office, Ronald Reagan White House
Robert Thompson
Senior Staff Economist at the Council of Economic Advisers; Assistant Secretary for Economics at USDA
Wayne Thorburn
Regional Representative, Department of Education, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush Administrations
D. E. Wilson, Jr.
Associate Counsel to the President; Deputy (and Acting) General Counsel, U.S. Treasury Department; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Departmental Management, U.S. Treasury Department; Deputy Director & General Counsel, Office of Administration, Executive Office of the President.
Gregory P. Wilson
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Financial Institutions Policy, U.S. Treasury Department
Michele Tourtellotte Woodward
Lead Press Advance, White House Advance Office, Ronald Reagan; Executive Director,Reagan Centennial Commission; Principal Organizer, State Funeral of President Reagan Organizer
Our letter was first exclusively reported by CBS News, which can be viewed here.