''Time'' magazine noted: "It is widely known that Ron's parents have not managed to see a single ballet performance of their son, who is clearly very good, having been selected to the Joffrey second company, and is their son nonetheless. Ron talks of his parents with much affection. But these absences are strange and go back a ways." Ronald and Nancy Reagan went to see their son dance at the Lisner Auditorium on Monday, May 18, 1981. The elder Reagan commented in his White House diary that his son Ron's performance reminded him of Fred Astaire.<ref>[http://www.reaganlibrary.com/WHITE-HOUSE-DIARY.aspx White House Diary: May 18, 1981], reaganlibrary.com; accessed September 2, 2014.</ref> | ''Time'' magazine noted: "It is widely known that Ron's parents have not managed to see a single ballet performance of their son, who is clearly very good, having been selected to the Joffrey second company, and is their son nonetheless. Ron talks of his parents with much affection. But these absences are strange and go back a ways." Ronald and Nancy Reagan went to see their son dance at the Lisner Auditorium on Monday, May 18, 1981. The elder Reagan commented in his White House diary that his son Ron's performance reminded him of Fred Astaire.<ref>[http://www.reaganlibrary.com/WHITE-HOUSE-DIARY.aspx White House Diary: May 18, 1981], reaganlibrary.com; accessed September 2, 2014.</ref> |