In this photograph, taken on July 28, 1984, President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan watch over the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games from the press box of the Los Angeles Memorial Colosseum in Los Angeles, California. This was the first time a sitting American president opened an Olympic Games, establishing a tradition of presidents appearing at the Olympics when they are held in the United States. Formerly, Olympic Games in the United States would be formally opened by local political leaders or representatives of the president. As Governor of New York, Franklin D. Roosevelt opened the 1932 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York, while Vice President Richard M. Nixon attended the opening ceremonies at the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, California.