Hands Across Amercia

The Big Shake: 'Hands Across America' 20 Years Later

On May 25, 1986, the "Hands Across America" line snaked down the East Coast, from New York City to Washington, where President Reagan, his wife, Nancy, and daughter Maureen, right, joined hands with children of White House staffers.
(Diana Walker/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)

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