President Ronald Reagan making a statement to the press regarding the air traffic controllers strike Patco in Rose Garden, 8/3/1981. August 3, 1981. Series: Reagan White House Photographs, 1/20/1981-1/20/1989. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.