After my column, Myth and memory: The battle over Reagan’s legacy, was posted, I got a note from Andrew Coffin, director of the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara.  In the article, I noted that visitors to the museum at the Ranch Center, which is owned by the conservative Young America’s Foundation, saw exhibits that emphasized Ronald Reagan’s deep conservatism.  But I also noted that the number of visitors to the museum was relatively tiny compared to all the mainstream media outlets which are suggesting that Reagan was really a moderate and that Barack Obama is somehow Reaganesque. Coffin said my relying only on attendance at the Ranch Center museum doesn’t give a full picture of what the Center does.  Here’s his letter: