I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends, fine family - and I don't think I could ask for anything more than that, actually.

On January 19 1985 Sinatra hosted the 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala the day before the second inauguration of Ronald Reagan. [page needed] Sinatra's career and appeal to new teen audiences declined as he moved into his mid-30s.

His professional career had stalled by the 1950s but it was reborn in 1953 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in From Here to Eternity. Sinatra was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. : /sɨˈnɑːtrə/ (December 12 1915 – May 14 1998) was an American singer and film actor.