Yes so he could have red, white, and blue jelly beans in the White House at meetings. It's in his biography, "Dutch".
Was it pectin cause I know he started eating them when he stopped smoking. In 1976 jelly bellies came on the market so he started eating them right away.AnswerThe answer is Blueberry, this flavor was specifically created for Ronald Reagan's inauguration. He also loved black licorice jelly beans and was his favorite.
Ronald Reagan
The blueberry jelly bean, first deveoloped by the Jelly Belly company, was created so that red white and blue jelly beans could be at the inauguration of president Ronald Reagan.
Reagan's In was created in 1981.
Reagan Youth was created in 1980.
He created the Reagan Doctrine.
Ronald Reagan Parkway was created in 1993.
The Reagan Diaries was created on 2007-05-22.
Birthplace of Ronald Reagan was created in 1896.
Ronald Reagan Day was created in 2010.
The Day Reagan Was Shot was created in 2001.
Ronald Reagan Freedom Award was created in 1992.