Ronald Reagan ordered three-and-a-half tons of Jelly Belly jelly beans for his 1981 inauguration, and the candy maker crafted a new flavor just for the event.

Narrator: Jelly beans are an American candy staple ... Brasher: We've been in business for quite a long time. The first known candymaker in our company was my great-great-grandfather Gustav ...

making them the first jelly beans in space. By the end of his second presidential term, it was nearly impossible not to associate Reagan with the candy. The company was even authorized to ...