"Kurt Ullman" wrote in message
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aemeijers wrote:



But I agree- once the diagnosis was made, he should have left office. No
dishonor in retiring for medical reasons. That is why the framers built
a spare, AKA the VP, into the system. The public announcement a few
years later came as no surprise to most people.

He was out of office for a full ten years when diagnosed.


Actually 5 years when the media broke the news. However, Reagan's son
states he believes his father started the symptoms while still sitting in
the WH.

Like others on here, many people suspected it while he was in the WH.