Ronald Reagan’s son suggests in a new book that his father suffered from the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s disease while he was still in the White House.
"I’ve seen no evidence that my father (or anyone else) was aware of his medical condition while he was in office," Reagan writes. "Had the diagnosis been made in, say 1987, would he have stepped down? I believe he would have."
Ronald Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 1994, five years after leaving office. The popular Republican president died in 2004 at age 93 from complications of the disease.
Well this revelation really isn’t new. It has been suggested in the past that President Reagan had signs of Alzheimer’s while he was in office. He was caught several times falling asleep in meetings and the fact that he lost his concentration during a speech was surely noticed. President Reagan was known as the "great delegator" so his staff was always prepared to carry out President Reagan’s orders. I wonder what Nancy thinks of this book.