Alzheimer's Impact on Ronald Reagan A National Icon

President Ronald Reagan died of pneumonia, a complication of Alzheimer's disease, on June 5, 2004, at his California home. Comedian Will Ferrell is set to play Ronald Reagan in an upcoming biopic on the president and many are not thrilled about the casting. A clever new analysis has found that during his two terms in office, subtle changes in Mr. Reagan's speaking patterns linked to the onset of dementia were ... President Ronald Wilson Reagan wrote a profound letter to America about his Alzheimer's diagnosis. It led the way in breaking down the ... The point that one of his doctors made to me was that he certainly had the plaques and holes in his brain of Alzheimer's while he was president. Biden is not the first. Ronald Reagan began suffering dementia in his second term, by most accounts. In both presidencies, the media began ... On November 5, 1994, former President Ronald Reagan released a letter to the world announcing he'd been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The former first lady lays her cheek on Ronald Reagan's casket after his death in 2004. 12/21. The former first lady lays her cheek on Ronald ... Let's put it clearly and simply: there is no truth to the notion of Ronald Reagan having Alzheimer's during his presidency. Any piece of information that claims ... President Ronald Reagan (RR) was diagnosed with AD in 1994, six years after he left office; however, speculation of his cognitive decline while in office has ...