The Impact of Alzheimer's Disease on Ronald Reagan's Presidency

Text of letter written by President Ronald Reagan announcing he has Alzheimer's disease. “Nov. 5, 1994 My Fellow Americans, I have recently been told that I am ... With the passage of the Alzheimer's Accountability Act in 2014, researchers at NIH now directly submit to Congress a budget containing the ... Reagan, who died Sunday at age 94, was a tireless advocate for Alzheimer's patients and their families, recalls Mayo Clinic neurologist Ronald ... But the least funny thing about Reagan was that he had Alzheimer's. I'm grateful that I've never had to watch the disease take hold in a loved ... Biden is not the first. Ronald Reagan began suffering dementia in his second term, by most accounts. In both presidencies, the media began ... In 1994, U.S. President Ronald Reagan shared that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in an open letter to the American people writing, “In opening ... Reagan died of Alzheimer's-related pneumonia at age 93. Few of those attending or watching his graveside service via television will forget the first lady's ... Reagan's doctors, in a letter released with his, seemed confident of their diagnosis, though they gave no explanation of the tests or procedures ... Former President Ronald Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 1994 - five years after he left the White House - but a new study suggests ... Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make Alzheimer's disease research a priority within the National ...