Unveiling the Turning Point Why Ronald Reagan Decided to Retire from the Presidency

... president and that he could ride some sympathy for Reagan's ill health into votes. If it's not executed correctly (or if Reagan refuses to leave) ... ... office to over $23.9 billion when he left office in 1921.18. 3. Ronald Reagan (1981 to 1989). President Ronald Reagan added over $1.6 trillion to the U.S. ... At the end of 1994, it was revealed to the world that President Reagan had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's which quietly ushered him off the world's stage. ... President Reagan begins his final address from the Oval Office 00:30 – It's been the honor of my life to be your President 01:08 – Parting ... When President Reagan took office, he promised to rebuild the nation's defenses, restore economic growth, and trim the size of the federal government. In fact, George Shultz said that Reagan did not have a strategy to spend the Soviets into the ground. ... Reagan left office. They were the result ... The age question for presidential candidates is more than four decades old. President Ronald Reagan answered it with a pledge to resign if he became impaired. Two issues drove Reagan's conversion, fiscal policy and anti-communism. In the late 1940s, Reagan faced the end of his career as a movie actor ... ... office in 1966. During his tenure, he focused on reducing ... Patti Davis on Larry King after death of President Ronald Reagan - june 2004. Though Carter lost decisively to Republican Ronald Reagan that yaer ... He was better after he left office, than when he was in office.