Reagan's Exit The Age of a President at Farewell

Whenever I teach my course on the American Presidency, I ask students to rate every U.S. president. The last time I did so, nineteen percent ... Like President Biden, Ronald Reagan seemed doddering in his first debate for re-election, but he went on to win a second term and left ... President Joe Biden became the oldest president in U.S. history when he took the oath of office in 2020 at 78 years old. Trump, who plans to attend Carter's funeral Thursday at Washington National Cathedral, played it straight on Capitol Hill, walking somberly into ... 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. Ronald Reagan retired from the White House to a home in the wealthy Los Angeles enclave of Bel Air. For the next six years, he spent his time organizing his ... Drawing on a decades-long relationship with Carter, Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld reflects on the vast achievements and ... Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States (1981–89), noted for his conservative Republicanism, his fervent anticommunism, and his appealing ... His casket was returned afterward to his native Georgia for a private service at his home church and burial next to Rosalynn Carter, his wife of ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 ...