reagan was an awesome president. A true uniter.
walters surely isn't going to say anything negative about the man since he is regarded so highly and above all, he has passed away.
I think it's safe to say that while he was certainly NOT disagnosed alzheimers while still in office - Reagan did show some signs of SENILITY during his last 2-3 years in office.
Google it. Leslie Stahl nearly broke the story in 1986. White House made it clear he couldn't be asked Qs... he was very sharp on memories from acting days, but other things...
Well, we're all human. Reagan was well into his 70s at that point, and we all have grandparents with 'senior moments'... where their memory and concentration fails them. It happens. I'm sure he wasn't Alzhemiers in the 1980s... but he definitely had some issues. Reagan's mother had senility issues for years before being diagnosed with alzheimers. Reagan was very sharp in the early 90s on a larry king interview, but there may have been times early on when it came and went. Let's see how sharp any of us will be at age 75. here's reagan as early as 1984 having a very awkward moment.