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"I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life." Regardless of one's political opinion of Ronald Reagan, his letter announcing his Alzhe

"I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life." Regardless of one's political opinion of Ronald Reagan, his letter announcing his Alzheimer's diagnosis is relevant and poignant. https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/reagans/ronald-reagan/reagans-letter-announcing-his-alzheimers-diagnosis https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/reagans/ronald-reagan/reagans-...

ProllyInfamous 3y ago
Nancy Reagan was a pretty decent president [for Ronnie's 2nd term, probably its entirety]. Not my favorite oligarchy figureheads, but definitely not the worst. May they rest in peace.
- swyx 3y ago
  was she running things? this is the first i am hearing of it
  - kbelder 3y ago
    Popular conspiracy theory.
- monknomo 3y ago
  Don't you mean Nancy Reagan's astrologer was a pretty decent president?
IggleSniggle 3y ago
Careful there... NOTICE WARNING CONCERNING THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS LETTER The Reagan Library is authorized to make copies of this letter available only for the purpose of private study, scholarship or research. This letter may not be reproduced for publication without the expressed consent of the personal representative of Ronald Reagan. For more information contact: Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation 40 Presidential Drive Simi Valley, CA 93065 1-805-522-2977
- roflyear 3y ago
  What are you saying? It is on the internet, it's fine to link to public sites...
- margalabargala 3y ago
  They didn't reproduce the letter, they simply showed you where the people authorized to make such a reproduction have posted the letter. If it makes you feel more comfortable, here is instead a reproduction by PBS: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/reagan-alzheimers/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/reagan-... and another by Time, including an image of the original handwritten letter: https://time.com/4473625/ronald-reagan-alzheimers-letter/ https://time.com/4473625/ronald-reagan-alzheimers-letter/ neither of which include the encumbrance that the Reagan Library added to their copy.
  - IggleSniggle 3y ago
    Presumably both Time and PBS obtained consent! I thought it less likely that a HN commenter had received explicit permission to reproduce, and just wanted to make sure poster didn't get in any trouble. But really, I was just making a dumb joke about conspicuous displays of power, wherever they may come from.

ProllyInfamous 3y ago

Nancy Reagan was a pretty decent president [for Ronnie's 2nd term, probably its entirety]. Not my favorite oligarchy figureheads, but definitely not the worst. May they rest in peace.

swyx 3y ago
was she running things? this is the first i am hearing of it
- kbelder 3y ago
  Popular conspiracy theory.
monknomo 3y ago
Don't you mean Nancy Reagan's astrologer was a pretty decent president?

IggleSniggle 3y ago

Careful there... NOTICE WARNING CONCERNING THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS LETTER The Reagan Library is authorized to make copies of this letter available only for the purpose of private study, scholarship or research. This letter may not be reproduced for publication without the expressed consent of the personal representative of Ronald Reagan. For more information contact: Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation 40 Presidential Drive Simi Valley, CA 93065 1-805-522-2977

roflyear 3y ago
What are you saying? It is on the internet, it's fine to link to public sites...
margalabargala 3y ago
They didn't reproduce the letter, they simply showed you where the people authorized to make such a reproduction have posted the letter. If it makes you feel more comfortable, here is instead a reproduction by PBS: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/reagan-alzheimers/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/reagan-... and another by Time, including an image of the original handwritten letter: https://time.com/4473625/ronald-reagan-alzheimers-letter/ https://time.com/4473625/ronald-reagan-alzheimers-letter/ neither of which include the encumbrance that the Reagan Library added to their copy.
- IggleSniggle 3y ago
  Presumably both Time and PBS obtained consent! I thought it less likely that a HN commenter had received explicit permission to reproduce, and just wanted to make sure poster didn't get in any trouble. But really, I was just making a dumb joke about conspicuous displays of power, wherever they may come from.