Did Ronald Reagan have Alzheimer's when he was President?

The publication in 2018 of a tell-all book about the Trump White House in which aides are reported to have questioned President Trump's mental stability has revived longstanding rumors holding that Ronald Reagan suffered from Alzheimer's Disease during his presidency. read more

Reagan said he would quit if he developed Alzheimer's while in office. Altman returned to the subject in 1997, after Reagan had completed his second term. Having talked to many of the president's doctors in the White House, he concluded that there was no evidence that Reagan had suffered any of the symptoms of dementia while in office. read more

The publication in 2018 of a tell-all book about the Trump White House in which aides are reported to have questioned President Trump’s mental stability has revived longstanding rumors holding that Ronald Reagan suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease during his presidency. read more

Six years after finishing his second term as the president of the United States, Ronald Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's-- a devastating neurological disease that impairs memory, judgment and reasoning. But the former president's son, Ron Reagan, says he saw the early signs of Alzheimer's while his father was still in office. read more