” Until President Trump, Reagan was the only decent President in my lifetime,and I was born in 1958.”
Born 1952 . Ike , Reagan and Trump only decent in my lifetime . Have voted only for Reagan ( twice ) and Trump .
Reagan had a great sense of humor and so does Trump . One thing I like(d) about both of them .
I did a search but couldn’t find it.
In the Reagan Library they have a shoebox(?) with a bunch of index cards with jokes written on them by Reagan. They were found in a desk.
They have several comedians read through a few of them. It is pretty funny watching Jay Leno just read the joke and crack up at the end - or mid-way sometimes. Then he would describe and say what makes it such a great joke. You could tell from all of the comedians that they had a great admiration for his joke telling.
I did find a video of the debate with Reagan and Mondale. And Reagan asked about his old age being an issue for the election. The joke was great. The response from Mondale is priceless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJhCjMfRndk
I agree with you entirely on the Presidents: Eisenhower (who masterfully handled the Cold War and the defense industrial complex), Reagan and Trump are the three good ones in my lifetime. JFK had good points - tax cuts, the space program, inspiring speeches - but he was not the philosopher-king his hagiographers made him out to be. Nixon had good points - bombing the hell of out of North Vietnam for a war he got blamed for but inherited, but he could never let go of personal insecurities. The others, Bush I & II, Clinton, Carter, Ford, Obama - I could care less about.
Truman was President when you were born.