And when he did suffer from Alzheimer’s even if it was while he was the president, he was still 10 times more competent and mentally stable than Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale put together.
Here is what a reader wrote
Reader: Can we just set the record straight for once?
What did President Reagan's actual doctor, his practicing neurosurgeon, have to say about this nonsense?
Reagan's neurosurgeon, Dr. John Moseley, set the record straight in a 2004 interview - a interview of a first hand account; one that the national media had no interest in sharing with their broader audience.
Disclosure: I know John Moseley, and he personally confirmed all of this to me.
Billings Surgeon recalls treating late president
It was the spring of 1989 and Reagan had just left office. While on a trip a month earlier in Mexico, Reagan had fallen from a horse and been mildly injured. Although a previous CAT scan showed all was well, Reagan was having headaches. His new X-rays showed a tiny blood clot.Moseley had the room full of people clear out and found himself alone with the former leader of the free world for about 45 minutes.
"I asked him, 'Is it OK to ask you certain questions?' He laughed and told me, 'Ask whatever you want, Doc.' " [..]