“He remembered the canyons, but could not verbalize the names. That is a sign of Alzheimers. Loss of the ability to read, and speak coherently. We KNOW that Reagan had alzheimers...”
He wasn’t suffering from Alzheimer’s disease in 1983. He was suffering from having some lousy children. I occasionally have long-term memory lapses, and my short-term memory is sharp. It happens to almost everyone.
Here is Reagan in December 1992, 20 months before being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. He was still functioning quite well, as you can see for yourself:
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/Aris
“How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is
To have a thankless child!”
Shakespeare, “King Lear”, Act 1 Scene 4
I won’t argue with that!