DID RONALD REAGAN END THE COLD WAR? ON HIS 90 BIRTHDAY, REAGAN'S SUPPORTERS PRAISE HIS LEGACY.(EDITORIAL)

From: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC) | Date: February 9, 2001 | Copyright information

Ronald Reagan sadly spent his 90th birthday in the twilight world of Alzheimer's disease this week while his friends and supporters praised the man and extolled his legacy.

Much of their praise was unquestionably right. For example, Reagan deserves credit for being a president who instilled optimism at a time when the nation's self-confidence had flagged.

And Reagan's personal life, unlike Clinton's, never tarnished the office of the presidency. Reagan had suc...

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