Lot 174
Ronald Reagan, Photocopies Article Signed "11-1-95, Ronald Reagan" in blue ink, on a reproduction of an article from the September 1995 Reader's Digest magazine written by William J. Bennett, entitled "Thank You, Ronald Reagan", four 5¼" x 8" magazine pages copies on to two 8½" x 11" full size stapled pages with Reagan's signature on page one, The article is a loving tribute to Reagan and his legacy as President begins "You wrote us that extraordinary letter [Nov 1993], in your own hand, to let up know that you were falling victim to Alzheimer's disease. You spoke of other families suffering with the decease. You worried about your wife. Then you chose these words to comfort the nation: 'I now being the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead'…", Very Fine.Estimate $500 - 750.
TWO YEARS AFTER RONALD REAGAN IS DIAGNOSED WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND ONE YEAR AFTER HE CEASED MAKING PUBLIC APPEARANCES, REAGAN SIGNS AN ARTICLE QUOTING HIS FAMOUS LETTER ANNOUNCING HIS AFFLICTION.
In November 1993, Reagan shared the passionate letter to the American people disclosing that he had Alzheimer's disease. Reagan faded from public view a short time later and was rarely seen outside his home. He would die ten years after having been diagnosed. His mother and older brother both suffered from Alzheimer's.