President Ronald Reagan on Larry King 1-10-1991 Full Hour
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- On January 10, 1991, the nation was on the brink of war. American and coalition forces were massing to begin the liberation of Kuwait then occupied by Iraqi troops.Larry King started by getting the president's thoughts on the battle to come.
Looks pretty good for 80
Yes he does
Pretty insane that he lost basically no hair, I mean how often do you see an 80 year old with hair like that
Well technically 79 he turned 80 on Feb 6.
@@liammccarthy9388 He didn’t lose any of his hair. His hair just became grayer as he aged.
Ronald raygun never gets old
I may not agree with many of his foreign or domestic policy but every time i hear this man, i sense how modest he is. I hear him many times without getting bored . Rest in peace dear president
Ghassan jenainaty so different from the current POTUS...
He is TRUMP. Just polite
Best voice. Soothing, calming and authoritative all in one.
Both of them
Surely he didn’t fund right wing extremists to murder Nicaraguan political opponents
The last great generation
Rest in peace both Ronald Reagan and Larry king.❤
As a Reagan historian, who has watched many hours of footage of his presidency taken by his own camera team, including scores of interviews, I can confidently say that I do not see Alzheimers present here. Yes, the President is older, and yes that means he looks it and his voice is not as strong and his delivery is slower. But I put that down to being 80 years old. The President clearly understands the questions and answers them as he would have many years earlier. There is no decline. As for forgetting scenes from movies: that's normal. He starred in 53 films throughout his career. And if he were President in 1991, I believe he could have done his job. That said, I have pinpointed 1992 as the year when he did descend into Alzheimers, being totally unable to recall anything to do with Iran-Contra when questioned by the special prosecutor at his office. We have the transcripts. And Reagan himself is totally alarmed by it. So, it was a blessing that he didn't get the third term that would have been his if not for the 22nd amendment which limits a president to two terms.
Here's another 1991 interview with Reagan, where he is even sharper and more candid. No Alzheimers there. czcams.com/video/TRFFDR0S5Ms/video.html
I heard that based on the fact that he would fall asleed during his cabinet meetings, he began to show signs of it before he left office.
He Never fell asleep. That was just made up. Even on Air Force One, while others took a time out, he'd be working.
@@Yobbie72 His own son confirmed that in his second term he did sometimes fall asleep in cabinet meetings.
well, he was never there, so how would he know? @@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN
My left ear enjoyed it a lot since 0:19
Ahahaha yeah.
Goat quote
RIP to both legends, Ronnie Raygun and Larry King.
Ronald Reagan was an absolute joke of a President. Wealth inequality is at an all-time high because of his trickle-down economics. All the wealth just went to the super rich.
I’m a Democrat, but I admired Reagan. I miss both him and Larry King. RIP
Ronald Reagan was also a Democrat once. 😇
If Republicans can go back to being like Reagan, not so divisive and looking to start a fight all the time, that would be great for America - and the world, even
Lol neolib
@@shanewilliams5150LOL tankie.
@@johnwinthrop2702 Proud Tankie right here.
(Meanwhile)
Jimmy Fallon: What’s the least funny thing you’ve ever done?
Guest: Well... I ha-
Jimmy Fallon: HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *hits desk*
I don't know who located this video, but thank you! I hope this puts to rest all of those history revisionists who claim that Reagan was showing signs of Alzheimer's while in office. This interview was conducted almost two years AFTER he left office in January 1989 and Reagan is as sharp as ever. It was not until 1994 that Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's - five years after he left office. Thank you again for this recording.
Having just gone through watching the degradation and death of my father due to Alzheimer's, I recognize in this video the early signs of what could be called "pre-dementia". He still had most of his faculties, but the incidents of explainable "senior moments" were getting more and more frequent. Even when he talks about remembering so much of his younger life but completely blanking on certain scenes in a movie.
My dad lost pieces of himself over an 8 year period. The first things to go were the things he was best at: photography, video production, his immense knowledge of cars. By the time he was diagnosed officially there had already been many incidents like what we can see in this interview and others from the time.
Even several years after the official diagnosis my dad was fully capable of functioning, but the last 2 years he was not even aware of where or who he was. The degradation was rapid and unmistakable.
I agree that it is extremely unlikely that he was exhibiting any tangible evidence of dementia while in office, but even if he had been it would have been at a low level and unlikely to affect decisions or policies.
CodeTech I'm a Reagan historian, and I've pinpointed 1992 as the year when he went into deep decline. 1991 both here and with a taped interview with Hugh Sidey, he is completely lucid, on the ball, sharp. In 1992 he started to lose whole chucks of memory. He was still functional through to 1994, but that's when the wheels started to come off and he was diagnosed. As for his presidency, I did notice a decline in 1988 in terms of speech, and at times he seemed very quiet and withdrawn: but his diary is very clear, and lucid, so whatever he was going through, it did not affect his mental faculties at that point.
He is showing signs here. More limited vocab, more stumbles, more pauses. Keep in mind that he had likely prepared extensively for this interview, too.
In my studies and with the videos I've watched I agree with CR- 1992 seems to be pivotal year where the disease was entering into the more classic and recognizable stages. Per a NYT article: "On Sept. 13, 1992, Mr. Reagan made a campaign speech for President George Bush in Yorba Linda, Calif. In suit and tie on that sweltering day, but speaking more slowly than in the past, Mr. Reagan drew thunderous cheers from the shirt-sleeved crowd.
Dr. Lawrence C. Mohr, one of the White House doctors in Mr. Reagan's second term, was seeing him for the first time in six months, and afterward, the doctor and the former President talked. As usual, Mr. Reagan asked about Dr. Mohr's family. But Mr. Reagan ''was distant,'' he said, and seemed ''preoccupied, which was unusual, because Ronald Reagan is a person who was engaged when he would talk to you.''
At the end of the conversation, the doctor continued, ''Mr. Reagan asked me, 'What am I supposed to do next?' There was a blank look on his face.'' Dr. Mohr said he guided Mr. Reagan away and wondered ''what had caused the change and what was going to happen.''
It seems that condition really started to kick up at some point in '92. After a visit to the Mayo in Aug of '93 apparently Mr. Reagan was put through a year long battery of tests and the diagnosis came out in '94.
As for CR's notice of decline in 1988, I cannot help but wonder how much of that was more of his years getting to him and just being plumb worn out from being president for 8 years. I cannot even begin to imagine the demands placed upon the individuals in that position let alone being almost 78 when leaving office.
I though same... Good command of facts and details!!
I can’t help but have a boyish admiration for Ronald Reagan. I say that as a man born in 1997. I look forward to voting for the next Reagan whomever he or she may be.
I was born in 1997 too I feel the same way ever since seeing his funeral back in 2004 I’ve always had an interest and admiration for him
laymen's terms : "im gay" -supernerd4677
RIP to a LEGEND
Didn’t he push crack into black neighborhoods and then started the war on drugs?
This interview was 30 years ago nine days from today. Hard to believe it was that long ago.
What a great President. He turned this country around big time. Thank you for all you did.
Nope. No truth to that at all. Everyone's taxes were cut across the board. Ultimately? Our economy doubled from 1981 thru 1988. Did we have a recession in 1990 - yes we did but it was nothing like the economic situation we had in 79-81. There is no truth at all to tax cuts for "the rich" sinking or hurting the economy. Plus provide any proof you can back.
Spunky1991 - I agree he was not perfect nor was FDR who is canonized by the left. I disagree about supply side trickle down being a failure. This concept has always worked in history - the 1920's (the Depression was by market over exuberance and buying on margin not lower tax rates), the 1960's with the JFK cuts, the 1980's under Reagan, the 1990's with the Clinton-Gingrich cap gains cuts and he early to mid 2000's under Bush. Remember in 2000-2001.
Spunky1991 - those tax breaks were for everyone. "Rich people" employ people. The more you incentivize the work for the better for growth. I am sorry but as a student of economics and one that has taught economics I totally disagree with your assertions Clinton did not rally the economy in 1993-1994. The real growth occurred starting in 96 thru early mid 2000. I can back that up with hard data. The 2008 recession occurred due or bad real estate loans and easy money. Obama has really not done a good job. It has bee so-so at best: Much of our growth and impetus has occurred to QE easy money and almost neg interest rates - yet we have never had a year above 3% GDP growth. Nothing real in organic growth terms. We have more people now on food stamps and Gov assistance than ever. Our deficit has gone up $10 Trillion since 2009. Our real unemploy rate is more like 8 to 10 percent and this does jot include underemployed. Really not a good track record.
Spunky1991 - ok fair enough we can agree to disagree . However I stand by my assertion that the tax breaks did not lead to recession. There is nothing to back that up if you have factual evidence to back that up then please share. I would love to see it. Second if things are so good why is the Federal Reserve so reluctant to raise interest rates? Normal historic rates are in the 3 to 4% area so there is nowhere for people to make any money right now with near negative interest rates other than the stock market. It's phony money. The auto market is doing well but most new car purchases are leases and financing is around 72 months now. Which signals lack of income. For interest Rates - They should have been raised long ago. What is your take on that?
Spunky1991 - over night? It's been 8 years....that did not happen during the Great Depression which was far worse....
His hairline and hair color always stayed the same.
Fuck yeah, we the people! Ron says that the elected officials work for US and that politicians need to remember that!
Rest easy President Reagan, and be at peace.
R.I.P. Mr. Larry king
Still sharp as a tack in this interview.
actually he comes off a bit "forced" like he's trying on purpose to be sharp in order to cover something up and seems to have a hard time forming complex and complete sentences... stutters for regular words and seems to have to work to relay what he's thinking... at times he looks terrified as hell actually. which is what happens at the onset of Alzheimers.
ohmusicsweetmusic I didn't see that. And I've watched hundreds of hours of footage of him when he was President. Yes, he's a bit slower, but that's because he was 80.
No. He clearly is slow and taking time between words. Plus, he would of done much preparation to come across okay
Compare him to Biden who is also now 80 years old. Sleepy Joe is clumsy and so out of it that he makes Reagan look like a spring chicken.
No he isn’t
Social media is the downfall of the USA. RIP Reagan.
President Regan loved this country so much,he was a true CLASS ACT.The Love he had for Nancy was absolutely Beautiful. I'M GLAD TO NO THEY ARE TOGETHER AGAIN IN HEAVEN,WERE THAT BEAUTIFUL LOVE STORY CAN CONTINUE.
RIP MR PRESIDENT YOU WERE TRULY THE BEST.TAKE CARE OF YOUR BELOVED NANCY.
He banned fully auto weapons and gave 2.5 million illegals citizenship. He was a terrible person.
Sharp as can be. The man did not have memory issues in office.
Regardless, you can tell he slowed down a lot in the 1987-1989 period during his tenure.
Rest in Peace both of you.
still has great hair
He is the greatest president of all time. Plus this brings back memories of when CNN was a viable news network.
Thank you for posting this.
I miss this guy, I made a lot of money and so did my parents under this man. He was great !
Yeah, my dad became a millionaire under him.
@@09rja indeed
And the workers and union members?
Maybe I'm too young, but it seems that CNN was a real news organization back in 1991. I'd love to have a president like Reagan and news organizations like this again.
Not gonna happen anytime soon... Larry King was a great journalist and a friend of Donald trump when he was working. He’s retired now. I agree with you 100%
When ted turner owned it
It was good news back in the day
He sounded more presidential and more like a leader in 15 minutes than Obama has in 8 years!
Never really understood the oration of B.H.O... all those pauses. Reagan on the other hand was magnificent.
that joke is Too much,you don't know Reagan,stop talking like like.
john dong understatement*
yang be how about you read the books before you start mouthing off
I wish he was my father. Love you dad.
he is father of all amaerican : )
same.
Back up jack!
WTF?! This Reagan love is insane...lol
Hes the grand father of the restoration of freedom. Trump is the father of freedom in america.
RIP Larry King 1933-2021
Fmr President Reagan was the best Republican President of all time.
Abe
r.i.p. Reagan. true patriot without question, even if a bit misguided.
i sm 52, i want his hair. jesus! great head of hair!!
My god he was a great president. This country needs common sense conservatism SO BADLY.
TheFlyingHogg Relax. We have TRUMP!!!!!!!!!
Frenite Trump is not a conservative, nor as great as Reagan by far. That's not to say he won't be a good president, or that he's worse than the alternative, but he is not perfect by far.
Cos Why Not Well just so you know TRUMP is now the head of the Republican Party making him the basic definition of republican. Ha
Larry King clint hill
Reagan wasn't that great. He destroyed the economy and the middle class, but just ignore that.
You Are A Legend Sir
Rip to Larry
80 years old President Reagan still strongly stood up for America's own patriotism and loyalty by America's own foundation and constitutions for America's own greatness with extremely clear and sharp mind. He was a great patriotic President with great leadership and Sharp visions to find a great patriotic assistant as his Vice-President and later became Bush 41 to help him together for America's own greatness by America's own foundation and constitutions as well as America's own patriotism and loyalty. I always miss President Reagan and his wife the former 1st Lady Nancy Reagan.
The Last great Republican President, The Honorable Ronald Wilson Reagan.
Back when cnn was actual news
RIP Ronald Wilson Reagan 1911-2004
Reagan at 80 is twice the man and president Obama has been. Seeing this helps me remember what it was like when we had a real President.
If you actually do research Obama did a lot of good. Stop jumping on the hate train like all the other kids. Also Obama was put into the shit storm bush left
+Allahu Akbar Thank god Obama opened up the bathrooms to all genders, god bless.him
Lol "great". If you consider increasing the deficit another $10 trillion, sluggish economy and middle east in hell "great" then yes, Obama's presidency is great.
Just like the guy in ***** profile pic.
***** Well, at least Mohamed did not have his butt fuck buddies get plastic surgery.
I was born when he was President! :)
Same here 1987
great!! thanks
I really miss larry king.
32 years ago...time is flying
Has larry king been 80 since he was 40?
Classic...
This president is all class....God bless him...
Alzheimer’s was starting to creep up in this point of his life, & he’s somehow still sharper than Biden.
We need him today.
Why didn't Colin Powell run in 2000 instead of George Bush?
WHY???
He never had the balls.
@@Yobbie72 That's not a fair comment.
@@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN 2 RAW 4 TV you got to have brass balls to run for President. Also, Powell didn't have the balls to resign in protest against George Bush's invasion against Iraq, which he knew was unnecessary. He sent fellow soldiers to their deaths based on his phony baloney United Nations testimony. His name is muck in history.
“Less US and more UN” - Hey Republicans today, you listening to this??!!! Lol
was the oldest president ever elected at the time, was 3 years out of office here. Was 80 years old. Still a year younger than Biden and only 2 years older than Trump.
We don't need term limits but we do need age limits. Can't be older than 75 on inauguration day. Dude, you had 40 YEARS to become President. If you can't get it done prior to that, cry me a river.
Very classy
wow vintage footage, never seen this before.
The old commercials were great too
Great President. For 80 years old he still has his facilities intact. He is a strong man, with a calming presence. God bless America.
It's hard to admit but U.S. need a president of Ronald Reagan's caliber now. He was a man of great stature (greetings from Poland).
Fav president
why the interviewer was sitting so close to the Ronald Reagan ???????
President Reagan was hard of hearing
Any final comment on this section Mr. former President.
Reagan: Ah, Well..
Well
This guy is pretty charismatic. he definitely wouldn’t push crack into black neighborhoods.
Am i the only one that sees something weird in the camera angles? They don't look at each others eyes but thwy try to hide it. Did they record one part and then the other man came and recorded the other?
I noticed the cameras were slightly off angle as well. When they zoom out, Reagan is looking to the left of King, not at him. Its almost like he could be reading something or, like you said, the did it in 2 separate takes.
I liked Larry King. I loved Ronald Reagan. Strange both are gone now.
RIP to both
Love Larry King, but you are never to refer to a President that is no longer in office as "Former President" they are still Mr President or President Reagan, or President Carter, President Bush, President Clinton, President Bush and so forth.... get it?
But that's what they are, a former president
true, with one exception. Obama will never be called a president. We're going to disrespect him for the rest of his pathetic life
oh please save it for your wife..
+Matthew Jacobsen oml fucking child
Allahu Akbar haha! nice name! Mohommad was a child rapist
RIP the best cnn anchor Larry king
Larry badgered that man.
I thought he was very easy on him
He was a great president lead the country become world leader.
I never liked His policies because I am a left wing Liberal, but I liked the Man. I always think He was putting on Alzheimer's so he wouldn't be bothered by the Press and expected to appear in Public.. He was just to tough and sharp minded.
BETTERWORLD SGT0589 I know this comment is old, but what policies weren’t you fond of?
Like Biden has memory loss
He was a bit past it by 1991. There are too many CNN breaks.
He was 80 years old.
Yes.....there was a time
The last great American president who was for America first we've been adrift aver since that's why we're in so much trouble if we the people don't reel this in and elect American patriot there will be no turning back better pray we get it right ln "nov.2016".
One of Reagan's great enemies, trying to get Reagan to disavow Bush.
Great Man period. RIP President Reagan
Whose here after the Reagan movie trailer just got released?
i am watching this just to hear his speech or dialect, because he was confirmed to have Alzheimers in 1994, this is only 3 years before that......i havent watched it yet.
This is not full hour
I may not have agreed with all of his policies, but I really miss Reagan.
7:38pm
April 20 24 Saturday
Reagan was 80 yrs old here
Questo era un Presidente.......Io er bambino e c'era mio nono vivo eravamo vicinissimi alla terza guerra mondiale.
From Ronald 1991 to Donald 2021 or why America Will Never Be Great Again
He banned fully auto weapons and gave illegals citizenship. He was a terrible person and terrible Republican
15:35 this commercial from the 1990's about AI is interesting
This footage is from a rerun, when Reagan passed away in 2004.
They gave us a pitchman for the military industrial complex and he did it well for them We were short-changed though.
Policy politics is easy for a former president to engage in. His ideals do not match up with the former vice and at this time president; but politics come into play in defense of a party declining (geopolitically)
Haha they dyed the hell out of that hair. Just be yourself man . . . .
What injury did Reagan sustain in 01/91?
Fucking love Larry.
How does he speak better then Biden?
In 1991 people wanted to serve because none were distracted by Reality Crap TV or video game guns that the military didn't change its weapons training to meet some video gamer who didn't want like real weapons. Today is very different. People going in the military is down.
John Davis There were video games in '91
Edgar Allan Poe
Read much further.
Best president ever
Love the Gipper ... for fans I highly suggest you find or watch the film "Juke Girl" for a great entertaining look at the man who became president four decades later.
Yes, that was a good one with RR and Ann Sheridan. They made a number of films together. I also liked him in "The Hasty Heart" and "The Voice of the Turtle". "Desperate Journey" w/RR and Errol Flynn was a good romp too.
Their faces are inches away.
WHY PUBLISHED IN 2016 ? FAKE , MASK , STUDIO,S? WHERE IS EXACT TIME,S VIDEO TAPE ?
when I see ,this larry king one name comes to mind ( paul bonacci )
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Here we see what an American president looks and act like.
A real patriot! A man with conviction and working for the American people. I remember the gasoline lines, We go early in the morning and after a few hours we get 10 gallons. A week after he became president there was no more lines. We again have jobs, he rebuild the roads and bridges and America prosper. Iran let our hostages go and the country got its pride back.
America became the country we were proud of, the world respect us once again.
WHAT THE FUCK HAPPEN TO US!
Obama is killing or better yet killed our country and Hillary will buried! We need our pride back before it's too late. No body respect us anymore!
Even the people are disrespecting this country.
Now we have people disrespecting our national anthem in football games and school bands! We need to do something now before we destroy the best country in the world. If you don't respect our country leave it! If you don't like our laws live it! I'm sick and tired of this people that are trying to imposed there laws in our country and getting away with it. If you don't love America, fuck you and go back to wherever that fuck you came from. let's stop taking shit from people that moved here because there shit country don't want them and then they want to turn our country like the country they came from.
I'm mad and sick of it!
President Regan was a class act,i wouldn't let Obama train my dog.
I think Trump will be the new Reagan. Things will be repaired.
Spunky1991 I guarrantee you that Trump won't be anything like Hitler. Such things is what the political correct mainstream media is trying to make people believe in.
Spunky1991 Trump have already made clear that he will take advice from his opponents(Democrats, Clintons, Obama). A dictator would never do that, a dictator decides everything on his own like Hitler and Saddam Hussein did.
Disaster? Making jobs for everybody, stopping the flow of illegal immigrants, drugs and unregistrated weapons.....is that a disaster? Lowering taxes so it will become easier to exist for all people...disaster? Making the best relationship ever between USA and Russia, the 2 largest nuclear superpowers in the world....a disaster?
Spunky1991 And there you crossed the line between debating something in a proper way, and beeing uncivilized by calling someone an "unqualified piece of shit". Young man or woman; you have a lot to learn about how to act in debates, and also about facts from our real world. The our planet is very far from how it is described by the mainstream media.
"He shipped jobs overseas with his businesses"...."So how exactly is he going to bring jobs back to America when he's responsible for many of them leaving?"....Are you serious? Do you actually believe that Trump did that? Those statements are actually so far from truth as it is possible to come.
The ones that have moved jobs out of USA is Obama and the Clintons, that is a fact that has been proved for 4(!) presidential periods when they had the power. 8 years of Clinton + 8 years of Obama, with increasing problems in American society all time. Now finally there is a person who is able to repair these things, Trump is definitely the best thing to happen to USA since Ronald Reagan.
If he did dye his hair it was a real professional job.
He did not.
1991 and they are talking about artificial intelligence amazing.
It's not the original broadcast, it's from 2004.
@@Sol_Solis even so.
From a serious political GIANT like Ronald Reagan to acomical political puny like Donald Trump. The USA has sunken beyond recognition.
I admit President Reagan was a very articulate President and a great communicator. However, when you look at the results of what President Trump is doing, you have to admit, he is working on realistic immigration reform, which is badly needed. Being alive during the Reagan administration, I remember when Reagan allowed current illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, which I thought was wrong. Many conservatives alive during that time thought that Reagan copped out. Trump isn’t doing that. It was policies of both republicans and democrats in the past that has made our immigration policies totally a disaster today. Now, I admit, President Trump is no where as articulate as Former President Reagan. Trump is more or less a diamond in the rough. I don’t agree with everything he has done but no president in the history of this nation has gone through such a drastic coup to usurp him from office. That position that Trump is in has been validated and approved by WE the people based on the laws of our country in a fair and valid election based on the elective college put in place by our founding fathers, which gives each state a say in the matter of who gets elected. The democrats never had a problem with our form of elections until Trump became president. The electoral college remains a good thing and a fair and just law that gives the little states a say in our political system. Now, if you don’t like Trump, instead of approval of what the democrats are trying to do by removing him from office because of the trumped up charges of him being Putin’s puppet, remove him from office during the 2020 election if you feel he is not doing the job. Remove him the correct way by registering to vote in your state and voting him out of office. That is the way to do it, not this way. The proper way to remove him is during the presidential election. Let the people decide, not the politicians. We the people should make that decision and we should fight to keep that power, not doing it this way. Put up a candidate that you feel can beat Trump and take him on that way, the American way! Then, if he loses, it will be a fair and just decision made by us.