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rsdsharp

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2. My mother, an Eisenhower Republican if there ever was one, detested Reagan.

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Sun Aug 4, 2024, 04:36 PM

Aug 2024

She worked in a doctor’s office in Des Moines in the 1930s when Reagan was working in radio at WHO. Reagan hurt his knee in a horseback riding accident, and treated with her doctor. She said Reagan was a jerk, and In her words, “He never drew a sober breath!”

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My mother, an Eisenhower Republican if there ever was one, detested Reagan. rsdsharp Aug 2024 #2