The “age issue,” which had been lurking in the ... In an October 1984 debate against Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale, Reagan, a former actor usually adept at reeling off his ...

The Wall Street Journal, widely seen as sympathetic to Reagan, ran an article headlined “New Question in Race: Is Oldest U.S. President Now Showing His Age?” Politically, Mondale was too tame ...

Stuart K. Spencer, a Republican political consultant who engineered Ronald Reagan’s winning campaigns for the California ...

July 15, 1976 - Jimmy Carter asks Mondale to be his vice presidential running mate on the Democratic ticket. January 20, 1977-January 20, 1981 - Mondale serves as vice president under President Carter ...

Mr. Spencer helped Reagan neuter attacks by Mondale, who was 56 at the time, about Reagan’s fitness at age 73 to embark on another term in office. The most effective response, Mr. Spencer ...

“Let’s tell the truth…Mr. Reagan will raise taxes ... April 19, 2021 – Passes away at the age of 93. January 9, 2025 – Mondale’s son, Ted, attends Jimmy Carter’s funeral service.

Mr. Spencer helped Reagan neuter attacks by Mondale, who was 56 at the time, about Reagan's fitness at age 73 to embark on another term in office. The most effective response, Mr. Spencer coached ...

Mondale announced during his acceptance speech at the 1984 Democratic nominating convention that he would raise taxes in order to reduce the budget deficit. “Let ...