During the second Presidential debate in 1984, against his opponent Walter Mondale, Reagan was asked about his age and stamina (he was 73 at the time). He elicited laughs from the room by responding, “I will not make age an issue. I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent’s youth and inexperience.”
President Reagan and Democratic Candidate Walter Mondale Debate
- 10/21/1984
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This primary source comes from the Collection RR-WHPO: White House Photographic Collection.
National Archives Identifier: 276563979
Full Citation: Photograph C25247-9; President Reagan and Democratic candidate Walter Mondale during the second debate on foreign policy in Kansas City, Missouri.; 10/21/1984; Reagan White House Photographs, January 20, 1981–January 20, 1989; Collection RR-WHPO: White House Photographic Collection,; Ronald Reagan Library, Simi Valley, CA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/reagan-mondale-debate/, April 9, 2026]
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