The Ronald Reagan Mic Drop Moment At The 1984 Debate | NBC News

in 1984 October 1984 Ronald Reagan is running for re-election he's the oldest candidate ever to be running for president he's 73 years old there are some concerns about his ability especially mentally to keep doing the job nobody knew anything about Alzheimer's at this point but there were some concerns that were out there in the first debate Reagan against Mondale there are moments when Reagan seems he's lost for words he seems to go blank the system is still where it was with regard to the regard to the the progressivity as I've said Walter Mondale says looking back he said that was a one moment he believed he really could win that election today we have a brand new race they got two weeks to get ready for the next debate there is one more debate and Reagan has one challenge he has got to reassure the country that what they saw that first debate was an aberration that he'll be fine getting a second term as president and so he shows up for the second debate he knows the questions coming as people around him we're trying to coach him he told them before no no no I got it they didn't know what he had had in store so the question comes up the moderator says him you already are the oldest president in history and some of your staff say you were tired after your most recent encounter with mr. mr. Mondale I recall yet that President Kennedy will had to go for days on end with very little sleep during the Cuban Missile Crisis is there any doubt in your mind that you would be able to function in such circumstances not at all mr. Truitt and I and I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of this campaign I am NOT going to exploit for political purposes my opponents youth and inexperience it's a great moment because obviously there is a great line like the crowd loves it but you catch Mondale Reagan's opponent in the in the shot there's this great shot you get both of them on at the same time and Mondale gets it right away - he can't help but laugh and I he has said since then at that moment he knew the election was over and that was it a couple weeks later Reagan won a 49 state landslide hey NBC News fans thanks for checking out our YouTube channel subscribe by clicking on that button down here and click on any of the videos over here to watch the latest interviews show highlights and digital exclusives thanks for watching

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Published: Thu Sep 22 2016

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[u/DonnieMostDefinitely]

Great stuff!