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Ron Elving

Biden, turning 80, faces an age-old question: How old is too old to be president?

President Ronald Reagan, 1984: "I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit — for political purposes – my opponent's youth and inexperience." (David Longstreath/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

It is one of the most replayed moments in the history of presidential debates.

Standing on a stage in Kansas City in October 1984, President Ronald Reagan was asked the question that was on most everyone's mind. He was the oldest president ever, and had been described as being "very tired" after an earlier debate. Did he have any questions in his mind about his ability to function if deprived of sleep during a national security crisis?

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