Attending a dinner at Washington's National Press Club, Ronald Reagan loosed a string of his patented one-liners. "I know your organization was founded by six Washington newspaperwomen in 1919 ... Seems only yesterday." The President then quoted Jefferson. "He said that one should not worry about one's exact chronological age in reference to his ability to perform one's task," observed Reagan. "And ever since he told me that..." The California difference? "In Washington the flakes are real. And if enough of them fall from heaven, it stops traffic for hours." The President, who turned 70 last week, defined his condition: "Middle...
Heeere's Ronnie!
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