Reagan, Thatcher forged a close, lasting bond

... guest during Reagan's eight-year presidency. And when he died in 2004, at 93 after suffering for years with Alzheimer's disease, a frail Thatcher attended his state funeral. "They had similar backgrounds and in some ways could understand what the ...

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