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12. does this break Saint Ronnie's record?

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 08:14 PM

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Ronald Reagan may have had a tendency to nod off.

“I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of a national emergency – even if I’m in a cabinet meeting,” he joked. Word got out that he napped daily, and historian Michael Schaller wrote in 1994 that Reagan’s staff “released a false daily schedule that showed him working long hours,” labeling his afternoon nap “personal staff time.” But some family members denied that he napped in the White House.

https://theconversation.com/a-brief-history-of-presidential-lethargy-111331

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