November 1995
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CHICAGO -- Today, former President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan announced they have joined forces with the national Alzheimer's Association to establish the Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute. An expansion of the Alzheimer's Association's existing research program, the Reagan Institute will unite the leading scientific minds from around the world with drug and biotech companies to speed information exchange and find treatments, preventions and cures.

"The Reagan Institute was established to serve as a symbol of hope to all those who share our dream of finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease," said Nancy Reagan, whose husband announced in a letter to the American people on November 5, 1994 that he is suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. "Honestly, we can't wait any longer to step up the research."

From an Alzheimer's Association, Inc. press release.

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