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Washington: President and Nancy Reagan dig into a birthday cake on Feb. 4, 1983, which the First lady brought into a news conference to surprise her husband. Reagan will turn 72 on Feb. 6. (UPI Photo/Don Rypka/Files)

President Reagan taks to Alexander Haig after his return from China at the Cenury Plaza Hotel June 25, 1981. President Reagan spent a couple of days in Los Angeles before going on to his Santa Barbara ranch for the weekend. (UPI Photo/Larry Rubenstein/FILES)

President Ronald Reagan waves to the gallery prior to his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. Vice President George Bush and House Speaker Thomas O'Neill applaud the president. (UPI Photo/Don Rypka/FILES)

Original Caption: GOP Presidential contender Ronald Reagan sits in the patio of his Pacific Palisades home as he contemplates, pen in mouth, his nomination acceptance speech. Reagan plans to remain at his Southern California home for several days before departing for the Kansas City convention. (UPI Photo/FILES)