On 3 September 1984, Ronald Reagan underwent surgery for a cancerous polyp. He was 73 years old. This operation took place in the Saturn-Mars period (from 6 February 1984 to 7 May 1985). This was during the election campaign for his second term. About his age, he said: "I would not make age an issue in this campaign. I would not exploit, for political purposes, the youth and inexperience of my opponent". In reality Ronald Reagan already was very popular. In March 1983, he decided to set up a missile defense shield to protect the United States called the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). He c...

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