From: utzoo!decvax!yale-com!freeman
Newsgroups: net.misc
Title: Re: Is Reagan Fated To Die In Office?
Article-I.D.: yale-com.870
Posted: Sat Feb 12 15:39:35 1983
Received: Sun Feb 13 06:34:59 1983
References: yale-com.867

  

The origin of the Twenty Year Curse dates back to an Indian curse placed
on Indian fighter turned President William H. Harrison in 1840. Reagan's
age seems the perfect excuse for the continuation of the curse. The last
time I discussed this I found myself betting $100 that he would survive
his first term in office. Whether or not I should hope to win my bet
is debatable but according to the rule, a second term death satisfies 
the curse (i.e. Lincoln). At any rate, 120 years of a coincidence
is enough to make anybody wonder.
             - Andrew Freeman