Reagan to Have Surgery for Broken Hip
MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Former President Reagan is scheduled to undergo surgery today, as we just told you. He fell at home yesterday, breaking his hip. CNN's Greg LaMotte has more on Mr. Reagan's mishap and what will happen during his operation.</s>RONALD REAGAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: So help me God.</s>UNIDENTIFIED OFFICIAL: Congratulations, sir.</s>GREG LAMOTTE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Friday afternoon, 89-year-old Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, broke his right hip in what was described as a simple fall in his Bel Air, California home. His wife Nancy was said to be with him when that fall occurred. Reagan was rushed to St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. It's a private hospital and ironically is the same hospital complex where Reagan's daughter Maureen is being treated for cancer. Mr. Reagan was said to be in good spirits, good humor, alert and in stable condition. A family spokesperson says Reagan, who at the age of 69 was the oldest person elected president, will have surgery Saturday when a pin will be inserted in his broken hip. Reagan's fall has occurred less than a month before his 90th birthday, February 6th. He was born in 1911. Reagan, who is the only former actor to have been elected president, released a letter to the nation in 1994 disclosing his Alzheimer's. He has rarely been seen in public over the last five years. He no longer travels to his offices in Century City. Greg LaMotte, CNN, Santa Monica, California.