Bush said Saturday that the death of his predecessor, Ronald Reagan, was a sad day for America. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

   PARIS, June 5 (Xinhuanet) -- US President George W. Bush, who is visiting France for the 60th anniversary ceremonies of D-Day landings in Normandy on Sunday, said Saturday that the death of his predecessor, Ronald Reagan, was a sad day for America, the White House officials said.

   Bush was informed of the Reagan's death after dinner in French presidential Elysee Palace with French President Jacques Chirac.

   "It's a sad day for America," the White House spokeswoman Clare Buchan quoted Bush as saying.

   Reagan, who served as the 40th US president from 1981 to 1989, died at the age of 93 at his home in California on Saturday after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for nearly a decade.

   Both his wife Nancy and his eldest son, Michael Reagan, have confirmed his death.  Enditem