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Nancy Davis Reagan was an American actress who was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was the second wife of Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States.
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Born 6 July 1921 · Died 6 March 2016 · Q193426
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2026· 7 entries
“I felt panicky every time [Ronald Reagan] left the White House”
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“elegant, affluent, well-bred, chic American look”
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“This house belongs to all Americans, and I want it to be something of which they can be proud.”
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The New York Times: The Hotel Where Reagan Was Shot in 1981 Becomes a Crime Scene Again
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KESQ News: Nancy Reagan Fast Facts
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Lead Stories rated the claim “President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan quietly drive themselves to a Virginia nursing home to serve breakfast to elderly residents on Christmas Day 1983” Pakistan Spam.
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2025· 1 entry
Yahoo: How Nancy Reagan's Secret Phone-In Astrologer Became a Powerful White House Adviser — and Helped Oust the Chief of Staff
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2023· 1 entry
Yahoo: nancy reagan
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2020· 1 entry
In the 1993 Sienna Research Institute survey, the first conducted after Reagan left the White House, Reagan was assessed very poorly by historians, ranking the second-worst, with only Mary Todd Lincoln being given a wors
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2019· 4 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “A photograph shows then-first lady Nancy Reagan with Mr. T dressed up as Santa Claus.” True.
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Snopes rated the claim “A photograph shows then-first lady Nancy Reagan with Mr. T dressed up as Santa Claus.” True.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “President Ronald Reagan once said, “Nancy Pelosi is extremely evil” because she is a member of the politically connected D'Alesandro family.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “President Ronald Reagan once said, “Nancy Pelosi is extremely evil” because she is a member of the politically connected D'Alesandro family.” False.
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2016· 24 entries
Psychology Today: Nancy Reagan and Posthumous Idealization and Misremembering
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CBS News: Nancy Reagan
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Snopes.com rated the claim “President Obama ordered flags be flown at half-staff to mark the death of singer Whitney Houston, but he did not extend that honor to former first lady Nancy Reagan.” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “President Obama opted to skip Nancy Reagan's funeral in order to "party" at an "entertainment festival."” Mostly False.
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Snopes rated the claim “President Obama opted to skip Nancy Reagan's funeral in order to "party" at an "entertainment festival."” Mostly False.
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abc13: Nancy Reagan, Former First Lady, Dies at 94
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Wall Street Journal: Notable & Quotable: Nancy Reagan
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Zimbabwe: Former First Lady Nancy Reagan Dies at Age 94
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Women's Wear Daily: Nancy Reagan, First Lady of Style, Dies at 94
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Died 2016-03-06.
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Nancy Reagan died of congestive heart failure at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 94
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Snopes rated the claim “Nancy Reagan once said "It is appalling to see parades in San Francisco and elsewhere proclaiming 'gay pride' and all that."” Unproven.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Former first lady Nancy Reagan has endorsed Hillary Clinton.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “Former first lady Nancy Reagan has endorsed Hillary Clinton.” False.
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“I must say that acting was good training for the political life that lay ahead of us.”
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“Ch. 4 : First Lady, Dragon Lady”
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“I kept a diary during our White House years, and I have drawn upon it often in this book. I experience the world through my intuitions and feelings, and you'll find out a lot about those in these pages. My mother used to say, “Play the hand that’s dealt you,” and that is what I have always tried to do. And this, for better or worse, is how it seemed to me.”
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“The time for a woman to serve as our President has come – really, now is the time — and I think the idea of having a former First Lady as the leader of the free world is really quite a marvelous notion. I want Hillary to win. Even though I admire two of the current potential Republican nominees, I have no interest in seeing either of them lead this country.”
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“I don't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs.”
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“Our relationship is very special. We were very much in love and still are. Thank God we found each other. When I say my life began with Ronnie, well, it's true. It did. Forty-six years? Can't imagine life without him.”
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“Someone asked me if I wanted to make a New Year's wish, and I said yes — and it was that I'd like to see every young person in the world join the "Just Say No" to drugs club. Well, just the fact that Congress has proclaimed "Just Say No Week" and in light of all the activities taking place, it seems that my wish is well on its way to coming true.”
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“I am a big believer that you have to nourish any relationship. I am still very much a part of my friends' lives and they are very much a part of my life. A First Lady who does not have this source of strength and comfort can lose perspective and become isolated.”
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“Variant: Our relationship is very special. We were very much in love and still are. When I say my life began with Ronnie, well, it's true. It did. I can't imagine life without him.”
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2013· 2 entries
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2012· 1 entry
Explaining that her husband would have liked Romney's business background and what she called "strong principles"
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2009· 1 entry
“improving every day and starting to get out more and more”
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2008· 1 entry
2014, and 2020), Reagan has been ranked as the 15th-best First Lady
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2007· 2 entries
And three days later accepted the highest Polish distinction, the Order of the White Eagle, on behalf of Ronald Reagan at the Reagan Library
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Attended the national funeral service for Gerald Ford in the Washington National Cathedral
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2005· 1 entry
Reagan was honored at a gala dinner at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D
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2004· 2 entries
“At an anti-drug rally, as quoted in 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said (2004) by Steven D. Price, p. 19”
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Favored what many consider to be the Democratic Party's position, and urged President George W
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2002· 3 entries
Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by George W. Bush (2002).
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At the United States Capitol building, and were only the third president and first lady to receive it; she accepted the medal on behalf of both of them
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And the Congressional Gold Medal, in the same year
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2000· 1 entry
Won Congressional Gold Medal (2000).
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1998· 4 entries
“Our relationship is very special. We were very much in love and still are. When I say my life began with Ronnie, well, it”
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“On her relation with her husband, Ronald Reagan, as quoted in an interview with Vanity Fair (July 1998), and in Saving The Reagan Presidency : Trust Is The Coin Of The Realm (2005) by David M. Abshire, p. 107”
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A few years after her husband had been given a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, Nancy told Vanity Fair, "Our relationship is very special
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That she had "'absolutely nothing'" to do with arranging the summit and added that others were "'overemphasizing'" her role; however, in 1990, she released a book in which she asserted that she was "in charge" of the Pre
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1994· 3 entries
Until his death at the age of 93 on June 5, 2004
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And developed the Nancy Reagan Afterschool Program
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Made herself his primary caregiver, and became actively involved with the National Alzheimer's Association and its affiliate, the Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute in Chicago, Illinois
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1992· 1 entry
The IRS determined the Reagans had failed to include some $3 million worth of fashion items between 1983 and 1988 on their tax returns; they were billed for a large amount of back taxes and interest, which was subsequent
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1991· 1 entry
The author Kitty Kelley wrote an unauthorized and largely uncited biography about Reagan, repeating accounts of a poor relationship with her children, and introducing rumors of alleged sexual relations with singer Frank
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1989· 4 entries
With 18 percent having an unfavorable opinion, and the balance not giving an opinion
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Reagan was honored at the annual gala awards dinner of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, during which she received the council's lifetime achievement award
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The IRS (Internal Revenue Service) began investigating the Reagans over allegations they owed additional tax on the gifts and loans of high-fashion clothes and jewellery to the first lady during their time in the White H
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Received the Council of Fashion Designers of America's lifetime achievement award
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1988· 2 entries
Awarded CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award (1988).
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Became the first active first lady invited to address the United Nations General Assembly, where she spoke on international drug interdiction and trafficking laws
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1987· 2 entries
Mikhail Gorbachev became the first Soviet leader to visit Washington, D
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Gorbacheva irked Reagan with lectures on subjects ranging from architecture to socialism, reportedly prompting the American president's wife to quip, "Who does that dame think she is
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1986· 4 entries
President Reagan signed a drug enforcement bill into law, which granted $1
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Awarded Dana Award for Pioneering Achievement in Health and Education (1986).
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“On the "Just Say No to Drugs Week" (1986), as quoted in "JUST SAY NO" at The Ronald Reagan Foundation”
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“Just Say No' Address to the Nation (14 September 1986) Video at YouTube (September 1986)”
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1985· 2 entries
Reagan expanded the campaign to an international level by inviting the First Ladies of various nations to the White House for a conference on drug abuse
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Strongly encouraged her husband to hold "summit" conferences with Soviet general secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, and suggested they form a personal relationship beforehand
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1984· 1 entry
Was quoted as saying that the two were in an "estrangement right now"
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1982· 4 entries
Which was her primary project and major initiative as first lady
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Reagan was asked by a schoolgirl what to do when offered drugs; Reagan responded: "Just say no
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While not reporting more valuable loans or clothes not returned was a possible violation of the Ethics in Government Act
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Revealed that she had accepted thousands of dollars in clothing, jewelry, and other gifts, but defended her actions by stating that she had borrowed the clothes and that they would either be returned or donated to mu
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1981· 4 entries
Career landmark: First Lady of the United States (1981–1989).
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That "Understanding what drugs can do to your children, understanding peer pressure and understanding why they turn to drugs is
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Reagan directed a major renovation of several White House rooms, including all of the second and third floors and rooms adjacent to the Oval Office, including the press briefing room
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“Nothing can happen to my Ronnie. My life would be over.”
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1980· 1 entry
As she was impressed by his astrological chart
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1975· 2 entries
And he did not run for a third term; instead, he met with advisors to discuss a possible bid for the 1976 presidency, challenging incumbent president Gerald Ford
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When her husband left office, and she was relieved to be out of public life
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1968· 1 entry
Nancy was the subject of a biographical profile titled "Pretty Nancy" following an interview with Joan Didion; Didion was deeply critical in her publication, portraying Nancy as out-of-touch and insincere
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1967· 2 entries
Career landmark: First Lady or Partner of California (1967–1975).
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Ronald appointed Nancy to the California Arts Commission, and a year later she was named Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year; in its profile, the Times labeled her "A Model First Lady"
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1952· 1 entry
Married Ronald Reagan, who was then president of the Screen Actors Guild
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1949· 2 entries
Said that her "greatest ambition" was to have a "successful happy marriage"; decades later, in 1975, she would say, "I was never really a career woman but [became one] only because I hadn't found the man I wanted to marr
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When Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer asked her to participate in a screen test
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1940· 1 entry
A young Davis had appeared as a National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis volunteer in a short subject film shown in movie theaters to raise donations for the crusade against polio
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1939· 1 entry
Davis left Girls' Latin School and began attending Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she studied English and drama
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1929· 1 entry
Moved to Chicago and was adopted by her mother's second husband
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1923· 1 entry
When her mother decided to return to acting and the couple could not agree on where to live
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1921· 2 entries
Born 1921-07-06.
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But throughout her life she told others she was born in 1923
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