Skip to main content

REMEMBERING NANCY REAGAN’S LIFE IN PHOTOS: FROM ACTRESS TO FIRST LADY

Ronald Reagan with wife Nancy
Born Anne Frances Robbins in 1921, Nancy grew up in Maryland before moving to California to become an actress under the stage name Nancy Davis. It was in Hollywood, while signed with a contract with MGM, Reagan starred in 11 feature films — and met her future husband, and future president, Ronald Reagan. 
Wedding Day Reagan
The two married in a simple ceremony on March 4, 1952 with only two people in attendance — the best man, William Holden, and the matron of honor, Brenda Marshall. It was her first marriage and his second. 
Reagan And Family
"Our relationship is very special," she told Vanity Fair in 1998. "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."
Stage and Screen, (Politics) Personalities. USA. pic: May 1957. Voted "Screen Father of the Year" Ronald Reagan with his wife Nancy and daughter Patti. Ronald Reagan (born 1911) became the 40th President of the United States serving 1981-1989.
Nancy gave birth to the couple's first child, Patricia Ann Reagan, on Oct. 21, 1952, and welcomed their second, Ronald Prescott Reagan, on May 20, 1958.
NBC News- 1966 California Gubernatorial Republican Primary
As Ronald was elected Governor of California from 1967-1975, Nancy grew into political responsibilities, visiting veterans, the elderly and working with charities including the Foster Grandparents Program.
ABC NEWS
But it was as her husband ran for president, first in 1976 (Reagan lost to then-incumbent Gerald Ford) and then in 1980, that Nancy began to yield her influence, regularly appearing at rallies, luncheons, receptions and events.
"I make no apologies for telling him what I thought," she wrote in her 1989 book, "My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan."Anwar Hussein Collection
"For eight years, I was sleeping with the president, and if that doesn't give you special access, I don't know what does! So yes, I gave Ronnie my best advice whenever he asked for it, and sometimes when he didn't."
Anwar Hussein Collection
As first lady, Nancy oversaw a major renovation of many White House rooms, organized a high-profile state dinner with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, hosted English royals Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, and gained international attention for her sense of fashion.
But it was her "Just Say No" campaign, part of the War on Drugs, that became her most famous cause.
Image: President Ronald Reagan waving to the press
On TODAY in 2004, Nancy explained her inspiration to get involved with a fight against drugs and how the "Just Say No" slogan came about.
As part of the "Just Say No" campaign, Reagan recorded public service announcements, visited talk shows as well as drug rehab centers, and even channeled her acting background to guest star on episodes of "Dynasty" and "Diff'rent Strokes."
Nancy Reagan Touches The Flag-Draped Casket Of Her Husband Ronald Reagan As He Lies In State In The Capitol Rotunda
Nancy also gained a reputation as Ronald's "protector." After her husband was shot in 1981, Nancy spent days at the hospital by his side, and eventually cared for him throughout a lengthy decade-long battle with Alzheimer's.
While announcing his Alzheimer's diagnosis in 1994, Reagan wrote, "I only wish there was some way I could spare Nancy from this painful experience."
Ten years later, as his body lay in state in the U.S. Capitol, Mrs. Reagan caressed and gently kissed the flag-draped casket.
Reagan will be buried at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, next to her husband, according to her rep Joanne Drake, a spokeswoman with the Reagan Library.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

FEDERAL ALLOCATION TO THE TWENTY FIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN DELTA STATE IN 2023

Below Is The Federal Allocation To The Twenty five Local Government Areas in Delta State In 2023: Aniocha North:  ₦2,631,989,064.8 Aniocha South:  ₦2,847,788,192.94 Bomadi:               ₦2,491,779,057.87 Burutu:                 ₦3,367,885,422.51 Ethiope East:      ₦3,178,376,209.24 Ethiope West:     ₦3,226,505,207.54 Ika North East:   ₦3,279,681,589.37 Ika South:            ₦3,117,284,050.15 Isoko North:        ₦2,968,741,529.30 Isoko South:       ₦3,372,633,698.8 Ndokwa East:     ₦2,766,813,948.49 Ndokwa West:   ₦3,108,983,376.16 Okpe:                    ₦2,750,960,811.06 Oshimili North:  ₦2,683,889,807 Oshimili South: ₦2,890,887,684.18 Patani:                 ...

OBOREVWORI: How Not To Glorify A 'One Chance' Governor - By Zik Gbemre

It is appalling how, in desperation to sustain its thieving hegemony over the Delta State Government since 1999, the Delta PDP had the audacity to impose the weakest, most uninformed contender, a local champion, as Governor over a state replete with accomplished men and women of immense capacity. Given this unenviable privilege, one would have expected the fortunate placeholder governor, Sheriff Oborevwori—whose only election campaign manifesto was pledging to improve on the failed leadership of Ifeanyi Okowa, his predecessor—to engage creative minds and individuals of proven integrity to assist him in making a difference. Rather than doing the needful, Oborevwori has worsened matters by electing to engage the same spent leaders, deadwood, and gluttons that have gained prominence in running the state down over successive administrations. The result has been a government of mediocre officeholders competing to run the state for their pockets at the detriment of the populace, under a gove...

MOMENT OF HONOUR: Ughelli Agog As Ovie Omo-Agege Arrives Home

It was a day of honour for Obarisi Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, CFR, the immediate past Deputy President of the Senate, and Delta State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, as the people of Delta State came together from all ethnic nationalities to collectively celebrate and honour him. The grand reception in the ancient city of Ughelli was historic, marking the recognition of a distinguished Deltan who has brought great honour to the state and its people. Obarisi, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege arrived Osubi Airport flanked by Distinguished Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, Hon. Eric Oharisi and Hon. Evance Iwhurie. The streets of Ughelli came alive with jubilation as the former Deputy Senate President and his entourage drove into town. It was a historic moment, characterized by the beating of drums, vibrant displays of cultural pride, and an overwhelming sense of camaraderie among the people. The air filled with chants of joy, and the atmosphere electric with excitement—all painting a ...