Nancy Reagan, former Hollywood actress, first lady of the United States, and founder of the “Just Say No” anti-drug campaign, died at her Los Angeles home on Sunday, March 6, 2016. She was 94. Below is a look back at the life and times of the Reagans from the archives of The Saturday Evening Post:
In a 1985 interview, the first lady talked about her relationship with her husband, her new anti-drug campaign, and the cherished memory of her influential stepfather. Read more>>
In 2004, the Post ran an eight-page memorial celebrating the life of President Reagan. The memorial includes excerpts from past interviews and images of Nancy and Ronald Reagan from the archive. Read more>>
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First Lady Nancy Reagen, 1985. (Photo by Mary Anne Fackelman/White House)
President Ronald Reagan helping first lady Nancy Reagan (Photo by Bill Fitz-Patrick/White House)
First lady Nancy Reagan and Pope John Paul II exchange gifts following her private audience at the Vatican, May 4, 1985. (Photo by Mary Anne Fackelman/White House)
Reagan family portrait, 1981: Center President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan. From left, Geoffrey and Anne Davis, Dennis Revell, Maureen Reagan; Michael, Colleen, and Cameron Reagan; Neil and Bess Reagan; Richard and Patricia Davis; Patti Davis; Ronald Prescott and Doria Reagan. (Photo by Bill Fitz-Patrick/White House)
President Reagan and Nancy walking hand in hand. (Photo by Michael Evans/White House)
President Reagan and Nancy (Photo by Michael Evans/White House)
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Thank you POST Editors for this tribute to Mrs. Reagan. She was a wonderful lady and First Lady, for both California (as the Governor’s wife) and later the United States.
I’ve been to the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Ca. several times over the years, and will be making a short trip there this week with some flowers and a nice sympathy card I think her family will appreciate.
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Thank you POST Editors for this tribute to Mrs. Reagan. She was a wonderful lady and First Lady, for both California (as the Governor’s wife) and later the United States.
I’ve been to the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Ca. several times over the years, and will be making a short trip there this week with some flowers and a nice sympathy card I think her family will appreciate.