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 Nancy Reagan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nancy Davis Reagan (born July 6, 1921) is the widow of President Ronald Reagan and was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
This name confusion with the other actress was a concern of Nancy Davis in maintaining her employment as a SAG actress in Hollywood and she was put in contact with Reagan for help in getting her name off this list.
Nancy Reagan is also stepmother to Michael Reagan and the late Maureen Reagan, the children of Ronald Reagan's first marriage to actress Jane Wyman.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nancy_Reagan   (801 words)

  
 Erase MS
Nancy Davis' determination, her Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis, the Center Without Walls and her RACE To Erase MS annual gala events have collectively turned up the speed and funding for research, and created optimum conditions for success in the ultimate race to erase MS forever.
Nancy Davis, one of five children, was born and raised in Denver, Colorado.
Nancy's hope, courage and strength continue to inspire her to maintain a vibrant quality of life despite this chronic disease, but most of all, she remains positive, continues to live her life to the fullest and is tireless in her efforts to finding the cure for MS.
www.erasems.org /about_nancy_bio.html   (700 words)

  
 Nancy on Encyclopedia.com
Nancy Reagan fait un dernier adieu à son époux Ronald Reagan Au côté de Nancy Reagan, 82 ans, qui a soutenu Ronald Reagan.
Nancy Reagan et Gorbatchev Au côté de Nancy Reagan, 82 ans, qui a soutenu Ronald Reagan pendant les dix ans où il a souffe.
Nancy Beth Cruzan: in no voice at all.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/Nancy.asp   (944 words)

  
 Nancy Davis Reagan
Nancy Davis Reagan (1923-...) is the second wife of Ronald Reagan, who served as president of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
Nancy was legally adopted by Davis when she was 14 years old, and her last name was changed from Robbins to Davis.
Nancy's mother was an actress, and her father was a salesman.
www2.worldbook.com /features/presidents/html/reagan_nancy.htm   (434 words)

  
 First Ladies' Biographical Information
Nancy Reagan's devotion to seeing this through, as well as other aspects of her husband's legacy were made all the more dramatic in light of the fact that she underwent breast cancer surgery and shortly thereafter endured the death of her mother, all just prior to the treaty signing.
Although Nancy Reagan rarely ventured into specific policy, it was she who defied the conventional wisdom in the Reagan Administration State Department to promote the idea of the President forming first a personal relationship with the new Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev when he assumed power in 1985.
When Nancy Reagan first became First Lady, her focus was on creating a home in the White House; rather than use government funds to redecorate as well as renovate the floors, doors and other hardware, she sought private funds to underwrite the work.
www.firstladies.org /biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=41   (1836 words)

  
 The American Experience Reagan People & Events Nancy Reagan
Nancy Davis studied drama at Smith College, and was eased into a career in Hollywood by her mother's friends.
Nancy Reagan's backstage handling became fodder for late-night monologues and a national concern in 1987, following the publication of Donald Regan's "For the Record." Regan believed, as did many others, that Nancy was largely responsible for his being replaced as Chief of Staff.
Nancy's acting career, was moderately successful, but she left Hollywood after her marriage to Ronald Reagan in 1952.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/reagan/peopleevents/pande03.html   (583 words)

  
 Citytimes: The Davis puzzle
Nancy and Greg Davis, the grandson of D.P. Davis, stumbled upon a Florida history book there and took the first steps of their genealogical adventure.
Davis, then 36 and known for his love of adventure and the 1920s high life, was en route to Europe, a mistress at his side.
DAVIS ISLANDS - Somewhere on Davis Islands, perhaps at this very moment, the descendants of the islands' namesake are exploring their grandfather's creation.
www.sptimes.com /2005/04/01/news_pf/Citytimes/The_Davis_puzzle.shtml   (1418 words)

  
 Not Necessarily the First Lady
Nancy and Ronald Reagan met, they have repeatedly said, when she was blacklisted by mistake in the early 1950s after having been confused with another actress who had the same name, Nancy Davis.
Nancy Davis Reagan was asked by Columbia Pictures to explain why her maiden name appeared on the amicus curiae brief supporting the Hollywood Ten.
Today the other Nancy Davis works at a snack bar in Ventura, California.
www.thenation.com /doc/19871003/wiener   (994 words)

  
 Harp Lessons - Spokane Washington Area
Davis can help students find these resources and advise about purchase of a harp when the student is ready for this addition to his/her musical life.
Davis can offer suggestions about renting harps and maintains several rental harps in her studio as well.
Davis teaches students in her studio in north Spokane, near Mead High School.
home.comcast.net /~NancyDavis-harpist/harp_lessons.html   (250 words)

  
 Sample text for Library of Congress control number 2003046684
Nancy was later to say that the Galbraiths "treated [her] with great love." But it was not the life or the love she was longing for.
Davis wanted to marry her, but there would be a short wait as his divorce was not yet final.
She led Nancy by the hand out to the front porch, and they sat down together on the lumpy couch where, although there was not much of a view, you could watch the cars go past.
www.loc.gov /catdir/samples/hol051/2003046684.html   (2481 words)

  
 Nancy Ann Davis-Murphy Biography
Nancy Ann Davis was born on the 17th of March 1847, in Xenia, Green County, Ohio.
Nancy's brother, Jefferson Davis and his wife Sarah Emma had two sons named Joseph and Francis Davis.
Nancy and Jimmy's third child was David I. Murphy (AKA Uncle Davie), born on June 15, 1874.
www.myindianahome.net /gen/grant/hoggatt/davis.html   (478 words)

  
 Nancy Reagan
She was called 'Nancy' by her mother, and rarely saw her father; her parents were separated before she was born, and divorced shortly thereafter.
Nancy's godmother was the legendary Russian and American star of stage and screen, Alla Nazimova.
Dr. Davis was chair of the Department of Surgery at Northwestern University, and for decades edited The Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
www.nndb.com /people/870/000022804   (688 words)

  
 Nancy (Davis) Reagan page of David G. Stuart's family history
Nancy Davis Reagan was born on July 6, 1921, in New York City.
In her early career, Nancy Davis worked as an actress in stage, film and television productions.
Reagan established the Nancy Reagan Foundation to continue her campaign to educate people about the serious dangers of substance abuse.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Hills/4652/nancy.htm   (991 words)

  
 NANCY REAGAN
Nancy was raised by her maternal aunt in Bethesda, Maryland, to the age of eight, while her mother pursued her acting career.
Upon Reagan's election to the Presidency, Nancy was first criticized for spending almost one million dollars to remodel the living quarters at the White House, and acquiring two hundred-twenty Lenox china place settings, at a time when the Reagan Administration was calling for cutbacks in domestic programs and spending.
In 1981, following the attempted assassination of her husband, Nancy turned to astrology for comfort, and continued to use astrology to plan her husband's schedule, for which she was again criticized.
www.aboutfamouspeople.com /article1088.html   (555 words)

  
 Hollywood Philanthropist ‘Babies’ Her MS - DrDonnica.com - The First Name in Women's Health
Davis is enjoying her ongoing pregnancy as well as her extra-fortified health.
Nancy Davis and Lisa Kudrow at last year’s Race to Erase MS.
Last year’s event raised over two million dollars for research supported by The Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis.
www.drdonnica.com /celebrities/00008527.htm   (1187 words)

  
 Office of Development - Nancy Pope Rice and Nancy Rice Davis Library Treasure Endowment - University Libraries - USC
Nancy Rice Davis and her mother, Nancy Pope Rice of Columbia, S.C., established this practical fund to support timely and special library acquisitions in honor of George D. Terry.
Both donors were actively involved at USC: Nancy Rice graduated from USC in 1931 and taught physical education and Nancy Davis attended in the 70's.
To strengthen the ability of the Dean for Libraries and Information Systems to make special and significant acquisitions in a timely fashion for the USC Libraries, the Nancy Pope Rice and Nancy Rice Davis Library Treasure Endowment was established.
www.sc.edu /library/develop/rice.html   (229 words)

  
 Party Pictures 1/12/04 - Nancy Davis' Race to Erase MS - Tommy Hilfiger
Nancy Davis’ Race to Erase MS Nancy Davis and Ken Rickel at their Bel Air house.
A portion of the proceeds from the Peace and Love line is donated to the Nancy Davis Center Without Walls.
Davis has a kind of noblesse oblige that is part heritage and part plain old American can-do initiative and self-reliance.
www.newyorksocialdiary.com /partypictures/2004/01_12_04/partypictures01_12_04.php   (802 words)

  
 Nancy Reagan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nancy Davis Reagan (born July 6, 1921) is the widow of President Ronald Reagan and was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
Reagan was briefly hospitalized in 2005 after she slipped and fell in her hotel room in London, to visit Margaret Thatcher and Prince Charles.
Reagan is well-remembered for conservative fashions emulated by many women of the time, for championing the "Just Say No" campaign against juvenile drug use, and for her personal use of astrology.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nancy_Reagan   (801 words)

  
 Reagan, Nancy Davis -
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Reagan was adopted aged six by her step-father, Loyal Davis, after her parents' divorce and mother's remarriage.
She was a successful Hollywood actress from 1949 to 1956, but she gave up her career after she married the actor and future governor of California and president of the US in 1952.
famous.adoption.com /famous/reagan-nancy-davis.html   (166 words)

  
 HOMES.COM - Agent Details for Nancy Davis
Nancy Davis is an enthusiastic, warm, and dedicated real estate professional who delivers.
Nancy is a wealth of information regarding every aspect of living in Sitka – from schools, neighborhoods, economic outlook and trends in the local real estate market.
Nancy pledges to you the highest level of service while maintaining honesty and integrity.
www.homes.com /Content/AgentDetail.cfm?AgentId=581978   (228 words)

  
 National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
The Nancy Horton Davis Chapter is proud of all its members and of the many years of dedicated service and loyalty they have contributed to the goals of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Our namesake, Nancy Horton Davis (d.1839), was the daughter of Thomas Davis, who was in Dragoon No. 25 and chaplain in Elijah Clark's First Continental Dragoons of the American Revolution.
Members contribute to chapter activities as their individual interests dictate, and there is something to interest everyone, such as genealogical research and preservation, literacy and historical programs in schools, conservation, and support of the local Veterans' Hospital, to name just a few.
www.texasdar.org /chapters/NancyHortonDavis   (872 words)

  
 The Herald-Star: Nancy Davis - - The Steubenville Herald-Star
Nancy E. Davis, 84, of 70 Park Drive passed
Davis was born April 21, 1920, in Beaver Falls, Pa., a daughter of the late Paul Charles and Margery Ann Milnes Pennell, and had resided in East Palestine since 1949 coming from Darlington, Pa.
Davis was a member of the East Palestine Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
www.morningjournalnews.com /obit/story/029202005_obt03obit04.asp   (234 words)

  
 Nancy Davis Reagan --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
More results on "Nancy Davis Reagan" when you join.
U.S. swimmer Nancy Hogshead won more medals—three gold and one silver—than any other swimmer at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Calif. After the Olympics she retired from competitive swimming and became a sports advocate for women and for people with asthma.
When Ronald Reagan became the 40th president of the United States in 1981, it was generally agreed that his wife, Nancy, was one of his most trusted advisers.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9334255   (720 words)

  
 NANCY DAVIS REAGAN - PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED
Two children were born to Ron and Nancy Reagan: Patricia Ann (known professionally as Patti Davis) and Ronald (Skip) Prescott Reagan.
On March 4, 1952, 41-year-old Ronald Reagan and 30-year-old Nancy Davis were married in Los Angeles.
Nancy, a former actress, gave up her career to take care of her family and brought grace and elegance to the White House as First Lady.
www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/12_2000/presidents/NANCY_DAVIS_REAGAN.htm   (169 words)

  
 Kent State University Athletics
Is the daughter of Glen and Flo Davis...
Was involved in Beta Club and a member in National Honors Society.
www.kentstatesports.com /index.php?s=&url_channel_id=&change_well_id=17&member_id=549   (73 words)

  
 Welcome to The American Presidency
She pursued a film career as Nancy Davis between 1949 and 1956 and made 11 movies.
Adopted at the age of 14 by her stepfather, the prominent neurosurgeon Loyal Davis, she is a graduate of Smith College.
Colacello, Bob, Ronnie and Nancy: Their Path to the White House
ap.grolier.com /article?assetid=0243350-0&templatename=/article/articl...   (167 words)

  
 Davis Realty: Sitka, Alaska Real Estate
Broker and owner Nancy Davis has been part of the Sitka community for over 35 years.
Sitka is a unique town, and Davis Realty's detailed, local understanding of the real estate market serves our buyers and sellers well.
A former bank manager, she has experience in mortgage lending as well as real estate.
www.davisrealtysitka.com   (138 words)

  
 The American Experience Reagan People & Events Nancy Reagan
Nancy Davis studied drama at Smith College, and was eased into a career in Hollywood by her mother's friends.
Nancy Reagan's backstage handling became fodder for late-night monologues and a national concern in 1987, following the publication of Donald Regan's "For the Record." Regan believed, as did many others, that Nancy was largely responsible for his being replaced as Chief of Staff.
Nancy Reagan's detractors were vocal, but so were her supporters.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/reagan/peopleevents/pande03.html   (583 words)

  
 Nancy Davis Reagan
Nancy Davis Reagan (1923-...) is the second wife of Ronald Reagan, who served as president of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
Nancy was legally adopted by Davis when she was 14 years old, and her last name was changed from Robbins to Davis.
Reagan was then president of the Screen Actors Guild, and he and Nancy met when she sought advice from him about the literature.
www2.worldbook.com /features/presidents/html/reagan_nancy.htm   (434 words)

  
 American President
Nancy Reagan closely supervised the President's schedule, played a significant role in the hirings and firings of key presidential staff, and, from time to time, supplied her husband with comments when he appeared stumped in public.
Nancy defended her husband's actions and her project's continued relevance by explaining that it was awareness, not funding, that was important.
Perhaps most important -- and what many overlook -- is that Nancy Reagan's ultimate goal remained her husband's success as President, and to that end she worked tirelessly to protect him and to shield him from criticism, even if that criticism was then deflected onto her.
www.americanpresident.org /history/ronaldreagan/firstlady   (1268 words)

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