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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.
		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)

	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.
		Reagan was then president of the Screen Actors Guild, and he and Nancy met when she sought advice from him about the literature.
		Nancy was legally adopted by Davis when she was 14 years old, and her last name was changed from Robbins to Davis.
	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.
		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.
		But there was much more to Nancy Reagan than the nicknames "Queen Nancy" and the "Dragon Lady" implied.
	www.americanpresident.org /history/ronaldreagan/firstlady (1268 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.
		English, Spanish; The most recent of Nancy Reagan's ancestors to immigrate to the United States was eight generations before her, in the line of her paternal grandmother, John Moseley, born in Dorchester, England in 1638.
	www.firstladies.org /biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=41 (1836 words)

	CNN.com - Ronald Reagan dies at 93 - Jun 6, 2004
		Nancy Reagan issued a brief statement to announce her husband's death.
		Reagan's body is to lie in state at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, and at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., before his burial at the library.
		President Bush responded to Reagan's death in Paris, France, where he is on tour to honor the heroes of World War II on the weekend of the 60th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
	www.cnn.com /2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/05/reagan.main (1135 words)

	Remarks by the Vice President at A Nation Honors Nancy Reagan
		She is Nancy Davis Reagan, and she, also, defined the beauty and the style of an entire era.
		Nancy Reagan has never been one to speak of her own accomplishments, but her entire life is a story of great talent, of persevering character, and many successes.
		Nancy's mother was Edith Luckett Davis -- also a beautiful and kind-hearted woman, a former actress, and by all accounts a person of unlimited warmth and humor.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/05-11-2005/0003595677&EDATE= (1439 words)

	Celebrity Sightings - D
		The rebellious daughter of former President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis (and sister of Ron Reagan and half-sister of Michael and Maureen Reagan) was attending boarding school at The Ohrm School in Mayer when her father was governor of California.
		First Lady Nancy Davis Reagan was adopted by Dr. Loyal Davis after he married her mother, Edith.
		Miss Davis omitted her occupation on the marriage license leading the local paper to omit mention of the celebrity marriage.
	www.doney.net /aroundaz/celebrity/celebrity_d.htm (1527 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.
		Nancy herself demanded an apology, and got one from Kahane: "Of course, we could have taken it for granted that the wife of Ronald Reagan could not possibly be of questionable loyalty and could have disregarded that report." You could call that innocence by association.
	www.thenation.com /doc/19871003/wiener (994 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.
		Reagan established the Nancy Reagan Foundation to continue her campaign to educate people about the serious dangers of substance abuse.
		In her early career, Nancy Davis worked as an actress in stage, film and television productions.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Hills/4652/nancy.htm (991 words)

	Nancy’s Stand
		Reagan planted her feet and took a stand, and in a series of carefully placed phone calls and high-level meetings, she has promoted her case relentlessly, pressuring lawmakers to enact legislation that would encourage embryonic stem cell research.
		Reagan a safe haven from the political arena, he gave her access to it, providing her with a back door for her opinions to enter the public sphere.
		Reagan's life reveals a pattern of backstage maneuvering, sometimes for causes that were more liberal than you might expect.
	www.aarpmagazine.org /health/Articles/a2003-07-24-nancystand.html (808 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)

	Biography of Nancy REAGAN
		Prior to marrying Ronald Reagan, Nancy Davis was a successful actress, appearing in eleven motion pictures.
		Nancy Reagan is now active in the struggle for better understanding of this affliction.
		As First Lady, Nancy Reagan was known for her elegance and style.
	www.multied.com /Bio/ladies/reagan.html (363 words)

	Reagan, Nancy Davis -
		Reagan was adopted aged six by her step-father, Loyal Davis, after her parents' divorce and mother's remarriage.
		Her influence on President Reagan was profound, especially in his later years.
		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 (165 words)

	Ronald Reagan
		Reagan declared war against international terrorism, sending American bombers against Libya after evidence came out that Libya was involved in an attack on American soldiers in a West Berlin nightclub.
		Overall, the Reagan years saw a restoration of prosperity, and the goal of peace through strength seemed to be within grasp.
		On February 6, 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born to Nelle and John Reagan in Tampico, Illinois.
	clinton4.nara.gov /textonly/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/rr40.html (635 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)

	NANCY REAGAN
		Being concerned, she sought the advice of Reagan, in that he was President of the Guild, who straightened the matter out as she had been confused with another person, also named Nancy Davis.
		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.
		Nancy was raised by her maternal aunt in Bethesda, Maryland, to the age of eight, while her mother pursued her acting career.
	www.aboutfamouspeople.com /article1088.html (555 words)

	The American Experience Reagan People & Events The Reagan Children
		The first child of his marriage to Nancy Reagan, Patti Davis, as she calls herself professionally, turned her long-running feud with her parents into a literary career.
		Born in 1941, at the height of Reagan's popularity as an actor, Maureen was part of the picture-perfect family that, in the 1930s and '40s, Warner Brothers promoted as Hollywood's wholesome face.
		Ed Rollins, President Reagan's campaign manager, described Maureen, in her first bid for office, as unqualified; Reagan's brother, Neil, active in California politics though not an elected official, said in a radio ad, "We Reagans urge you to support Pete Wilson," Maureen's opponent.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/reagan/peopleevents/pande05.html (627 words)

	Nancy Davis Reagan
		Nancy et Ronald en 1954 Ronald Reagan, vedette de films de série B, et Nancy Davis, une starlette des années 1940, ont véc.
		Former first lady Nancy Reagan and her daughter Patti Davis attend the movie premiere of "Peter Pan" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California on December 13, 2003.
		Reagan looked at Nancy at the end with eyes "full of love" : Patti Davis (Agence France Presse English)
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0878532.html (360 words)

	Nancy Davis Reagan -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		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.
		Reagan's nickname, “Dutch,” derived from his father's habit of referring to his infant son as his “fat little Dutchman.” After several years of moving from town to town—made necessary in part because of Jack Reagan's alcoholism, which made it difficult for him...
		Reagan was the second child of John Edward (“Jack”) Reagan, a struggling shoe salesman, and Nelle Wilson Reagan.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9334255 (720 words)

	Bess Truman & Nancy Reagan
		The Royal Descents of Elizabeth "Bess" Wallace and Nancy Davis Reagan
	members.aol.com /rfield/bessped.html (174 words)

	"He's here!"
		Before the televised world Nancy Davis Reagan looked fragile.
		At the same time, Nancy Reagan was writing a syndicated column, donating her salary to the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Action in Southeast Asia.
		But Nancy kept her fighting focus on the protection of her husband when he was both in the Oval Office and in decline.
	www.canadafreepress.com /2004/edesk061004.htm (616 words)

	Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2003044280
		Nancy Davis Reagan has led an extraordinary life it has also been an extraordinarily private one.
		Reagan dates back to the 1960s, shares the side of Nancy that only her intimates know.
		If you believe the mainstream press, all you would really know about Nancy is that she likes fancy clothes or that she has rich and powerful friends or that she was obsessed with trivialities like the White House's china.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/description/hc042/2003044280.html (527 words)

	Nancy - Ronnie's Love
		Nancy surprising the President with a birthday cake
		Nancy giving Lucky a bath at The White House
		August 1964 Nancy and Ronnie out for a boat ride
	my.homewithgod.com /mkcathy/patriotic/reagan/nancy.html (98 words)

	USATODAY.com - Reagan on DVD: Documentaries help tell story
		Ronald Reagan DVDs aren't limited to his feature films like Hellcats of the Navy, co-starring a young Nancy Davis Reagan, and his last feature film role, 1964's The Killers.
		It chronicles it all, from Reagan's troubled childhood with an alcoholic father to his career in Hollywood and, later, as a politician.
		A handful of documentaries about Reagan and his presidency are on DVD, along with several promotional and propaganda films shot during World War II.
	www.usatoday.com /life/movies/news/2004-06-06-reagan-on-dvd_x.htm (335 words)

	Nancy Reagan
		Born Anne Frances Robbins, renamed to Nancy Davis by a studio.
		rotten > Library > Biographies > Entertainers > Actors > Nancy Reagan
		With his family by his side, former U.S. President Ronald Reagan dies from Alzheimer's disease and pneumonia complications at his home in Los Angeles, CA.
	www.rotten.com /library/bio/entertainers/actors/nancy-reagan (282 words)

	The White House Historical Association > Picturing the President's House
		Description: Nancy Davis Reagan focused on refurbishing the private residence on the second and third floors of the White House.
		Over $1.2 million was raised privately for the project, which included rooms such as the Family Dining Room, second floor Center Hall, East Sitting Hall, West Sitting Hall, Lincoln Sitting Room, Yellow Oval Room, bathrooms, and several guest rooms.
	www.whitehousehistory.org /04/subs_pph/PresidentDetail.aspx?ID=40&imageID=175 (96 words)

	Nancy Davis (I)
		Book: 'I Love You Ronnie' by: Nancy Davis Reagan
		The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1988) (TV) (as Nancy Reagan)....
		The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1987) (TV) (as Nancy Reagan)....
	imdb.com /name/nm0004864 (353 words)

	Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis March 8 in History
		Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis March 8 in History
		Put too many one-size-fits-all jackets on Americans and the place explodes.
	www.brainyhistory.com /events/1952/march_8_1952_113354.html (33 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)

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