20 Things I know about Nancy Reagan

Posted by Bill Belew on October 15th, 2008 in Japan | No Comments

Nancy Reagan and her husband Ronald Reagan changed the world we live in.

Here are 20 things I know about Nancy Reagan.

1. Nancy Reagan was born July 6, 1921 – 87-years old.

2. Nancy Reagan is the widow of Ronald Reagan.

3. Nancy Reagan was very influential in her husband’s presidency.

4. Nancy Reagan was born in New York.

5. Nancy Reagan grew up in Maryland.

6. Nancy Reagan acted as Nancy Davis.

7. Nancy Reagan starred in Donovan’s Brain, Night into Morning, Hellcats of the Navy.

8. Nancy Reagan and Ronald Reagan married in 1952.

9. Nancy and Ronald have two children.

10. Nancy Reagan also served as first lady of California when Ronald Reagan was president.

11. Nancy Reagan was criticized for replenishing the White House china when she and her husband moved in.

12. Nancy Reagan restored glamor to the White House because of her interest in high-end fashion.

13. Nancy Reagan championed the “Just Say No” program to recreational drug use.

14. Nancy Reagan was proactive in helping her husband.

15. Nancy Reagan was criticized for consulting with an astrologer when planning her husband’s schedule.

16. Nancy Reagan nearly lost her husband to an assassination attempt.

17. Nancy Reagan and her husband retired in Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA.

18. Nancy Reagan proved faithful to her husband by caring for him for more than a decade while he suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.

19. Nancy Reagan is still active in politics and stem-cell research.

20. Nancy Reagan and her husband Ronald Reagan have a large responsibility in ending the Cold War with Russia, thus changing the world we live in. “Tear down this wall, Mr. Gorbachev,” said her husband, as she nodded nearby.