A 2013 - 2014 original C-SPAN feature series telling the stories of America's First Ladies - from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama -
through conversations with top experts, video tours of historic sites, and questions from C-SPAN's audience.

America's First Ladies — from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama
Nancy Reagan
First Lady: 1981 - 1989
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  • Nancy Reagan program
  • Thank You
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Antennae
  • First Lady Style
  • Just Say No
  • Gridiron Dinner Outfit
  • President Reagan's Shooting
  • Ron Reagan
  • Reagan Library - Early Life
  • Role of A Lifetime
  • Funeral
  • Up Next : Nancy Reagan
  • Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony
  • Ronald Reagan Statue Unveiling
  • Ronald Reagan Freedom Award Ceremony
  • A Conversation with Nancy Reagan 1994
  • Nancy Reagan at United Nations: Drug Policy
  • President Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration
  • Reagan Tribute Presentation
  • Medal of Freedom Award Ceremony
  • Book Discussion on Ronald Reagan: An American Hero
  • I Love You, Ronnie Book Signing
  • The Republican Women of the Future
  • Book Discussion on White House Memoirs
  • Royal White House Visit
  • Drug Free Youth
  • 40th D-Day Anniversary
  • A Drug Free America
  • Gun Control Legislation
  • Her Role in the White House
  • Public Image
  • Her Influence
  • Husband's Caregiver
  • Life After the White House
  • Nancy Reagan Image

Biography

Nancy Reagan

Ronald Reagan
However the first lady fits in, she has a unique and important role to play in looking after her husband. And it’s only natural that she’ll let him know what she thinks. I always did that for Ronnie, and I always will.

Born - July 6, 1921 in New York, New York. Name at birth: Anne Frances Robbins

Parents - Kenneth Robbins & Edith Luckett Robbins Davis “Dee Davis”

Married - March 4, 1952 to Ronald Wilson Reagan

Children - Patricia Ann “Patti Davis” (1952 – present),
Ronald Prescott “Skip” or “Ron” (1958 – present)

Education - Bachelor of Arts in drama at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1943

Occupation - Actress

Post White House residence - Bel Air, Los Angeles, California

Other offices - First Lady of California 1967 – 1975

Causes - Just Say No campaign,
Foster Grandparents Program,
Gave young artists a forum in “In Performance at the White House” on PBS,
Supervised major renovations of the second & third floors of the White House

Died - March 6, 2016 in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California

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Did You Know Icon Did You Know...
President Reagan and his wife starred opposite each other in their last movie, “Hellcats of the Navy.”
After leaving the White House, Mrs. Reagan actively works with the Nancy Reagan Foundation to promote the dangers of addiction and the Nancy Reagan Afterschool Program.
Mrs. Reagan is a board member of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and helped to develop the Ronald Reagan Library.

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