Davis, Loyal, 35, 70, 126, 335
abortion rights and, 41–42
army service of, 43–44, 50
atheism of, 33, 336
in call for smoking research, 42
conservatism of, 41
death of, 337–38
declining health of, 334, 335–36
in divorce from Pearl, 22
and Edie’s health issues, 334–35
Edie’s shipboard meeting with, 20
education of, 32–33
fee-splitting opposed by, 42
funeral forbidden by, 336, 338
generosity of, 34
happy marriage of Edie and, 24–25
health-insurance system criticized by, 42
on inadequate training of surgeons, 42–43
neurosurgery career of, 20, 22, 23, 24, 33
NR adopted by, 36–38
NR given poor parenting advice by, 124
NR’s close relationship with, 32, 36, 38–41, 103, 356
and NR’s engagement to RR, 102–3
NR’s insistence on funeral for, 338–39
perfectionism of, 32, 34, 38
politics disliked by, 41
referred to as “father” by NR, 20, 36
similarities in temperament of NR and, 39
as stern teacher, 34–35
two weddings of Edie and, 23–24
unhappy marriage of Pearl and, 20, 33
as Walter Huston’s doctor and friend, 48
working-class background of, 24, 32–33
Davis, Patricia (Dick’s wife), 248
Davis, Patti, 111, 131, 282
as absent from Edie’s funeral, 406
in affair with married teacher, 179–80
and assassination attempt, 278–79
birth of, 107, 116
on children of famous people, 355
drug use by, 181
Dutch praised by, 409–10
on effect of assassination attempt on NR, 284
elopement attempt by, 139
in GE commercials, 117
Grilley’s marriage to, 371
Home Front written by, 368–69, 372–73
in last visit with NR, 575
Leadon’s relationship with, 181
liberal activism of, 370
marijuana use by, 139, 242
media coverage of, 370
in meeting with RR and Caldicott, 370–71
Moore as godmother of, 46
My Turn portrait of, 520
name change of, 182
NR accused of physical abuse by, 118, 119, 139
on NR’s antidrug crusade and personal drug dependence, 321
on NR’s childhood, 14
NR’s difficult relationship with, 117–18, 139, 179–80, 182, 369, 371–72
at NR’s funeral, 577
NR’s reconciliation with, 547–48
NR’s warming relationship with, 373–74
rebelliousness of, 139
and RR’s 1980 election, 236
and RR’s Alzheimer’s disease, 373–74
on RR’s death, 561
RR’s emotional remoteness from, 182
on sale of ranch, 551–52
Secret Service protection rejected by, 369–70
strain of RR’s long absences on, 117–18
in visits with Loyal and Edie, 335
Davis, Pearl McElroy:
death of, 38
in divorce from Loyal, 22
Loyal’s unhappy marriage to, 20, 33
Davis, Richard “Dick,” 25, 27–28, 30, 38, 46, 47, 49, 124, 181, 192, 248, 320, 336, 398, 577
and assassination attempt, 277, 278
as envious of NR’s relationship with Loyal, 39
on Loyal’s response to NR’s engagement, 102–3
on NR as California first lady, 144
on NR’s engagement to White, 61
on NR’s friendship with Will, 310
and NR’s insistence on funeral for Loyal, 338
on NR’s relationship with Robbins, 18
unhappy childhood of, 38–39
Davis family:
financial difficulties of, 50–51
Hustons’ close friendship with, 48–49
Kellys’ friendship with, 49
Lake Shore Drive home of, 24, 29, 43, 49
Phoenix stays of, 56, 70, 106
Death Valley Days (TV show), 126
Deaver, Amanda, 507
Deaver, Carolyn, 505
Deaver, Michael K., 41, 76, 154, 241, 250, 309, 413, 560
alcoholism of, 321, 349, 505–6
and assassination attempt, 270, 271, 272, 274, 276
and Baker-Regan job swap, 388–89
and Baker’s appointment as chief of staff, 233–34
and Bitburg cemetery controversy, 390–91, 392, 393–94
blamed for 1984 debate debacle, 381
blamed for RR’s overscheduled European trip, 295
as California deputy chief of staff, 160
Clark’s clashes with, 443
death of, 573
in departure from RR White House, 388, 389–90, 396
expensive lifestyle of, 349–50, 385
honesty as hallmark of, 160, 161
legal problems of, 505–7
memoir of, 506
named assistant to the president, 235
in 1980 campaign, 222
1980 campaign rejoined by, 221
1982 tax hike supported by, 300–301
1984 reelection advertising overseen by, 378–79
as NR ally, 292, 295, 300, 301, 302, 314, 388, 475, 560
NR’s close relationship with, 160–61, 218, 394, 475, 506
on NR’s drug dependency, 320
NR’s image as priority of, 333
NR’s misgivings about lobbying career of, 504–5
on NR’s political astuteness, 161, 174–75
and NR’s reliance on astrology, 341, 347, 348–50, 351
perjury conviction of, 507
in power-sharing troika with Baker and Meese, 235, 300, 387
public relations firm of, 170
Reagans’ estrangement from, 507
Reagans’ reconciliation with, 526–27
in resignation from 1980 presidential campaign, 211–12
on RR’s 1976 presidential bid, 183
and RR’s letter to Brezhnev, 438
on RR’s openness, 409
RR’s success as priority of, 160
Sears’s conflict with, 210–11
and selection of Morris as RR biographer, 408
and Sinatra’s possible role in Reagan administration, 332
Stockman firing urged by, 264
DeBakey, Michael, 276
DeFazio, Peter, 518
DeFrank, Tom, 295
Delahanty, Thomas, 273, 279
Democratic National Convention:
of 1944, 49
of 1984, 381
of 1992, 431
Depression, Great, 28–29, 30, 258
Deutsch, Armand, 132, 163, 250
Deutsch, Harriet, 132, 250
Diana, Princess of Wales:
wedding of, 256, 284
White House dinner for, 314
Didion, Joan, 165
on NR, 147–48
Die Hard (film), 503
Dietrich, Marlene, 12, 343, 523
Diff’rent Strokes (TV show), 325
dime, proposal for replacing FDR’s likeness with RR’s on, 567–68
Dixon, Ill., Reagan family’s move to, 80
Dixon, Jeane, 344, 350
Dobrynin, Anatoly:
RR’s secret meeting with, 441
Shultz’s dialogue with, 440–41
Dolan, Anthony, 439
Dole, Bob:
in 1980 presidential bid, 213–14, 215, 216, 217, 221
in 1996 presidential race, 547
as possible 1980 presidential candidate, 204
Donahue (TV show), 372
Donaldson, Sam, 460
NR’s friendship with, 572–73
Donovan, Raymond J., NR on resignation of, 305–6
Donovan’s Brain (film), 109
Dowd, Maureen, 380
Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 98
Douglas, Stephen, 29
Drake, Joanne, 571, 573
Ryan replaced as RR’s post-presidency chief of staff by, 546
Drake Hotel (Chicago), 29
drug abuse:
AIDS and, 411
1980s decline in, 330
NR’s crusade against, seeantidrug crusade, of NR
popular culture blamed for glamorizing of, 322
RR administration law-and-order approach to, 321
“tough love” approach to, 324
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), in war on drugs, 321, 323
Duberstein, Ken, 507
NR’s alliance with, 497–98
Dukakis, Michael S., 513
Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan (Morris):
poor reviews of, 409
Ron and Patti’s praise for, 409–10
Dwan, Allan, 110
Eagles, 181–82
East Side, West Side (film), 75
Ebsen, Buddy, NR’s crush on, 59–60
economics, supply-side, 263–64
economy, US, 1982 recession in, 5, 201, 300–301, 376
1983 recovery of, 378
NR’s naivete about, 251–52, 254–55, 258
Edwards, Anne, 39, 77
Edward VIII, King of England, 39
Eisenhower, Dwight, 290, 328
elections, US:
of 1974, 184
of 1978, 204
of 1980, 236, 249
of 1982, 376
of 1988, 510–13
of 1992, 538–39
of 1994, 527–29
elections, US, of 1986, 463–64
NR and, 464–65
Republican loss of Senate in, 465
RR’s campaigning in, 464–65
Elizabeth II, Queen of England, 193, 516
RR’s meeting with, 294
Eller, Carl, 328
Ellick, Tom, 152–53, 156
Ellis, Tom, 189–90
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), 194, 195, 208
Maureen’s support for, 359
Erkenbeck, Jane, 299, 403
on NR’s reliance on astrology, 348
Esquire, 569
Ethics in Government Act (1978), 257, 505
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (film), 291
Eureka College:
Reagans’ bequest to, 553
RR at, 85, 86, 248–49
Factory Follies, NR in, 58–59
FALN, Fraunces Tavern bombing by, 357
Fast Lane, 500
Faubus, Orval, 328
Fauci, Anthony, 423–24
in early warning about AIDS crisis, 411–12
and Koop’s AIDS report, 419–20
on RR’s failure to address AIDS crisis, 412
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),
