RR’s relationship with, 177
Sears disliked by, 207
wedding of Revell and, 282–83
written out of RR’s gubernatorial campaign biography, 140
Reagan, Michael Edward, 248
as absent from NR’s funeral, 577
adoption of, 92
in alleged stock fraud scheme, 362
and assassination attempt, 278–79
childhood molestation revealed by, 367
deep-seated insecurities of, 122–23
Edie’s warm relationship with, 124
and estates of NR and RR, 554
as excluded from gubernatorial campaign, 139
marriage of Colleen and, 179
marriage of Pamela and, 178–79
1988 memoir by, 366–67, 368
NR on RR’s estrangement from, 363
NR’s difficult relationship with, 99, 121, 122–23, 140, 555, 572
NR’s revelation of birth circumstances to, 123
and parents’ divorce, 94
in public rift with RR and NR, 362–66
Redbook interview of, 362–63
and Ron’s affair with older woman, 176–77
RR’s diary entries on situation with, 364–65
RR’s emotional remoteness from, 122, 123–24
in RR’s 1980 presidential campaign, 212
at RR’s second inauguration, 366
in scheme to profit from RR’s presidency, 361
shoplifting allegations against, 362–63, 365–66
speedboat-racing as passion of, 177–78
written out of RR’s gubernatorial campaign biography, 140
Wyman’s neglect of, 121–22
Reagan, Nancy:
as afraid of flying, 136
AIDS-related activities of, 425
bible of, in RR’s inauguration, 247–48
breast cancer and mastectomy of, 401–5, 543
charity work by, 132, 167
as chief protector of RR’s legacy, 517, 565–72
death and funeral of, 575
emotional reticence of, 19–20
failing health of, 573
fashion sense of, 146
financial anxieties of, 509–10
gift recycling of, 283
as good listener, 73–74
letter to California constituents from, 166–67
personal charm of, 5
political astuteness of, 1, 161, 175, 297
post-presidential life of RR and, seeReagan, Ronald, post-presidential life of NR and
pregnancies of, 102, 103, 107, 116
prescription drug dependency of, 319–20, 549, 614
and presidential commission on AIDS, 425–26
Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to, 559
public image missteps of, 5, 162–64, 165, 229–30, 249–52, 254, 255, 259, 261–62, 267, 315–16, 333–34
in rewriting of stories with unhappy endings, 175
on RR’s image as warmonger, 2–3
RR’s improvisational skill understood by, 216
on RR’s trusting nature, 82
RR’s well-being and success as highest priority of, 4, 7, 13, 94, 155–56, 160, 187, 191, 252–53, 263, 293, 296, 297, 376, 396, 399, 498, 499
as shrewd judge of people, 3, 5, 19, 131, 135, 258, 296, 297
television work of, 67–68
toughness of, as counterbalance to RR’s trusting nature, 3–5, 7
weight issues of, 55
Reagan, Nancy, childhood and adolescence of, 6
backstage visits of, 15
birth father’s relationship with, 17–18
birth of, 9, 11
as budding actress, 31
at Camp Kechuwa, 29
at Chicago Latin School for Girls, 30–32, 38
dating by, 65–66
Edie’s frequent absences from, 12–17, 21
at Edie’s wedding to Loyal, 23
with Galbraith’s family, 13–15
Loyal’s adoption of, 36–38
Loyal’s relationship with, 32
as mediocre student, 30, 31–32
NR’s reluctance to talk about, 19
popularity of, 30–31
at Sidwell Friends School, 14–15
social skills of, 31
in visits with Loyal’s parents, 29–30
in White House Easter Egg Roll visit, 15
Reagan, Nancy, as first lady:
AIDS crisis and, 415, 417, 421–22
antidrug crusade of, seeantidrug crusade, of NR
anxiety of, 376
approval ratings of, 500–501
in AP speech on her White House role, 498–99
and assassination attempt on RR, seeReagan, Ronald, assassination attempt on
attacked for White House interference, 495–97
on Baker-Regan switch, 385
Bitburg cemetery visit opposed by, 391–92, 393–94
“borrowing” of designer clothes by, 315–16, 325, 510
in Camp David weekends with RR, 289–92
charitable projects of, 255–56, 331
in conflicts over gifts, 257
constant demands on staff by, 299
as consummate information gatherer, 298
CPAC disliked by, 302
and Deaver’s departure, 389, 390
as deeply involved in personnel matters, 296–97, 303–9
departure of trusted allies of, 385
Elizabeth Glaser’s meeting with, 428–29
fixing image problem as priority of, 319, 323–24
glamorous lifestyle of, 249–50, 251–52
in Gridiron Club spoof, 315–19
as harder on women staffers than on men, 307, 309
image problems of, 249–52, 254, 255, 259, 261–62, 267, 315–16, 333–34
income taxes owed by, 510
as indispensable ally in persuading RR to act, 299–300
and Japanese journalists’ attempted gift, 263
low approval ratings of, 264–65
media’s improved relationship with, 333–34, 380
as media target, 250–51, 256, 260, 261–62, 323
as naive about economic downturn, 251–52, 254–55, 258
NBC documentary on, 396
1982 tax hike supported by, 301
1985 European trip as personal triumph for, 395
opulent inaugural wardrobe of, 245–46
in planning for post-presidency years, 406
as public advocate for routine mammograms, 405
reliance on astrology of, 341–42, 344, 345, 346–54, 482, 487, 508
RR persuaded to release tax returns by, 298
and RR’s colon cancer, 397–400
RR’s exhausting schedule as concern of, 293–94
in RR’s first European trip, 333–34
RR’s foreign travel overseen by, 295–96
RR’s media coverage monitored by, 298–99
and RR’s seventieth birthday celebration, 249–50
and RR’s skin cancer, 400
Secret Service’s alliance with, 345
state dinners overseen by, 260–61
as subject of comedians’ jokes, 262, 342
as urging RR to distance himself from hard-line causes, 301–2
and US-Soviet relations, 448–49
at wedding of Charles and Diana, 256–57, 284
in White House china controversy, 258–60, 261
White House renovation project of, 253–55, 261–62, 282
Reagan, Nancy, marriage of RR and:
family meeting on RR’s 1976 presidential bid, 182–83
intimate wedding of, 105–6
“Mommie” and “Daddy” nicknames in, 111–12
money problems of, 109
NR’s breast cancer and, 401–3, 404
NR’s denial of children’s marijuana use and, 242
NR’s difficult relationship with stepchildren in, 120–21, 122–23
NR’s letters to RR in, 144–45
NR’s role as wife given priority over motherhood in, 111, 124–25
and NR’s supposed reliance on tranquilizers, 118, 119
Pacific Palisades homes of, 107, 114–15, 122, 201
Phoenix honeymoon of, 106
and Ron’s ballet career, 199–200
and Ron’s marriage to Doria, 241–42
RR as emotionally remote father in, 117, 119, 121, 122, 123–24, 176, 182
RR’s conflict avoidance and, 120, 135, 139
RR’s first meeting with Davises in, 106
RR’s letters to NR in, 112–13, 115–16, 124–25, 144, 201–2, 286–87
social circle of (The Group), 132–33, 163, 201, 236–37, 334
strain of RR’s GE tours on, 115–16, 117, 119–20
unique closeness of, 3–5, 6, 94, 112–13, 135, 144, 235, 279, 356, 380–81, 499, 527, 577
wills of, 553–54
Reagan, Nancy, romance of RR and:
first dates in, 76–77, 94
growing seriousness of, 98–102
as hindered by RR’s traumatic response to Wyman divorce, 78, 79
Nelle’s approval of, 99–100
renewed dating in, 96
NR’s pregnancy in, 102, 103
NR’s pursuit of RR in, 74, 77–78, 102
RR’s children and, 99
and RR’s love of horses, 98–99
RR’s marriage proposal in, 102
and Wyman’s emotional hold on RR, 101
Reagan, Nancy, young adulthood of:
busy college life of, 56
dating by, 72, 95
in Factory Follies, 58–59
film career of, 68–74, 96–97, 101, 108, 110, 594
in graduation from Smith, 60
Hollywood publicity stories about, 72–73, 100–101
as mediocre student, 54–55
in move to Hollywood, 68
in move to New York, 63
nervous collapse of, 97–98
NR’s society debut in, 27–28
in return to Chicago, 62–63
SAG board joined by, 98
at Smith, 53, 54, 55–56, 59
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