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  • Nancy Reagan: Friends Remember Her Love Of Gossip, Disdain For Sarah Palin

    Nancy Reagan was laid to rest over the weekend amid many stories of love and life shared between the former president and first lady.

    Nancy Reagan was no doubt a loving wife and devoted first lady.

    But, after stories from her close friends began to surface it became clear that Nancy Reagan was also, in many ways, just like the rest of us.

    For instance, TV news anchor Judy Woodruff and long-time friend of Nancy Reagan recalled, “She loved to hear the latest stories about what was going on in Washington, in politics. And she never shied from expressing her own thoughts.”

    Woodruff also remembered when Nancy Reagan heard that Sarah Palin was John McCain’s VP choice.

    She said, “She remained as sharp as ever and was aware of just about everything going on in Washington and in politics, but always was interested in knowing more.”

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    She added, “I’ll never forget the time we spoke in 2008 just after the Republican nominee for president, Senator John McCain, had chosen Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. I spoke with Mrs. Reagan on the phone, and her first comment was, ‘What in the world was he thinking in picking that woman?’”

    It’s so great that these fun memories of Nancy Reagan are beginning to surface after her passing.

    What do you think about Nancy Reagan’s opinion on Sarah Palin?

  • Nancy Reagan: As Former First Lady Laid To Rest, Friends Recall Fond Memories

    Nancy Reagan: As Former First Lady Laid To Rest, Friends Recall Fond Memories

    Nancy Reagan was laid to rest beside her beloved husband, former president Ronald Reagan, on Friday after a beautiful and touching ceremony.

    Honored guests at Nancy Reagan’s funeral, like Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Rosalynn Carter, former president George W. Bush and Laura Bush, were treated to sweet eulogies from the Reagans’ children.

    Those stories revolved, for the most part, around Nancy Reagan and her love story with the president.

    However, one of Nancy Reagan’s surprising closest friends, Larry King, revealed a different side of her in a recent interview.

    He said, “I was this Jewish kid from Brooklyn, she was this lady from Queens so there was a lot of New York in both of us.”

    King shared a funny story that happened when he went to lunch with Ronald and Nancy Reagan one day.

    He said, “We had a couple of interesting social events. I went with the former president and first lady to the Bel-Air Hotel to have lunch. When we got there, there was a wedding in progress.”

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    He continued, “As we were walking in, they were putting the wedding together. What got really interesting was, the president walked the bride down the aisle. I walked down with the father and Nancy was like the flower lady. It was really funny. Then we had lunch. I’m sure that will be a memory those people will never forget.”

    No doubt. That was a wedding opportunity well-grabbed!

    Larry King also revealed Nancy Reagan’s love for gossip of all kinds.

    He said, “She wanted to know all the dirt about who’s with who and what’s with them, I didn’t know all this ‘in’ stuff but my wife did so they talked a lot. Nancy loved to hear all the latest, dish the dirt.”

    What a fun peek at Nancy Reagan’s personality. What do you think about Nancy Reagan and her love for gossip?

  • Nancy Reagan Erroneously Credited By Hillary Clinton For H.I.V./AIDS Activism, Gets Backlash From Gay Community

    Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is being criticized after stating that former first lady Nancy Reagan “started a national conversation” on HIV/AIDS in the 1980s.

    “It may be hard for your viewers to remember how difficult it was for people to talk about H.I.V./AIDS back in the 1980s,” Clinton told MSNBC host. “And because of both President and Mrs. Reagan – in particular, Mrs. Reagan – we started a national conversation, when before nobody would talk about it. Nobody wanted anything to do with it.”

    Critics and gay rights activists pointed out that the Reagans did not address the issue until the Reagan administration ended. Even Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders spoke out about his rival’s claims.

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified the deadly sexually transmitted disease in 1981 but President Ronald Reagan addressed the health crisis in 1987 and during that time, more than 40,000 Americans had died, and 36,000 more had been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.

    Nancy was praised for her contribution in the fight against drug abuse with her “Just Say No” campaign and later on for supporting stem cell treatment to cure Alzheimer’s disease, but she and her husband kept mum on the issue of AIDS.

    When her friend, actor Rock Hudson, was dying of the disease in 1985, the White House allegedly ignored his request for medical help. Nancy did eventually convince the President to address the crisis several years after health officials warned them of the epidemic.

    After her statement sparked conversation on social media, Clinton apologized on Twitter and on Medium.

    “While the Reagans were strong advocates for stem cell research and finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, I misspoke about their record on H.I.V. and AIDS,” she said in a statement, which she posted on Twitter.

  • Ron Reagan Honors Mother, Nancy Reagan

    Ron Reagan Honors Mother, Nancy Reagan

    Ron Reagan, the son of former president Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan, had sweet words for his late mother this week as the country continued to mourn the loss of a great first lady.

    On a phone call for Today, Ron Reagan told of the love his mother and father had for each other all throughout their 52-year-long marriage.

    He said, “She loved her husband more than anything in the world, and I think you can make the case that the Ronald Reagan that we all came to know as president would not have existed without Nancy Reagan.”

    Such sweet words for Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan.

    Ron Reagan also spoke of some of the flack she caught from feminists of the time and working women because she was so devoted to her husband.

    Matt Lauer added that Nancy Reagan once said that everything she did in the first year was misunderstood.

    Statement by Joanne Drake, Spokesperson, on the death of Former First Lady Nancy Reagan Los Angeles – Nancy Davis Reagan, former First Lady of the United States, died this morning at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 94. The cause of death was congestive heart failure. Mrs. Reagan will be buried at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, next to her husband, Ronald Wilson Reagan, who died on June 5, 2004. Prior to the funeral service, there will be an opportunity for members of the public to pay their respects at the Library. Details will be announced shortly. In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Reagan requested that contributions be made to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Foundation at www.reaganlibrary.com. For continuous information on the week’s events, please visit the Reagan Library’s web site at www.reaganlibrary.com.

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    Matt Lauer asked Ron Reagan about the love story between Ronald and Nancy Reagan.

    Ron Reagan said, “Once they had bonded together, they really were inseparable …I mean, it sounds cliche, but I don’t think that they ever spent a day apart where they didn’t call [or] speak on the phone. He wrote her letters all her life, all his life.They were in love.”

    Ron Reagan concluded by saying, “She knew how to love somebody.”

    What do you think about Ron Reagan’s words for his mother?

  • Nancy Reagan: Former U.S. First Lady Passes Away At 94, Politicians Send Condolences

    Former First Lady Nancy Reagan has died at the age of 94.

    According to her rep and spokeswoman with the Reagan library, Joanne Drake, Reagan died of congestive heart failure. She will be buried at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, next to her husband, according to an official statement.

    Before the funeral service, members of the public will be given a chance to pay their respects at the Library, Drake wrote.

    Her stepson Michael Reagan also confirmed the news on his Facebook account: “She is once again with the man she loved. God Bless.”

    Prominent political figures have also expressed their love and support for the family of the former first lady on social media.

    President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama also offered their condolences to the Reagan family, “We remain grateful for Nancy Reagan’s life, thankful for her guidance, and prayerful that she and her beloved husband are together again.”

    Former president Bill Clinton and his wife, now a Democratic Presidential candidate, remembered Nancy Reagan as an “extraordinary woman, a gracious first lady, proud mother, and devoted wife to President Reagan.”

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also paid tribute to the former first lady, describing her as a “great friend of the state of Israel.”

    Nancy Reagan, formerly Nancy Davis, was an actress during the ‘40s and ‘50s, and married Ronald Reagan, also an actor, in 1952. Her marriage to the President lasted 52 years until his death in 2004, and many admired their relationship.

    She braved criticism for an expensive renovation of the White House. She was best known for her “Just Say No” program, which aimed to help youth fight drug abuse.

    Mrs. Reagan requested that instead of flowers, supporters donate to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Foundation.

  • Nancy Reagan, Former First Lady, Dies in California at 94

    Nancy Reagan died on Sunday at her home in L.A. at the age of 94. Her spokeswoman Joanne Drake, confirmed her passing.

    “Mrs. Reagan will be buried at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, next to her husband, Ronald Wilson Reagan, who died on June 5, 2004. Prior to the funeral service, there will be an opportunity for members of the public to pay their respects at the Library,” she said in a statement.

    2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney posted his thoughts on Nancy Reagan’s passing on social media.

    With the passing of Nancy Reagan, we say a final goodbye to the days of Ronald Reagan. With charm, grace, and a passion…

    Posted by Mitt Romney on Sunday, March 6, 2016

    Nancy Reagan served as first lady during husband Ronald Reagan’s eight years in the White House. She came to be known as the “Just say no” woman behind the anti-drug campaigns of that era.

    A devoted wife, Nancy Reagan never once left the hospital when when then-President Reagan was hospitalized following a 1981 assassination attempt.

    When Ronald Reagan suffered from Alzheimer’s in his post-presidential years, she was his protector. After he died in 2004, Nancy Reagan kept his memory alive.

    “She was always the one who kept the flame alive,” former Reagan adviser and CNN senior political analyst David Gergen said on Sunday.

    According to Nancy Reagan’s official biography, Ronald Reagan was the light of her life.

    “My life really began when I married my husband,” she said.

    Those closest to Nancy Reagan feared for her well being after her husband of 52 years died.

    “He was the center of her universe,” Nancy Reagan’s press secretary, Sheila Tate, said. “And I think when he died, we worried so much about how she’d hold up. But she always surprised me. Whenever the going got tough, Nancy Reagan did just fine.”

    Prior to her years in the White House, both Ronald and Nancy Reagan lived the Hollywood dream. Nancy Reagan appeared in 11 films between 1949 and 1956. It was during her Hollywood life that she met her husband.

    Funeral arrangements for Nancy Reagan will likely be announced later on Sunday or on Monday.

  • Nancy Reagan Death Hoax Turns Ironic as Her Astrologer Dies

    Please, stop. Nancy Reagan is not dead.

    Apparently this latest celebrity death hoax got started when a Facebook page titled “R.I.P. Nancy Reagan” got nearly one million likes. The About page of the account said the following:

    “At about 11 a.m. ET on Friday (October 24, 2014), our beloved politician Nancy Reagan passed away. Nancy Reagan was born on July 6, 1921 in New York. She will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.”

    The statement appears to be an intentional attempt to deceive people, giving specifics like time of death. It worked. The “news” of Reagan’s death spread like wildfire, until her own representatives finally stepped in with a statement.

    “She joins the long list of celebrities who have been victimized by this hoax. She’s still alive and well, stop believing what you see on the Internet.”

    The long list of those recently rumored to be dead, and whose “deaths” fooled a lot of people for a while, include:

    Betty White – White’s death rumor was gleefully started by Empire News with a cleverly-worded headline.

    Jennifer Lawrence – This death hoax was worded almost exactly like Reagan’s, which makes it look like someone is having a blast with this.

    Benicio del Toro – The actor was said to have died of a drug overdose, but reps have said otherwise.

    Dwayne Johnson – Was said to have died filming Fast & Furious 7, but posted Instagram photo of himself in the gym to disprove the rumors.

    Wayne Knight – “Newman” was said to have died in a car wreck, but tweeted to say he was alive and well.

    Bob Seger – The “Against the Wind” singer was confused with folk singer Pete Seeger, who did die this year.

    In what may qualify as irony, Nancy Reagan’s famed astrologer, whose influence in White House scheduling during the Reagan years caused quite a scandal, did die today.

  • Nancy Reagan Fall: Former First Lady Recovering from Broken Ribs

    Nancy Reagan, former first lady and wife of the late Ronald Reagan, is apparently still recovering from a nasty tumble she took back in March. The fall resulted in a few bruises and couple of broken ribs, forcing her to skip House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s speech at the Reagan Presidential Library on Tuesday night. Although she’s currently on the mend, doctors have suggested that she not attend any events that are too far from home.

    Director John Heubusch told those in attendance that Reagan would not be making an appearance, though he assured everyone that she would be watching everything on TV.

    According to CNN, the episode in question took place at her home in March. Due to former first lady’s age — Reagan is currently 90 years-old — her recovery process has been a little slower than expected. However, doctors anticipate she’ll be able to add more events to calendar in the coming weeks.

    “Mrs. Reagan has been recovering slowly and has been adding a few appointments back on to her schedule, but was advised by her doctor today not to try and attend large events too far from home just yet. She personally invited Congressman Ryan and really wanted to be here, but sent her apologies to him earlier today,” Reagan spokesperson Joanne Drake explained.

    In other Reagan-oriented news, a vial which supposedly contained her late husband’s blood after an assassination attempt in 1981 is up for auction. However, her son Michael claims that the item in question is entirely bogus. If you’re planning to bid on this morbid little slice of history, brace yourself for disappointment.

    When someone falls, Twitter is there to catch them. You can sample some of the reactions to Reagan’s injury-inducing tumble by eyeballing the posts below.

    (image) Tyson Hess
    @tylerhess     Just found out Nancy Reagan is recovering from a fall. Also just found out Nancy Reagan is still alive.
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    @Twitlertwit     RT @cnni_headlines: Nancy Reagan suffers broken ribs in fall http://t.co/QGvh0tlE Does she need any of Ronnie’s blood, cause its available
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    @RightlyPOV     Get well soon Mrs. Reagan! RT @politico: Nancy Reagan suffered broken ribs in a fall and is recovering slowly: http://t.co/H8AHhxuA
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