Nancy Reagan
Nancy Davis Reagan was born on July 6, 1921, and is the wife of the former President of the United States Ronald Wilson Reagan, she was First Lady from 1981-1989. She was born Anne Frances Robbins, in New York City. Her parents, (mother was actress Edith Luckett)seperated before she was born, and they were divorced. Before she was six, her mother married Dr. Loyal Davis, a neurosurgeon. Dr. Davis adopted her, and she grew up in Chicago, Illinois. [1]
One of her more notable activities while in office was her "Just Say 'No'!" anti-drug program.
She was criticized for her apparent belief in astrology.[1]
After her husband retired from the Presidency and was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, she became an advocate for stem cell research.[2]
Short Facts
- One of her mother's biggest films was The Spirit of the Poppy, a 1914 cautionary melodrama about the dangers of heroin. And Mrs. Reagan's primary "cause" as First Lady was anti-drug education.[2]
- She married Ronald Reagan on March 5,1952, in Los Angeles, California.