NBC has confirmed that former first lady, Nancy Reagan has died at the age of 94.
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Nevertheless, Regan went on to become one of the most influential first ladies in USA political history and played a large role in many of her husband’s political decisions, from hiring and firing within the White House to influencing diplomatic relations.
Celebrities and politicians have taken to Twitter to share their memories of former first lady Nancy Reagan.
In a statement Sunday, U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama spoke of the Reagan’s journey with Alzheimer’s disease.
A democrat, Matthew Hegge from Eau Claire, says he remembers Nancy Reagan doing positive things through her husband’s presidency. She was firmly by his side from his days as an actor, then as governor and president and during his 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s. “I think for the most part what sticks out in my mind was her fight against drugs and “Just say no” campaign that she brought to America”, said Lance Angle of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Westrate says she was the missing link Ronald Reagan needed to become who he was. “Nancy Reagan lived a storybook life that took her from Hollywood to the White House, from actress to first lady and devoted public servant”.
The Former first lady had an acting career during the 1940s and 1950s. You can’t overestimate how important she was for the Reagan revolution and Reagan’s eight years in the White House.
Mrs. Reagan will be laid to rest next to her husband in Simi Valley but funeral arrangements haven’t been released. “She had a tough quality to her. I would refer to her as having a spine of steel”.
“She made a difference”.
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“I was always impressed by the way she carried herself”, Hirtzer said. He recalled Nancy Reagan inviting neighborhood kids to one party to watch Jack Benny perform. “I join with so many others across the nation and around the world to mourn her passing, and to celebrate the many accomplishments of her life”. “It is a very sad day”, former Ronald Reagan Chief of Staff Ken Duberstein told NBC News. “She was a remarkable woman”.
