Obama said he has been lucky to have an extraordinary partner in his life as well, and he knows how much she meant to the president and country as a whole.
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Flags are lowered to half-staff at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley Monday, March 7, 2016, in honor of former First Lady Nancy Reagan, who died Sunday at age 94.
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres in a statement wished his condolences “to the whole Reagan family, her friends and all citizens of the United States”. “And we remain grateful for Nancy Reagan’s life, thankful for her guidance, and prayerful that she and her beloved husband are together again”.
Then, Nancy Davis, an actress with 23 movies to her credit, sought out Reagan as she was accused of being a sympathizer for the communists, and was threatened to be blacklisted.
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan has died at her home in Los Angeles on Sunday morning, according to ABC News.
Nancy Reagan was well known for championing iconic American labels like Oscar de la Renta and Bill Blass, and bringing a real elegance and sophistication to the role as first lady with her designer wardrobe. Reagan will be buried next to her husband at the library.
America is mourning the loss of former first lady Nancy Reagan.
However, during the early years of her husband’s presidency, Regan was viewed as something of a liability to the Oval Office. “She was an extraordinary first lady”. “She will be deeply missed”.
Yet she didn’t want power for her own sake.
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They were married in “The Little Brown Church” in Studio City, California in 1962 and from that moment, she devoted her life to him. As she waited in the emergency room with her husband following the incident, she fended off members of the press and other people who tried to gain access to the president’s hospital room. She said what she thought and sometimes in the simplest and most unambiguous terms. “Her influence on the White House was complete and lasting”.
