Nancy Reagan, a life in pictures
The former first lady died at the age of 94 at her home in Los Angeles.
Ronald Reagan
Then-California Gov. Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, appear at Flowing Wells High School on Bellamy Award Day on October 26, 1979. Reagan was the featured speaker.
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President Ronald Reagan and wife Nancy unveil a bust of the late Holmes Tuttle, a member of his “kitchen cabinet” and a Tucson car dealer who helped keep the Boys and Girls Clubs of Tucson open.
Reagans Visit Broadway 1981
President Ronald Reagan embraces Mickey Rooney while Nancy Reagan chats with Ann Miller during a backstage visit between acts of the Broadway musical “Sugar Babies” in New York, March 14, 1981.
White House pets
President Ronald Reagan gives his dog "Lucky" to first Lady Nancy Reagan as they leave on Friday, Jan. 12, 1985 at the White House in Washington for Camp David, Maryland. A White House source said that the three-month-old purebred Bouvier puppy has a problem of not being house broken yet, "Lucky" is not a chronic violator; she simply isn't very reliable yet.
1985: Fort Campbell, Kentucky
In 1985, at services in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, offered condolences to families of 248 soldiers killed in the crash of a chartered plane in Newfoundland.
Eydie Gorme with Ronald Reagan
President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy are surrounded by Hollywood friends, Dec. 1, 1985 in Burbank, Calif., after the taping of a CBS-TV special honoring the president titled "All-Star Party For Dutch Reagan". Seated, from left: Maureen Reagan, the president, Mrs. Reagan and Michael Reagan. Standing, from left: Frank Sinatra, Burt Reynolds, Dean Martin, Eydie Gorme, Vin Scully, Steve Lawrence, and Paul Keys. (AP Photo/Scott Stewart)
Joan Rivers
First lady Nancy Reagan is shown during her appearance on "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers, on Fox TV, on Oct. 30, 1986. Talk show host Joan Rivers at right talks with Reagan.
Images of Christmases past
President Reagan and Nancy Reagan pose next to their Christmas tree, Thursday, Dec. 22, 1988 in the White House.
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