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urged by, 172

RR’s relationship with, 177

Sears disliked by, 207

wedding of Revell and, 282–83

written out of RR’s gubernatorial campaign biography, 140

Reagan, Michael Edward, 248

as absent from NR’s funeral, 577

adoption of, 92

in alleged stock fraud scheme, 362

and assassination attempt, 278–79

childhood molestation revealed by, 367

deep-seated insecurities of, 122–23

Edie’s warm relationship with, 124

and estates of NR and RR, 554

as excluded from gubernatorial campaign, 139

marriage of Colleen and, 179

marriage of Pamela and, 178–79

1988 memoir by, 366–67, 368

NR on RR’s estrangement from, 363

NR’s difficult relationship with, 99, 121, 122–23, 140, 555, 572

NR’s revelation of birth circumstances to, 123

and parents’ divorce, 94

in public rift with RR and NR, 362–66

Redbook interview of, 362–63

and Ron’s affair with older woman, 176–77

RR’s diary entries on situation with, 364–65

RR’s emotional remoteness from, 122, 123–24

in RR’s 1980 presidential campaign, 212

at RR’s second inauguration, 366

in scheme to profit from RR’s presidency, 361

shoplifting allegations against, 362–63, 365–66

speedboat-racing as passion of, 177–78

written out of RR’s gubernatorial campaign biography, 140

Wyman’s neglect of, 121–22

Reagan, Nancy:

as afraid of flying, 136

AIDS-related activities of, 425

bible of, in RR’s inauguration, 247–48

breast cancer and mastectomy of, 401–5, 543

charity work by, 132, 167

as chief protector of RR’s legacy, 517, 565–72

death and funeral of, 575

emotional reticence of, 19–20

failing health of, 573

fashion sense of, 146

financial anxieties of, 509–10

gift recycling of, 283

as good listener, 73–74

letter to California constituents from, 166–67

personal charm of, 5

political astuteness of, 1, 161, 175, 297

post-presidential life of RR and, seeReagan, Ronald, post-presidential life of NR and

pregnancies of, 102, 103, 107, 116

prescription drug dependency of, 319–20, 549, 614

and presidential commission on AIDS, 425–26

Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to, 559

public image missteps of, 5, 162–64, 165, 229–30, 249–52, 254, 255, 259, 261–62, 267, 315–16, 333–34

in rewriting of stories with unhappy endings, 175

on RR’s image as warmonger, 2–3

RR’s improvisational skill understood by, 216

on RR’s trusting nature, 82

RR’s well-being and success as highest priority of, 4, 7, 13, 94, 155–56, 160, 187, 191, 252–53, 263, 293, 296, 297, 376, 396, 399, 498, 499

as shrewd judge of people, 3, 5, 19, 131, 135, 258, 296, 297

television work of, 67–68

toughness of, as counterbalance to RR’s trusting nature, 3–5, 7

weight issues of, 55

Reagan, Nancy, childhood and adolescence of, 6

backstage visits of, 15

birth father’s relationship with, 17–18

birth of, 9, 11

as budding actress, 31

at Camp Kechuwa, 29

at Chicago Latin School for Girls, 30–32, 38

dating by, 65–66

Edie’s frequent absences from, 12–17, 21

at Edie’s wedding to Loyal, 23

with Galbraith’s family, 13–15

Loyal’s adoption of, 36–38

Loyal’s relationship with, 32

as mediocre student, 30, 31–32

NR’s reluctance to talk about, 19

popularity of, 30–31

at Sidwell Friends School, 14–15

social skills of, 31

in visits with Loyal’s parents, 29–30

in White House Easter Egg Roll visit, 15

Reagan, Nancy, as first lady:

AIDS crisis and, 415, 417, 421–22

antidrug crusade of, seeantidrug crusade, of NR

anxiety of, 376

approval ratings of, 500–501

in AP speech on her White House role, 498–99

and assassination attempt on RR, seeReagan, Ronald, assassination attempt on

attacked for White House interference, 495–97

on Baker-Regan switch, 385

Bitburg cemetery visit opposed by, 391–92, 393–94

“borrowing” of designer clothes by, 315–16, 325, 510

in Camp David weekends with RR, 289–92

charitable projects of, 255–56, 331

in conflicts over gifts, 257

constant demands on staff by, 299

as consummate information gatherer, 298

CPAC disliked by, 302

and Deaver’s departure, 389, 390

as deeply involved in personnel matters, 296–97, 303–9

departure of trusted allies of, 385

Elizabeth Glaser’s meeting with, 428–29

fixing image problem as priority of, 319, 323–24

glamorous lifestyle of, 249–50, 251–52

in Gridiron Club spoof, 315–19

as harder on women staffers than on men, 307, 309

image problems of, 249–52, 254, 255, 259, 261–62, 267, 315–16, 333–34

income taxes owed by, 510

as indispensable ally in persuading RR to act, 299–300

and Japanese journalists’ attempted gift, 263

low approval ratings of, 264–65

media’s improved relationship with, 333–34, 380

as media target, 250–51, 256, 260, 261–62, 323

as naive about economic downturn, 251–52, 254–55, 258

NBC documentary on, 396

1982 tax hike supported by, 301

1985 European trip as personal triumph for, 395

opulent inaugural wardrobe of, 245–46

in planning for post-presidency years, 406

as public advocate for routine mammograms, 405

reliance on astrology of, 341–42, 344, 345, 346–54, 482, 487, 508

RR persuaded to release tax returns by, 298

and RR’s colon cancer, 397–400

RR’s exhausting schedule as concern of, 293–94

in RR’s first European trip, 333–34

RR’s foreign travel overseen by, 295–96

RR’s media coverage monitored by, 298–99

and RR’s seventieth birthday celebration, 249–50

and RR’s skin cancer, 400

Secret Service’s alliance with, 345

state dinners overseen by, 260–61

as subject of comedians’ jokes, 262, 342

as urging RR to distance himself from hard-line causes, 301–2

and US-Soviet relations, 448–49

at wedding of Charles and Diana, 256–57, 284

in White House china controversy, 258–60, 261

White House renovation project of, 253–55, 261–62, 282

Reagan, Nancy, marriage of RR and:

family meeting on RR’s 1976 presidential bid, 182–83

intimate wedding of, 105–6

“Mommie” and “Daddy” nicknames in, 111–12

money problems of, 109

NR’s breast cancer and, 401–3, 404

NR’s denial of children’s marijuana use and, 242

NR’s difficult relationship with stepchildren in, 120–21, 122–23

NR’s letters to RR in, 144–45

NR’s role as wife given priority over motherhood in, 111, 124–25

and NR’s supposed reliance on tranquilizers, 118, 119

Pacific Palisades homes of, 107, 114–15, 122, 201

Phoenix honeymoon of, 106

and Ron’s ballet career, 199–200

and Ron’s marriage to Doria, 241–42

RR as emotionally remote father in, 117, 119, 121, 122, 123–24, 176, 182

RR’s conflict avoidance and, 120, 135, 139

RR’s first meeting with Davises in, 106

RR’s letters to NR in, 112–13, 115–16, 124–25, 144, 201–2, 286–87

social circle of (The Group), 132–33, 163, 201, 236–37, 334

strain of RR’s GE tours on, 115–16, 117, 119–20

unique closeness of, 3–5, 6, 94, 112–13, 135, 144, 235, 279, 356, 380–81, 499, 527, 577

wills of, 553–54

Reagan, Nancy, romance of RR and:

first dates in, 76–77, 94

growing seriousness of, 98–102

as hindered by RR’s traumatic response to Wyman divorce, 78, 79

Nelle’s approval of, 99–100

renewed dating in, 96

NR’s pregnancy in, 102, 103

NR’s pursuit of RR in, 74, 77–78, 102

RR’s children and, 99

and RR’s love of horses, 98–99

RR’s marriage proposal in, 102

and Wyman’s emotional hold on RR, 101

Reagan, Nancy, young adulthood of:

busy college life of, 56

dating by, 72, 95

in Factory Follies, 58–59

film career of, 68–74, 96–97, 101, 108, 110, 594

in graduation from Smith, 60

Hollywood publicity stories about, 72–73, 100–101

as mediocre student, 54–55

in move to Hollywood, 68

in move to New York, 63

nervous collapse of, 97–98

NR’s society debut in, 27–28

in return to Chicago, 62–63

SAG board joined by, 98

at Smith, 53, 54, 55–56, 59

as summer