Ladies. This is about 90 minutes. Mrs. Reagan so, all of you, thank you for your support and to the kids for just saying no. Thank you. [screaming] [cheering] mrs. Reagan my hope is that the women of the future will feel truly free to follow whatever paths their talents and their Natures Point to. I think they thought that the white house was so glamorous and your role was so what you did was so glamorous, your life was so glamorous, and all they saw were the parties and the meeting people and, you know and ive got to tell you, i never worked harder in my life. Ms. Swain nancy reagan served as longtime political partner, fiercest protector, and ultimately as the caretaker for president Ronald Reagan. An involved first lady, she was active in key staff decisions and policymaking and in campaigning. She made drug use her signature white house issue with her just say no campaign. Good evening, and welcome to cspan series first ladies influence and image. Tonight, were going to tell you th
Glamorous. Parties saw were the and the greeting people. I have got to tell you, i have never worked harder in my life. Nancy reagan was Ronald Reagans fiercest protector. She was active in key staff decisions and in campaigning. She had a signature white house issue with her just say no campaign. Welcome to first ladies influence and image. Let me introduce our two guests. Judith woodruff is the coanchor of cbsnews hour. She coproduced a documentary about the first lady. Thank you for being with us. He is a californian who has been covering National Politics since 1984 and cowrote a book with his , a reagan biography. We looked at hundreds of hours of video about the reagan presidency in the cspan library. We decided to start with the closing chapter. Funeralfootage from the when mrs. Reagan says goodbye. We thought that it symbolized the partnership they both covered. Then we will talk a little bit more about the relationship. Hard to believe it was nearly 10 years ago. As you look a
Thank you for your support. And to the kids for just saying no. My hope is that the women of the future will feel truly free to follow whatever i think they thought that the white house was so glamorous, and that what you did was so glamorous, and your life was so glamorous. All they saw were the parties and the greeting people. I have got to tell you, i have never worked harder in my life. Nancy reagan was Ronald Reagans fiercest protector. She was active in key staff decisions and in campaigning. She had a signature white house issue with her just say no campaign. Welcome to first ladies influence and image. Let me introduce our two guests. Judith woodruff is the coanchor of cbs news hour. She coproduced a documentary about the first lady. Thank you for being with us. He is the Washington Bureau chief. He is a californian who has been covering National Politics since 1984 and cowrote a book with his father, a reagan biography. Lou, nice to see you. We looked at hundreds of hours of v
I think they thought that the white house was so glamorous, and that what you did was so glamorous, and your life was so glamorous. All they saw were the parties and the greeting people. I have got to tell you, i have never worked harder in my life. Nancy reagan was Ronald Reagans fiercest protector. She was active in key staff decisions and in campaigning. She had a signature white house issue with her just say no campaign. Welcome to first ladies influence and image. Let me introduce our two guests. Judith woodruff is the coanchor of cbs news hour. She coproduced a documentary about the first lady. Thank you for being with us. He is the Washington Bureau chief for real clear politics. He is a californian who has been covering National Politics since 1984 and cowrote a book with his father, a reagan biography. Lou, nice to see you. We looked at hundreds of hours of video about the reagan presidency in the cspan library. We decided to start with the closing chapter. This is footage fro
She will be buried alongside president reagan at the reagan president ial library in california in simi valley. And we are outside her estate. William . Yes, we arrived an hour ago and 10 minutes ago a hearse arrived to pick up the body of the first first lady dying some time this morning. The only vehicle we have seen enter the residence so far is that vehicle. Other family members may have arrived earlier than that, we do not know. We are in bel Air California where she lived since 1988 buying the estate and lived here for 30 years. She is then for the just 10 no, campaigning and bringing glamour to the white house, an advisor to the president , known for caming the people around them, people she considered disloyal she was known as a keen judge of character born in new york city as ann tran isis robbins. And her parents divorced after. Eight years mother her mother remarried a chicago physician who adopted customer she changed her name to nancy davis graduating from Smith College an