So, all of you, thank you for your support and to the kids for just saying no. Thank you. [ applause ] 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. 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 the story of anne frances robbins, known to us all as nancy reagan, the wife of
so? the words right out of my mouth. i think she prompting you again. is reckon some people have suggested that you have been the driving force in your husband s career and that you wanted the presidency more than he did. yeah. i know i ve read that too. not true. i i thought i married an actor. and actually, he was asked he was asked to run for office. soon after we got married and turned it down by the democrats when he sold democrat. and then when the governorship came along i went along with it, but that wasn t something that i had carved out for for our future and certainly the presidency wasn t something that i said you ve got to do this. no that that isn t true. i think what people get mixed up. as far as i m concerned and this whole thing of my my pushing pushing him. that they don t understand that. if he had decided to go into the shoe business, i d be out pushing shoes. you know, whatever aren t you? glad he didn t yeah, that was my next point. my next point was th
reading words. i hope we re rolling. and mine it s just fine with me. it appears to an observer that after 33 years of marriage you too are still absolutely nuts about each other mrs. reagan. how do you plead guilty? mr. president how good a politician is mrs. reagan? oh, absolutely don t you think so? the words right out of my mouth. i think she prompting you again. is reckon some people have suggested that you have been the driving force in your husband s career and that you wanted the presidency more than he did. yeah. i know i ve read that too. not true. i i thought i married an actor. and actually, he was asked he was asked to run for office. soon after we got married and turned it down by the democrats when he sold democrat. and then when the governorship came along i went along with it, but that wasn t something that i had carved out for for our future and certainly the presidency wasn t something that i said you ve got to do this. no that that isn t true. i think what
oh, absolutely don t you think so? the words right out of my mouth. i think she prompting you again. is reckon some people have suggested that you have been the driving force in your husband s career and that you wanted the presidency more than he did. yeah. i know i ve read that too. not true. i i thought i married an actor. and actually, he was asked he was asked to run for office. soon after we got married and turned it down by the democrats when he sold democrat. and then when the governorship came along i went along with it, but that wasn t something that i had carved out for for our future and certainly the presidency wasn t something that i said you ve got to do this. no that that isn t true. i think what people get mixed up. as far as i m concerned and this whole thing of my my pushing pushing him. that they don t understand that. if he had decided to go into the shoe business, i d be out pushing shoes. you know, whatever aren t you? glad he didn t yeah, that was my n
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