After John Hinckley's attempted assassination of U. S. President Ronald Reagan, first lady Nancy Reagan commissioned astrologer Joan Quigley to act as the secret White House astrologer.

Governor and Mrs. Clinton attend the Dinner Honoring the Nation's Governors in the White House with President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan, 1987.

At present, there are five living former first ladies: Rosalynn Carter, wife of Jimmy Carter ; Nancy Reagan, widow of Ronald Reagan ; Barbara Bush, wife of George H. W. Bush ; current Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of Bill Clinton ; and Laura Bush, wife of George W. Bush.

First Ladies Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush ( standing, left to right ), Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, Rosalynn Carter, and Betty Ford ( seated, left to right ) at the dedication of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, November 1991

Lady Bird Johnson pioneered environmental protection and beautification ; Pat Nixon encouraged volunteerism and traveled extensively abroad ; Betty Ford supported women's rights ; Rosalynn Carter aided those with mental disabilities ; Nancy Reagan founded the Just Say No drug awareness campaign ; Barbara Bush promoted literacy ; Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to reform the healthcare system in the U. S .; and Laura Bush supported women's ' rights groups and encouraged childhood literacy.

Many first ladies, including Jacqueline Kennedy, Nancy Reagan, and Michelle Obama have been significant fashion trendsetters.

Former First Ladies Nancy Reagan, Lady Bird Johnson, Rosalynn Carter, Betty Ford, Barbara Bush, and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton at the National Garden Gala, A Tribute to America's First Ladies, May 11, 1994.

She had to hurdle a barbecue pit to touch Lady Bird Johnson, she accidentally knocked Pat Nixon down, and Nancy Reagan told her to get out of her face or she'd have her arrested.

* 1921 – Nancy Reagan, American actress, 40th First Lady of the United States

With her predecessor, former First Lady Nancy Reagan, Bush dedicated the First Ladies Red Dress Collection at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in May 2005.

It is an exhibit containing red suits worn by former First Ladies Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, and Laura Bush meant to raise awareness by highlighting America's first ladies.

Mr. T portrays Santa Claus at the White House with First Lady Nancy Reagan in 1983.

According to Nancy Reagan in her memoirs published in 1989, Reagan disclosed to his parents in 1987 a very painful incident in his boyhood that he had kept secret for many years.

Nancy Davis Reagan ( born Anne Frances Robbins ; July 6, 1921 ) is the widow of former United States President Ronald Reagan and was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989.

Nancy Reagan has remained active within the Reagan Library and in politics, particularly in support of embryonic stem cell research.

Newlyweds Ronald and Nancy Reagan, March 4, 1952

Nancy Reagan also became stepmother to Maureen Reagan ( 1941 – 2001 ) and Michael Reagan ( born 1945 ), the children of her husband's first marriage to Jane Wyman.

Nancy Hanks married Thomas, who became a respected citizen.

" Several years after Liébeault's death in 1904, Coué founded what became known as the New Nancy School, a loose collaboration of practitioners who taught and promoted his views.

During this second campaign, Nancy played a very prominent role and her management of staff became more apparent.

Nancy Reagan became the First Lady of the United States when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as president in January 1981.

" In 1987, Mikhail Gorbachev became the first Soviet leader to visit Washington, D. C. since Nikita Khrushchev in 1959, and Nancy Reagan was in charge of planning and hosting the important and highly anticipated state dinner.

Nancy first became aware of the need to educate young people about drugs during a 1980 campaign stop in Daytop Village, New York.

Regan became so angry with Nancy that he hung up on her during a 1987 telephone conversation.

After President Reagan revealed that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1994, she made herself his primary caregiver and became actively involved with the National Alzheimer's Association and its affiliate, the Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute in Chicago, Illinois.

Nancy Reagan's health and well-being became a prominent concern in 2008.

As the World Turns dealt heavily with Chris Hughes ' law practice and the travails of his wife Nancy who, tired of being " the loyal housewife " in the 1970s, became one of the first older women on the American serials to become a working woman.

Originally a hit for Frank and Nancy Sinatra, the song became Williams ' fifth number one hit in the UK.

They initially became estranged when Nancy spoke about her daughter on a television show and later wrote a book titled, From Mother and Daughter to Friends: A Memoir ( 1999 ).

His four children with Nancy are: Nancy Moore Thurmond ( 1971 – 1993 ), a beauty pageant contestant who was killed when a drunk driver hit her in Columbia, South Carolina ; James Strom Thurmond Jr. ( born 1972 ), who became U. S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina and is the current South Carolina 2nd Judicial Circuit Solicitor ; Juliana Gertrude ( Thurmond ) Whitmer ( born 1974 ), a married homemaker in Washington, DC ; and Paul Reynolds Thurmond ( born 1976 ), elected member of the Charleston County council.

Nancy Pelosi became the Speaker when the 110th Congress convened on January 4, 2007, making her the first female Speaker.

Following Goldwater's death in 2007 and Silberkleit's in 2008, Silberkleit's widow Nancy and Goldwater's half-brother Jonathan became co-CEOs in 2009.

Rossellini's modeling career led her into the world of cosmetics, when she became the exclusive spokesmodel for the international cosmetics brand Lancôme in 1982, replacing Nancy Dutiel in the United States and Carol Alt in Europe.

In the 1980s, Conyers became known for " White Road ", where resident Nancy Fowler claimed to have seen apparitions of the Virgin Mary.

The highest ranking Italian American politician is currently Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ), who became the first woman and Italian American Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

In the 20th century, the " Mitford sisters " — six daughters of David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale and Sydney Bowles — became celebrated, and at times scandalous, figures caricatured, according to The Times journalist Ben Macintyre, as " Diana the Fascist, Jessica the Communist, Unity the Hitler-lover ; Nancy the Novelist ; Deborah the Duchess and Pamela the unobtrusive poultry connoisseur ".

Nancy and Jessica became well-known writers and Deborah managed one of the most successful stately homes in England.

With the death of the last Duke Stanislas in 1766, the duchy became a French province and Nancy remained its capital.

Smithson became affiliated with artists who were identified with the minimalist or Primary Structures movement, such as Nancy Holt ( whom he married ), Robert Morris and Sol LeWitt.

Nancy was the First Lady of California when her husband was Governor from 1967 to 1975.

Nancy as the First Lady of California

In 1967, Nancy Reagan was appointed by her husband to the California Arts Commission, and a year later was named Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year ; in its profile, the Times labeled her " A Model First Lady ".

The 1976 campaign included the so-called " battle of the queens ", contrasting Nancy with First Lady Betty Ford.

First Lady Nancy Reagan and President Reagan during the inaugural parade, 1981

First Lady Nancy Reagan and former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis | Jacqueline Kennedy with the President in 1985.

Nancy and Jackie were often compared due to their glamour, in contrast to the intervening First Ladies.

In 1985, Nancy expanded the campaign to an international level by inviting the First Ladies of various nations to the White House for a conference on drug abuse.

Though Nancy was a controversial First Lady, 56 percent of Americans had a favorable opinion of her when her husband left office on January 20, 1989, with 18 percent having an unfavorable opinion and the balance not giving an opinion.

In late 1989, the former First Lady established the Nancy Reagan Foundation, which aimed to continue to educate people about the dangers of substance abuse.

Nancy and her husband were jointly awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on May 16, 2002 at the Capitol, and were only the third President and First Lady to receive it ; she accepted the medal on behalf of both of them.

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan says her last goodbye to President Ronald Reagan on June 11, 2004, prior to the interment and concluding a Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan | week-long state funeral for the president.