Nancy Reagan Professions : Former First Lady of the United States Born : July 6, 1921 Died : March 6, 2016 Browse All Authors Top 85 quotes by Nancy Reagan A marriage made in Hollywood She was born Anne Frances Robbins in New York City on July 6, 1921. Her mother and father separated before her birth. Her mother, Edith, toured with a theater company while Nancy lived with an aunt and uncle. Her mother married Chicago neurosurgeon Loyal Davis when the future first lady was young. He adopted her and she settled down in Chicago, before she adopted the stage name Nancy Davis and headed west to Hollywood. Nancy Reagan us-news I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated, i talk to people. They tell me things. And if something is about to become a problem, I'm not above calling a staff person and asking about it. I'm a woman who loves her husband and I make no apologies for looking out for his personal and political welfare. Nancy Reagan top-news Without Jerry looking out for Ronnie on March 30, 1981, I would have certainly lost my best friend and roommate to an assassin's bullet, jerry was not only one of the finest Secret Service agents to ever serve this country, but one of the most decent human beings I've ever known. He was humble but strong, reserved but confident, and blessed with a great sense of humor. It is no wonder that he and my husband got along so well. Nancy Reagan top-news I've found a letter that was written to me from a girl who was getting married. And she wanted to know the secret of a happy marriage. I said - and I wrote back and said something to the effect that I couldn't - I had no magic formula. And I never sat down and thought about it, but everything just fell into place with Ronnie and me. Nancy Reagan me marriage girl happy I must say acting was good training for the political life which lay ahead for us. Nancy Reagan good training political life Similar Authors Betty Ford former-first-lady-of-the-united-states Bess Truman former-first-lady-of-the-united-states Abigail Adams former-first-lady-of-the-united-states Barbara Bush former-first-lady-of-the-united-states Helen Herron Taft former-first-lady-of-the-united-states Grace Coolidge former-first-lady-of-the-united-states All Authors