First Ladies
Nancy Reagan
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
1. Where was she born?
• She was born on July 6, 1921 in New York City
2. Did she have any formal education?
• She received her formal education at Girls' Latin School and at Smith College in Massachusetts, where she majored in theater.
3. Did she have any hobbies?
• Summer camp, tennis, swimming, dancing, reading
4. When was her husband president? Years of service?
• Ronald Reagan: 1981-1989..8 years of service
5. Name a few things she did as first lady
• She gave her support to the Foster Grandparent Program, the subject of her 1982 book, To Love A Child. Increasingly, she has concentrated on the fight against drug and alcohol abuse among young people. She visited prevention and rehabilitation centers, and in 1985 she held a conference at the White House for First Ladies of 17 countries to focus international attention on this problem.
6. Did she write any books? If so, what are they named?
• The subject of her 1982 book, To Love A Child
• In her book My Turn, published in 1989
7. Was there a wedding at the White House? Whose wedding was it?
• No there wasn’t any wedding
8. Was she involved in any charity?
• The Foster Grandparent Program
9. What is something unique about her life?
• Nancy Reagan was a former actress from 1949-1956 and stared in 11 films
10. What is the name of a book written about her?
• "Ronnie and Nancy: Their Path to the White House, 1911-1980" by Bob Colacello, a longtime Vanity Fair writer and friend of Mrs. Reagan
Picture: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/nr40.html: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Reagan
