Authors: Bob Colacello
320–25, 330–35, 339–42, 344–45,
142–43, 182, 229, 235, 263, 268, 319,
348–49, 355, 358, 364–66, 368,
321, 335, 376, 424
372–73, 386, 389–90, 393, 400, 404,
as First Lady of California, 34, 280,
415–16, 418, 422, 426–28, 430–34,
351–55, 357–75, 378–79, 383, 389,
436–37, 443, 457, 459, 464–67, 471,
393–96, 399, 402–3, 407, 411–12,
482, 485, 500–501, 505
420, 422–24, 427–29, 431, 441–43,
SAG board membership of, 250, 266
446
security concerns of, 6, 448
as First Lady of the U.S., 1–2, 4–7, 11–13,
sense of humor of, 123, 185, 242
147, 229
sexuality of, 185–86, 414, 416
heritage of, 34–36
shoplifter caught by, 142–43
honeymoon of, 261–63
singing of, 76, 89, 137
honors and awards of, 189, 385, 393,
social life of, 1–2, 4–7, 9–11, 75, 86, 89,
400, 409, 426–27, 443, 499
91–92, 121–23, 135, 137, 184,
House of the Future of, 274–76, 278
186–87, 191–93, 227, 233–35, 244,
illnesses and injuries of, 39–41, 249, 339
248–49, 258–59, 276–80, 282,
media coverage of, 6–7, 363–64, 415–16,
285–88, 290–95, 297–99, 303–4,
424, 427, 446, 484, 501
306–8, 311–12, 316–17, 323, 336,
modeling work of, 182
343, 347, 349–50, 358, 372–76,
morality of, 415–16, 445
392–93, 396–97, 401–3, 405–6,
name change of, 86, 89
409–11, 413–14, 418–20, 422–24,
naming of, 34–35
426–27, 429–31, 439, 442–46,
overseas trips of, 407–10, 419–20, 423,
448–49, 453–54, 456, 460–61,
440, 472
468–71, 473, 475–76, 489–90, 493,
physical appearance of, 1, 5–6, 11, 50,
496, 499
54–55, 75, 87–92, 121–22, 124, 134,
speeches delivered by, 415, 445, 490
182–88, 190–91, 193, 226, 228–29,
superstitions of, 229, 255–57, 259, 269,
238, 241, 245–46, 248–49, 258, 261,
276, 335, 353–54, 419
266, 278, 324, 341–43, 350, 352,
television appearances of, 280–81, 446
354–55, 364, 373–75, 377, 381,
wedding anniversaries of, 243, 284, 312,
386–88, 391, 395, 397, 407, 410, 422,
466
427, 455–56, 490, 495–96, 500
wedding of, 258, 260–61, 265
politics and political activities of, 4, 10–11, Reagan, Neil, 15–16, 18–21, 23–25, 27–28,
13, 127–28, 236–37, 241, 246, 252,
30–31, 59, 61–62, 64, 98, 108, 150,
278, 293, 323–25, 330–31, 333–50,
160, 162, 170, 310–11, 330–31, 335,
361, 364–65, 371, 377–81, 383,
352, 413, 504
385–90, 393, 396, 400, 412–16, 424,
Reagan, Nelle Wilson, 15–21, 23–29, 31,
426, 434, 438, 445, 450–58, 461–62,
51, 58–59, 64–66, 70–71, 98–100,
Index
5 9 3
105, 108, 111–14, 150–51, 207, 221,
64, 69–71, 98–100, 109, 115, 149–51,
240–41, 253, 255, 261, 266, 310–11,
160–62, 223, 238, 240, 254, 257, 263,
316, 331, 353, 465
268–71, 319–21, 335, 376–77,
Reagan, Ronald Prescott, 5–6, 8, 12, 195,
431–32, 437, 465, 472
284, 304, 312, 330–31, 341, 343, 352,
first marriage of, 93, 107–11, 114, 150,
359, 362, 374, 396, 406–7, 419, 433,
152, 154–55, 161–64, 166, 177, 179,
435–36, 455–56, 467–68, 479, 493,
195–96, 200–202, 204–9, 212, 221–24,
501–2, 504
243, 255, 258, 277–78, 295, 342–43
Reagan, Ronald Wilson:
on foreign affairs, 2–3, 221, 411, 420,
acting career of, 2, 4, 21–22, 27–28, 31,
448–52, 457, 462, 479, 486, 491–92,
60, 69–70, 72–73, 76, 93, 96–100,
497–500
103–6, 109, 111–15, 117–19,
funeral of, 11–12
149–50, 152–58, 161–64, 167–68,
governorship of, 13, 157, 202, 280,
175, 177–79, 201–2, 205–8, 222,
351–75, 377–80, 382–85, 389, 391,
224, 238–43, 249, 251–52, 257,
395–97, 399, 401–4, 406–7, 409,
263–64, 266–69, 278, 282–83,
411–12, 414, 416–29, 431–32, 439,
287–88, 295, 320, 322, 335, 348,
441–43, 446, 460, 472, 478, 484,
377–79, 381, 408, 410, 413, 434,
504–5
451, 478, 501, 505
gubernatorial campaigns of, 9, 15, 128,
adolescence of, 27–29
334–50, 369–70, 372, 376, 378–79,
ambitions of, 22, 60–61, 67–69, 161,
391, 394, 412–14, 436
379–81, 383–84, 422, 425, 441, 460
gubernatorial inaugurations of, 351–55,
on anti-Semitism, 109, 171
395, 414
articles and columns written by, 166, 210,
heritage of, 16–17, 30, 35, 168, 420
253, 431–32, 439, 465, 470–71
honors and awards of, 31, 60, 243–44,
athletics enjoyed by, 21–22, 25, 28,
288, 382, 385, 409, 425–26, 443
30–31, 61, 66, 98, 105–6, 110, 208,
horsemanship of, 66, 163, 208, 250, 254,
240, 340
277, 299, 309, 335, 348, 369, 423,
attempts on life of, 5–6, 175–77, 383
466, 489
birthdays of, 243–44, 283, 374, 449
House of the Future of, 274–76, 278
birth of, 15–16, 18–19
idealism of, 165
celebrity of, 30, 65–67, 114, 283, 288, 435
illnesses and injuries of, 8–9, 11, 108,
charitable activities of, 26, 240
206, 212, 240, 242, 367
childhood of, 16, 19–27, 59
intelligence of, 21, 202, 205, 217, 306, 337
children raised by, 304–10, 341–43, 379,
Las Vegas act of, 269–70
404–6, 414–16, 419, 434–36, 467–68,
law enforcement work of, 171, 196, 210,
501–2
220
communications skills of, 202
lectures delivered by, 381
as corporate spokesman, 164, 271–75,
management style of, 154, 177–78, 202,
279–80, 283–84, 287–88, 298, 308,
250, 481
316, 318–19, 321
military service of, 66, 151–57, 160–61
demeanor of, 10, 21–22, 30, 51, 103,
Nancy courted by, 236, 238, 240–43,
105–6, 111, 164, 178–79, 205, 207–8,
248–50, 252–58
215, 239–40, 243, 254, 288, 299, 322,
Nancy’s marriage to, 8–13, 51, 123, 128,
324, 341, 344–45, 348, 368–69,
133, 185, 234, 259–65, 268–71,
371–73, 379, 381, 384, 386–87, 428,
273–88, 290, 292–93, 295, 297–98,
441, 451, 465–67, 485, 495
302, 304, 306–9, 312, 314–18,
divorce of, 179, 221–24, 238–40, 242,
320–25, 330–35, 339–42, 344–45,
254, 256, 260
348–49, 355, 358, 364–66, 368,
education of, 21–22, 24, 27–28, 30–34,
372–73, 386, 389–90, 393, 400, 404,
59–61
415–16, 418, 422, 426–28, 430–34,
fatalism of, 333–35, 381, 429
436–37, 443, 457, 459, 464–67, 471,
finances of, 15–17, 22, 30–32, 61–62,
482, 485, 500–501, 505
5 9 4
Index
Reagan, Ronald Wilson
(continued)
276–80, 282, 285–88, 292, 294–95,
nickname of, 15–16, 25, 30, 58–70, 96–97
297–99, 303–4, 306–8, 312, 316–17,
optimism of, 161
323, 336, 343, 347, 349–50, 372–76,
overseas trips of, 240, 242, 407–10,
380, 392–93, 396, 401–3, 405–6,
419–20, 423, 440, 472–73
409–11, 413–14, 418–20, 422–24,
patriotism of, 3, 15–16, 264, 423
426–27, 429–30, 439, 443, 448–49,
physical appearance of, 2, 5, 21, 29,
453, 456, 460–61, 468–71, 473, 476,
66–69, 96, 106–8, 151, 155, 165, 215,
489, 496, 499, 504
238, 258, 278, 288, 295, 318, 324,
speeches delivered by, 6, 30, 69, 114–15,
343, 348, 370, 381, 386, 410, 439,
165–66, 252, 264, 271–73, 279–80,
448, 469, 490, 502
315–19, 321, 323, 331–33, 338–39,
politics of, 4, 10–11, 13, 22, 29–32, 62,
341, 343–45, 353, 364, 370, 381,
66–67, 96, 98, 104, 109, 112, 115,
383–84, 404, 409–10, 414–15, 421,
117, 119, 127–28, 144, 156–58, 160,
426, 432–33, 439–40, 447–51, 461–62,
164–72, 175–76, 178–79, 185,
464–65, 472, 476, 479, 498, 500
195–202, 205, 207, 211–12, 215–24,
summer jobs of, 29–32, 58–60, 114, 203
236, 251–52, 264, 266, 269–70,
superstitions of, 255–56, 259, 276,
277–79, 282–83, 285–87, 291–93,
353–54, 383, 419–20
299, 312–25, 330–47, 349, 357,
television appearances of, 268, 271–72,
359–61, 365–66, 370–71, 377, 379,
280–81, 283, 312, 319–20, 332, 335,
389–91, 396, 400–401, 403, 406–7,
341, 344, 361, 365, 381, 385, 412,
410–12, 416–19, 421–22, 425–26,
418, 428, 440, 446, 451, 454
430, 432, 436, 438–40, 443, 448–49,
unionism of, 171–72, 174–78, 195–98,
453–54, 459–64, 470–73, 475–76,
200, 202, 207, 209–11, 214–16,
486–87, 497, 500
219–21, 236, 238, 241–42, 250–53,
popularity of, 107, 149, 155, 264, 407,
256, 266–68, 288, 319, 417
410, 431, 464
wedding anniversaries of, 243, 284, 312,
presidency of, 1–2, 4–7, 10–13, 190, 202,
466
205, 505–6
weddings of, 107–8, 258, 260–61, 265
presidential campaigns of, 2–3, 9,
as wine connoisseur, 111, 238–39, 242,
377–89, 421, 429, 434, 436–44,
250–51, 269, 465, 468, 502
446–64, 470–505
Reagan, William, 18, 20
public image of, 9, 215, 283, 340, 371,
Reagan’s America
(Wills), 29
379
Rear Gunner,
153–54
on racial issues, 27, 165–66
Reasoner, Harry, 361, 364–65, 381–82
radio career of, 58–65, 67–70, 72,
Red Plot Against America, The
(Stripling), 210
431–32, 437, 439, 465, 505
Reed, Clarke, 437, 452, 456
as rancher, 163–64, 223, 242, 253–54,
Reed, Thomas C., 356–57, 366–67, 373,
266, 268, 283, 299, 309, 331, 376–77,
380–81, 384, 413, 443, 447
432–34, 462, 464, 466, 474, 477, 484
Reid, Jim, 209
reading tastes of, 110, 270, 341
Reston, James, 426, 449
religious beliefs of, 19, 22, 25, 27, 61, 66, Reuther, Walter, 197
70, 96, 99, 105–6, 309, 353, 381, 402,
Revell, Dennis, 504
429
Revere, Anne, 172, 175, 196, 209–10
romances of, 27–28, 30, 32, 60, 64, 66,
Revolution
(Anderson), 481
100, 103–7, 239, 243
Reynolds, Nancy, 351, 365–66, 368–70,
security for, 6, 376, 433, 448, 505
372, 399–400, 406, 408, 414, 431,
sense of humor of, 110, 178, 208,
480, 493, 495, 497
242–43, 262, 270, 353, 401–2, 411,
Reynolds, Quentin, 217
418, 435, 477
Rhodes, Cecil, 440
singing voice of, 66, 270
Rhodes, James, 387, 457
social life of, 1–5, 10–11, 66–68, 97–98,
Righter, Carroll, 255–57, 259, 263, 269,
100, 104–6, 238–40, 243–44, 258–59,
276, 353, 395
Index
5 9 5
Right Moment, The
(Dallek), 314
Rugged Path, The
(Sherwood), 182, 227
Rise of Ronald Reagan, The
(Boyarsky), 364
Rumsfeld, Donald, 439, 446, 487
Robbins, Anne Ayres “Nannee,” 35, 37–38,
Russell, Rosalind, 109, 228, 231, 278, 374
41–42, 54, 88–89, 258–59
Rutherford, Ann, 114–15, 230, 250, 282,
Robbins, John, 35, 38
291–93
Robbins, Kenneth Seymour, 34–35, 37–38,
Ryman, Lucille, 228, 235
41–42, 48, 54, 86, 88–89, 100–101,
134
Safer, Morley, 444
Robbins, Patricia Cross “Patsie,” 48, 54, 88
Safire, William, 3, 426
Roberts, Bill, 337–38, 340–41, 343–45,
Salmon, Montague, 39
349, 360, 413
Salvatori, Grace Ford, 325–26, 328–30,
Robeson, Paul, 143, 214
333, 336, 350, 375, 395–96, 412,
Robinson, Edward G., 96, 160, 165, 178
442–43, 504
Robinson, Jill Schary, 110, 241, 293
Salvatori, Henry, 10, 325–26, 328–30,
Robinson, Marian, 88
332–37, 339–40, 345–46, 348–50,
Rockefeller, David, 12, 385, 499
352, 355–59, 368, 375, 378–80, 382,
Rockefeller, Margaretta Murphy “Happy,”
387, 395, 412–13, 421, 437, 441–43,
323, 385–86, 420
475, 488, 504
Rockefeller, Nelson, 323–24, 327, 331, 337,
Salvatori, Laurie Ann, 328–30, 333–34
342, 357, 382–88, 393, 427, 430–31,
Santa Fe Trail,
168
438–42, 446–47, 456
Schary, Dore, 110, 168–69, 220–21, 225,
Roedling, Herbert, 291
227–30, 234–35, 237, 241, 245–48,
Rogers, Ginger, 158, 198, 200, 209, 230, 255
258, 286–87, 293
Romero, Cesar, 256–57, 375
Schary, Miriam, 234, 241, 245
Romney, George, 378, 382
Schenck, Joseph, 117, 219
Ronald Reagan and His Ranch
(Hannaford), Schlesinger, Arthur, Jr., 169, 197
466
Schlesinger, James, 446–47
Ronald Reagan in Hollywood
(Vaughn), 119, Schmitz, John, 361
149, 153
Schreiber, Rita, 283, 374, 376
Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized
Schreiber, Taft, 271–72, 282–83, 320, 346,
Medicine,
317
356–57, 359, 374, 376–78, 380, 421,
Ronnie and Jesse
(Cannon), 364
443
Rooney, Mickey, 1, 201, 230
Schwarz, Fred, 315, 329
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 3, 11, 41, 170, 197
Schweiker, Richard, 453–55
Roosevelt, Franklin D., Jr., 112, 164
Scott, Adrian, 217, 219