so ask about nancy reagan. would ronald reagan have become president if he had not married nancy? probably not. would he been as major a president if she were not the first lady i argue that wouldn't have happened either. this is someone who did change history and all of our lives. >> was she unfairly covered in her own time thinking about the mini scandal referred to in the short hand of white house china. how was that wrongly reported at the time? how was just say no her anti-drug campaign perhaps wrongly reported in the years since? >> i think in terms of the spending of money in the first year or two she said later on she said to me on one occasion i was less sensitive than i should have been to the fact that the country was going through a recession and people were really undergoing hardship even though in decorating the white house and buying china she was doing that with private money. she felt that the message was wrong. she was criticized for lack of seriousness about just say no. i think that was wrong for her to be criticized in that fashion. that was a program that she

so it was with nancy reagan. one of the most criticized, admired, and influential first laids in recent history. she was a focus of national attention throughout her eight years in the white house, for everything from her clothes to her campaign against drugs to her influence on the president. one thing no one questioned, her absolute devotion to ronald reagan. even those close toss him acknowledged he might never have made it to the white house or been as successful as president without her. from hollywood in the '50s to the california statehouse in the '60s and the white house in the '80s, the reagans remained inseparable. during the former president's long descent into alzheimer's disease, nancy reagan was his chief caregiver and the keeper of his legacy. >> the ronald reagan presidential library and museum. inside, one of the great american love stories of our time. there you are at the ranch. >> in malibu. and you can see the fences haven't been painted here yet. i hadn't gotten to those. i painted all the w

you were talking about nancy reagan -- >> i was talking about nancy reagan's role -- >> gorbachev? >> and her husband's engaging, forming a personal relationship with mikhail gorbachev. >> nancy reagan, many have said she was the one who persuaded her husband to engage with the soviet general secretary, to take a more concilliatory tone, calm down his rhetoric. i don't actually see it that way. what i have found in my research is that nancy and ronald reagan were in lockstep in their view that before there could be serious engagement with the soviets that the u.s. military buildup, abilities with allies would have to return. when that happened, we saw them come together, spectacular summit more than any other cold war president, four in total. nancy was part of that. i think it wasn't that she was persuading her husband as much as she was confident after the military buildup, after the reengagement of allies, after -- as the missile defense program was put in place, that it was time to deal with a soviet general secretary and, in fact, mikhail gorbachev was a new generation of sovi

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to nancy reagan. we saw their relationship. and then that iconic image at his funeral at the end of the day as the sun was setting in simi valley of her sitting there silent by herself with her husband. now she will be buried right there next to him. their relationship is something that a lot of books have been written about. she had this -- there's the coffin of ronald reagan as she's tapping it there from the funeral. it's tough to put into words all that she -- the relationship met not only on a personal level obviously but as you mentioned inside that white house. >> a good bit of the presidential role, we're a unique country in that our president head of government is also head of state and performs some of the rituals we associate with royalty or a ceremonial head of state and she was an important part of that. the reagans followed the carters and there had been a certain cultural tension to put it politely about whether or not the carter have been too informal. obviously in a republic there's a

the life of nancy reagan. >> hello, i'm lester holt. welcome to a special presentation, nancy reagan, a life remembered. the president has the most powerful job on earth so a president's wife is automatically a force to be reckoned with. first ladies are often in the news, closely watched, often controversial and so it was with nancy reagan. one of the most criticized, admired and influential first ladies in recent history. she was a focus of national attention throughout her eight years in the white house. for everything from her clothes to her campaign against drugs to her influence on the president. one thing no one questioned, her absolute devotion to ronald reagan. even those closest to him acknowledge that he might never have made it to the white house or been as successful as president without her. from hollywood in the 50s to the california state house in the 60s and the white house in the 80s, the reagans remained inseparable. during the former president's long descent into alzheimer's disease, nancy reagan was his chief care g

how nancy reagan was in her final year, and behind the scenes in the reagan white house, the reagan marriage. we begin with matt gutman at the reagan presidential library in california. >> reporter: nancy reagan died at her los angeles home sunday morning. a family spokesman said heart failure was the cause. she remained spry and stylish to summer. her stepson, michael reagan, tweeting earlier that "she is where she has always wanted to be, with her ronnie." tonight, condolences pouring in. fellow first lady, barbara bush, writing, "we take comfort that they will be reunited once more." former california governor, arnold schwarzenegger. >> she was one of the greatest first ladies. extraordinary human being. >> reporter: well wishers dropping off flowers, those close to her pulling into the family estate sunday to pay respects. followed by that hearse. the reagans have been living in this estate for a quarter of a century, and it's also here that in 2004, ronald reagan died. she was as devoted to him in death as in his life. it was at his gravesite that this iconic image was taken. the first

. >>> and nancy reagan said her ronald reagan in 1951. he was her husband's most trusted advisor. a partnership that took them from hollywood to the white above all, theirs was a love story -- ronnie and nancy. in the final words of his last big speech, he called on her. >> before i go, i would like to ask the person who has made my life's journey so meaningful, someone i have been so very proud of over the years, to join me, nancy. >> reporter: nancy davis, a graduate of smith college and an actress in her own right, on broadway and in hollywood, march 4th, 1952. they made one film together, "hellcats of the navy," in 1956. come. end of her acting career. she took on a new role -- her husband's inspiration, their children, patti and and from president reagan's marriage to jane wyman, michael and maureen. on their 20th anniversary, he was governor, she first lady of california, and he wrote to her, "i can't remember ever being without you." >> i, ronald reagan -- >> reporter: she was at his side as he was sworn in as the 40th president in 1981. nancy reagan brought style and some

nancy reagan, the widow of ronald reagan has died. she was 94 years old. her death was announced in a statement from her spokesperson and nbc's lester holt takes a look at the life of the former first lady. >>> nancy davis was an actress herself when she met ronald reagan on the mgm lot in 1949. he was already a star. but though she had her own hollywood dreams she later said she found her greatest role as his wife. >> i think i was born to be married. i was the happiest girl in the world when i became wee. >> they married in 1952, a simple ceremony and even appeared in "hellcats of the navy," the last of her 11 films. >> i began to think you were playing the south seas circuit. >> you should have known better. >> how could i? did you send me a post script check? >> her life was devoted to her husband, as mother to their two children patty and ron and a stepmother to his two children by former wife jane wyman. then came politics and her long career as first lady, first in california as governor to ronald reagan in 1966. >> what's ronnie's greatest asset to

nancy reagan left quite a leggancy. she an influence on her husband who battled alzheimer's disease. then became an advocate. >> a great loss. aclassy first lady. >> now, nancy reagan and the former president reagan married for more than 50 years. she will be buried next to him at the former president reagan library. mikea turner, wusa 9. >>> time to check in with our partners at "cbs this morning." >> good morning. nora. >> hey, good morning to you. mike and andrea. ahead, tributes for first lady nancy reagan. and her influence in the white house and her lat -- lasting legacy. plus a new -- investigation into donald trump university. and also, holly williams and the cbs crew caught in the chaos in iraq when kurdish fighters open fire. and the ceo of bumble where women make the first move. the news is back in we'll see you guys at 7:00. >> all right. thank you. we will be pay attention to one. >> your dating days are gone. >> i'm so thrilled about that. a lot to think about these days. >> me, too. >>> we're hoping to le

let's talk about nancy reagan. in the early '50s, offers weren't coming, he was in bad shape getting turned down for parts. he couldn't get cowboy movies. and along comes nancy. he had been dumped by his first wife and here she came along and basically bucked him up and made him a winner again. >> and i can machblg -- you can imagine that the early days of their marriage, she was there sitting in that night club in las vegas watching her adored husband who had had this great career, king's row right before world war ii, acting as an emcee in the night club. and she was the one who basically as you say got him on his feet, got ge theater and death valley day tsz and after that when wanted a political career, made a lot of the social relationships and political relationships around l.a. that made that possible. >> he wouldn't be where he got it f. it wasn't for the fact that he survived. >> 1948 was his worst year. he couldn't find work as michael scissors says. he had been on a rise before the second world war and h

we begin tonight remembering the lives of nancy reagan. a woman who shared an unbreakable bond with her husband. andrew mitchell shows us the behind-the-scenes role she played in some of the president's biggest challenges. >> reporter: theirs was a love affair like few others and a political partnership that first lady first criticize for wearing designer gowns during a recession. >> as a result, for the next seven years, nancy reagan's ferocious number one priority was protect my husband. >> reporter: she talked ronald reagan into acknowledging aids after their friend, rock hudson was afflicted and encouraged to negotiate with the soviet union ft. >> my problem for the first few years was they kept dying. >> their first summit, casp casper weinwerger. >> reporter: another critical moment, reagan's come b >> different times in his presidency where he had gone astray or gotten too near the edge of the cliff, she pulled him back to the edge of the cliff. >> tributes today not only from the obamas but former presidents and first ladies. nancy

nancy reagan glimpsed that truth. she and her beloved ronnie shared a great love, a very great love. that is legendary, and could instruct us all, and now she knows that eternity is about so much more than time, for it is about fulfillment and completion. and so important for nancy, reunion, as she is joined with her beloved ronnie. so lastly, as we give thanks for the life of nancy reagan, i want to speak of an even greater love. its one we know as christians, and the life, death, and resurrection of jesus christ, climaxing at that first easter. each gospel tells of it differently, ironically, providing a stereoscopic view of a truth, unparalleled in all of literature and life. the events of holy week leading to jesus' death sent his closest disciples into fearful hiding and finally brought strong women to his tomb in the dark of that first easter dawn. there god had acted. a cosmos-altering explosion of divine light and life was released, surging at god's command, breaking the three-day silence, there jesus rises fr

nancy reagan: the press was rough. and i really don't know why, because it started before i ever got here. they did not know me. i never did quite figure out why. but anyway, i didn't know, until i read in your book, that they were having meetings about me over the west wing, that i was a liability and everything like that. i guess, maybe i was. i was pretty gun shy. it had been rough. and your inclination is to run and hide in a closet and lock yourself in. you know, you tend to pull back. i do, anyway, when it is that rough. which is the wrong thing to do. you shouldn't do that, but i do. video clip] susan swain: seems very self-aware with what was happening there. joyce woodruff: her instincts were right on. she had self-deprecating humor. she made fun of her self. the press ate it up. the city, it turned an important corner for her. susan swain: carl cannon, another thing that nancy reagan did was the same thing she had done in california, which was the anti-drug campaign, which became the "just say no" campaign. h

the death of nancy reagan. america remembers one of the most influential first ladies of the 20th century. the fiercely protective partner of president ronald reagan. tonight a look back at her many roles and their life together. their triumphs and challenges from their years in hollywood to the governor's mansion in california to the white house. tonight we'll hear from some of those who knew nancy reagan best. >>> plus the showdown looming for those who would be president as ted cruz and bernie sanders pick up steam going into some of the most crucial contests yet. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. one of the most remarkable chapters in american political history ended sadly today with the word 69 death of nancy reagan. she was of course first lady to her husband president ronald reagan but so much more. the death of her devotion to the president built her an unrivaled level of influence.

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president reagan's dressed as santa with nancy on his lap. >> and nancy reagan also invited mr. t. to play santa at the white house when this picture was taken. >> those who knew her said she was mentally 100% there. >> amazing. >>> next, a fond farewell to a beloved television series. >> no one, not even the show's producers never thought a period drama on pbs would turn into ratings gold. but after six seasons, downton abbey aired its final episode in the u.s. last night. >> the finale is a quote, grand british story, with an american finish. in other words, a truly happy ending. >> okay. >> is it safe to say, no one died? >>> and finally, a bike ride that a couple guys can't ever forget. this really happened in south africa. >> this was kind of cool. they were out warming up for a long bike race when that ostrich decided to join their pat lon. he was chasing them for a good, long way and ostriches can run actually 40 miles an hour. he eventually gave up on a chase. >> i wondered what he would have done if he caught up to them. >> that's right. >>> more news after this. ordinary

nancy reagan, a picture of el elegance and strength. >> nancy reagan died in her home at the age of 94. she was equally passionate about her husband and the many causes she championed. we'll talk to her son ron coming up, but first, natalie is at the simi valley, california. good morning to you. >> inside the air force one hangar here athe reagan presidential library, where many fondly. she redefined the role of first lady, bringing style, substance and sensitivity. >> reporter: late sunday, the hearse carrying the former first angeles, where the 94-year-old died of congestive heart failure sunday. her daughter, patti davis, releasing a blog post overnight. i got the call around 8:30 this morning that my mother passed away in her sleep. it's the way she wanted to go. her spokesperson saying, mrs. reagan will be buried at the ronald reagan presidential library at simi valley, california, next to her husband, ronald wilson reagan. prior to the service, there will be an opportunity for members of the public to pay their respects at the library. tributes are pouring in, remembering nancy r

, about nancy reagan's legacy. >>> to presidential plxs. we begin with the democrats. bernie sanders eighth win out of 19 contests, he also won on saturday in kansas and nebraska but hillary clinton maintains a seemingly overwhelming lead in delegates. tomorrow, delegate-rich michigan holds its primary. last night, the democrats debated in flint. weijia jiang has our report. >> reporter: vermont senator bernie sanders and hillary michigan, to debate the plint's flint's water crisis. investigators revealed state leaders knew about the problem but failed to do anything about it. both candidates called for michigan's governor to resign. >> people should be held accountable, wherever that leads. >> reporter: the debate came just two days before voters head to the polls for michigan's democratic primary. the candidates sparred over an issue important to the people here, the 2009 bailout of the auto industry. >> i voted to save the auto industry. he voted against the money that industry. >> if you are talking about the wall street bailout, where

but nancy reagan knew her own mind and her heart. and both her mind and her heart were devoted to her beloved ronnie. and his legacy. a legacy that they shared at a critical moment in history and world history. lester? >> andrea mitchell tonight. thank you. >>> for more now on joined by a man who knew her well. james baker was chief of sfaf and later treasury secretary under president reagan. mr. kret, thank you for being with us and our condolences. i know your friendship with mrs. reagan was deep and long and we thank you so much for being here. >> yes, it was, lester, and thank you for saying that. >> tell me what most people may not understand about nancy reagan and the relationship she had with her husband. >> well, i think they need to understand in addition to the exceptionally beautiful love story that they enjoyed that she was his closest adviser. but in addition to that she was his constant protector. he really had wonderful political and communications antenna. she was an expert at figuring out who in that white house was

nancy reagan, the widow of president ronald reagan has died. she was 94 years old. her death was announced in a statement from her spokesperson, and lester holt looks at the life of the former first lady. >> nancy davis was an actress herself when she met ronald reagan on the mgm lot in 1949. he was already a star. but though she had her own hollywood dreams, she later said she found her greatest role as his wife. >> i think i was born to be married. i was the happiest girl in the world when i became we. >> they married in 1952. a simple ceremony and even appeared together in "hellcats of the navy" the last of her 11 films. >> i began to think maybe you were playing the south seas circuit. >> you knew better. >> how could i know. did you give me a post dated check. >> from then on, by her own description, her life was devoted to her husband, as mother to their two children, patty and ron, and as stepmother to his two children by former wife jane wyman, and then came politics and her long career as a first lady. first in california to governor ronald reagan in 1966.

he met with nancy reagan while writing that book. when you have someone so familiar, who is so much on the public stage you must go into an interview like that with p preconceived ideas. how did you find her and how was it different from the nancy reagan you saw on television? her husband was ailing from alzheimer's and he was truly the love of her life. i think people talked about her abiding love for her husband one thing that missed is she saw his capacity for greatness and she did absolutely everything she could in order to ensure that he had a position in the world to make a difference and so she was an important force in driving his political career. >> in writing this book you came to the conclusion that she was under appreciated. >> well, i think the public really began to appreciate she was really the bad cop to her husband's good cop. that was sort of her reputation in the white house. i think that like i saw a different nancy reagan out of the white house so many other people did, as well as we began to appreciate that sam

of the president but of nancy reagan. >> no, i was actually pretty close to nancy reagan. there's a family connection which can go at some point. i also did an hour documentary on her in the -- in his second term. she was an enormously influential person in the reagan -- the entire reagan story. his political career. the fact he became president, how he staffed his presidency. as have been mentioned. his decision particularly in the second term to become much more aggressive in seeking accommodation with the russians, negotiating with the russians, she was a key player in all of that. >> the person -- you did get a chance to know her, i think a lot of americans at the time admired nancy reagan. some were critical at times. she hit the press particularly in the early years before she became involved in earlier efforts before the just say no to drugs program. tell us a little bit about what she was like as a human being. >> complete fun, i'm completely biased by her. >> fair enough. >> i thought she was just terrific. when you sat and talked with her, you were the only perso

rest in peace, nancy reagan. just a small sampling of theove we've seen this morning on social media. >> carson, thank you very much. >>> al, you have a check of the weather? >> that's right. we're watching this area ofer that'll be developing from san antonio to dallas later today. we're talking about a wide swath somewhere around the range of 16 people at risk. damaging winds, isolated tornadoes. tomorrow, stronger risk between corpus christi to the 're likely going to see tornadoes and torrential downpours. upwards of 7 inches inrn 10 to 12 inches in arkan latest weather. >> al, thank you. >>> nancy reagan is being remembered for many things. one that cannot be overlooked, her keen sense of>> reporter: nancy reagan changed the face and the fashion of the first lady. she brought hollywood glamour to the white house.nt reagan's first inaugural ball, where she stunned in a beaded one shoulder it's a classic look some say jimmy, as she calls him, would reagan throughout her husband's presidency. describing her sty

rest in peace, nancy reagan. just a small sampling of the amount of love we've seen this morning on social media. >> carson, thank you very much. >>> al, you have a check of the >> that's right. we're watching this area of severe weather that'll be developing from san antonio to dallas later today. we're talking about a wide swath somewhere around the range of 16 million people at risk. damaging winds, isolated tornadoes. tomorrow, stronger risk between corpus christi to the north. tornadoes and torrential downpours. upwards of 7 inches in eid astern texas to arkansas. 10 to 12 inches >>> good morning, everyone. thanks, al. yeah, warmup is under way already. 38 degrees right now in central park. teens across long island, now back to the 40s. this is the beginning. by the afternoon we're headed into the 50s today. more of a spring feel on this monday. breezy, as well, with a high temperature of 57 degrees. look at tomorrow, back to the 60s for tuesday. wednesday we could break records. sunshine and a high temperat

nancy reagan and her ronnie. this morning we're remembering nancy reagan, her life, legacy and her love. >>> plus -- >> senseless crime. getting shot over some chicken? >> a teen employee at this restaurant is recovering after being shot last night. the simple thing police say that the teen may have been going th -- doing that set off the shooter. >> you know -- >> excuse me, i'm talking. >>> head-to-head in flint, michigan, bernie sanders and hillary clinton agree over a lot of issues but they're sparring over wall street. >>> this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm lauren mayk. >> i'm vai sikahema. let's get right to nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley. bill, still useful to bring the coat. leave the umbrella at home today, right? >> you will not see wet weather today. it is cold to start with, even at the shore. cape may, nice and clear. temperatures climb during the day. this hour, they're still falling. millville at 23 agrees. 30 in wilmington. just a fewç scattered clouds ts morning. no sign of any rain

rest in peace, nancy reagan. just a small sampling of the amount of love we've seen this morning on social media. >> carson, thank you very much. weather? >> that's right. we're watching this area of severe weather that'll be developing from san antonio to dallas later today. we're talking about a wide swath somewhere around the range of 16 million people at risk. tornadoes. corpus christi to the north. we're likely going to see tornadoes and torrential downpours. upwards of 7 inches in eidastern texas to arkansas. 10 to 12 inches in arkansas to the mid 70s. wednesday...most ly sunny. highs in the mid 70s. thursday...partly sunny. highs in the mid 70s. friday...mostly cloudy. highs in the mid 70s. saturday...mostl y cloudy with a chance of showers. highs in the lower 70s. chance of rain 40 percent. sunday...mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. highs in the lower 70s. chance of rain 50 percent. >> that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you. >>> nancy reagan is being remembered for many thing

we want to talk about nancy reagan. you had a very interesting and close relationship with her, but i want to talk first about what happened last night. you anchored the coverage after the debate last night, and your reactions to, first of all, the tone and the occasional violence among protesters and supporters. as far as we can tell from all of our people on the field, started by the supporters going after the protesters in each instance they have recognized and what he had to say about foreign policy because he did veer off of republican orthodoxy in many cases last night. >> as well as anyone, speech is protected in this country. you're allowed to say what you want. you can yell awful things at people. you can't hit them. if you hit them, it's a criminal act and that distinction has to be understood. it's difference between civilized and not civilized and i think trump has to understand this. his words incite that kind of behavior, even one out of a thousand people. he's got to take account of that. i think that's b

nancy reagan redefined the role of the first lady. her legacy is a powerful force tonight barbara walters has her final conditions in the final months. our team is on a first lady who will be remembered. a special edition begins now. >>> good evening. it is great to be with you on a sunday night. we would be -- we begin with the nation remembering a first lady, nancy reagan. she died today in her bill and -- and her bel air home. she was fiercely loyal to her husband wielding her influence behind the scenes in the white house. she was now to help the president with his words. in her later years, she said her last goodbye before he was laid to rest. california governor jerry brown ordered flags at half staff. in a moment robber -- in a moment barbara walters will we will have the reagan marriage. we begin at the reagan library in california. >> reporter: nancy reagan died at her los angeles home sunday morning. a family spokesperson says heart failure was the cause. she remained stylish to the very end, even grinning at her 94th birthd

very special to nancy reagan. a place she would come to pray and meditate, always knowing that one day she would join her husband, the man to whom she had been so devoted those five decades. matt gutman, simi valley, california. >> some people thought she was kind of crazy because it's proven true that she actually got an astrologist that she -- to counsel with. there's a reason why because there was a series of assassinations, attempted assassination on him, there was john lennon and attempted assassination on the pope. so as crazy as people thought it was, she really felt his security was in jeopardy and would do anything. >> she wanted to do absolutely anything to make a difference. let's continue our team coverage right now because with a larger than life personality, nancy reagan's legacy is really extensive. >> it really is. abc's lauren lyster continues our coverage live at the reagan library in california. lauren, what can you tell us about the reaction that's coming in at this hour? >> reporter: so many c

on the passing of nancy reagan. overnight tensions flared once again as democrats went head to >> hillary clinton with a commanding lead over bernie sanders. they both called for the governor to resign over the flint, michigan, water crisis. they clashed on a string of issues. we get the latest now from abc's lana zak in washington. >> reporter: good morning, coming off this weekend's election results where bernie sanders won more states but hillary clinton won more delegates, each was eager to have their message stand out. in the birthplace of general motors, hillary clinton drew a clear distinction between the two democrats. >> i voted to save the auto industry. he voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry. >> if you're talking about the wall street bailout, where some of your friends destroyed this economy -- >> you know. >> excuse me, i'm talking. >> reporter: clinton holds a 17-point lead in michigan. the water of flint has been poisoned with lead. for his role in that crisis, republican go

." >>> nancy reagan remembered. the nation mourns the former first lady. smitten with her ronnie. >> well, at that point, i just wanted to meet ronald reagan! >>> the gloves come off in the democratic debate with bernie sanders showing he is not backing down. >> excuse me. i'm talking. >>> a major newspaper is accused times" famed crossword puzzles. we are hearing from "the times" editor. >> they should have a crossword puzzle that is worthy of their editor. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm meg oliver in for aemg. >>> nancy reagan died yesterday at the age of 94 from congestive heart failure. above all else, mrs. reagan is being remembered for her devotion next to her husband. she will be buried next to her you husband at the reagan presidential library in california. teri okita is here with more. >> reporter: you're right. the condolences are pouring in, both from the famous and everyday citizens who are using >> reporter: a steady stream of mourners stopped at the reagan pres

the sad news that nancy reagan has died at the age of 94. she passed away this morning at her home in los angeles in the bel-air area. joining me now on the phone is someone who knew mrs. reagan very well, that is pat buchanan, president ronald reagan's white house communications director. mr. buchanan, thank you so much for being here unfortunately on this very sad day. >> it is a sad day, but she had a wonderful life. she had a husband that loved her very much and she went through and became an actress in hollywood and married the man she loved and lived with him for decades afterwards. so i think it's also a time of celebration of quite a life. >> i agree with you. we had someone earlier saying mrs. reagan is where she has been longing to be for a better part of her latter days. and that is alongside her beloved ronny. i want to go here, though, mr. buchanan. if you had any personal interaction with the first lady, and what were your memories of that? >> well, let me tell you about my first one. i was with mr. nixon, former president nixo