Title supplied by cataloger. Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins in 1921) was married to Ronald Reagan from 1952 until his death in 2004. She was the First Lady of California from 1967 to 1975, and First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. After Ronald Reagan's presidency ended, the couple retired to their home in Bel Air. In 1994 Ronald was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and Nancy devoted most of her time caring for her ailing husband until his death on June 5, 2004. She continues to reside at their Bel Air home, and has remained active within the Reagan Library and in politics, particularly in support of stem-cell research. Photograph caption dated May 26, 1972 reads, "Death Penalty Initiative Backers - Governor's wife, Nancy, and Sheriff Pitchess." Note: Peter J. Pitchess was the 28th Sheriff of Los Angeles County, and served on the Los Angeles County Civil Defense and Disaster Commission during the nuclear crisis in the early 1960s.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Reagan, Nancy,--1921-2016 Pitchess, Peter J.,--1912-1999 Los Angeles County (Calif.).--Sheriff's Department Sheriffs--California--Los Angeles County Governors' spouses--California Meetings--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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