Nancy Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime

55m
Documentary
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Part of a series of portraits of past first ladies, this PBS documentary explores the political and personal lives of former first lady Nancy Reagan, who moved from Hollywood to the California governor's mansion -- and eventually the White House. While playing a behind-the-scenes but integral role in the president's policies, she also launched a campaign to "Just Say No" and later cared for her ailing husband as he suffered from Alzheimer's.

Cast

Nancy Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Judy Woodruff
Narrator
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)

Crew

Mary Beth Durkin
Director, Writer, Producer
Barbara Burst
Editor
Ulli Bonnekamp
Director of Photography
Charles Anderson
Director of Photography
Ron DeVeaux
Director of Photography
Elliott Klayman
Director of Photography
Don Friedell
Director of Photography
Susan L. Mills
Producer
Jamie Gluck
Associate Producer
Charles Barnett
Music

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