Nancy Reagan, who died Sunday at age 94, played an outsized role as first lady during her husband’s years in the White House. She was known as his fierce protector and perhaps his closest advisor.

No one had ever entered the White House so grossly ill informed. At presidential news conferences, especially in his first year, Ronald Reagan embarrassed himself. On one occasion, asked why he ...

US presidents and first ladies must often make important decisions. A White House staffer's 1988 memoir alleged that Nancy and Ronald Reagan used astrology in making many of these decisions.

Reagan-as-void is a necessary first step in the project of understanding what precisely occurred in the White House during those years (e.g. the emergence of privatization as a government cure-all ...

Throughout history, many first ladies have used fashion to channel their political power, show solidarity with the public, ...

The White House is not just an institution -- it's a family home. From hoecakes to hamburgers, explore the favorite foods of America's First Families.

President Ronald Reagan, Vice President George H. W. Bush, and their wives, Nancy and Barbara, played with a dog at the Vice President's residence. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 15 ...

For decades, official West Wing pictures were meant to chronicle history. Today, says Obama’s and Reagan’s photographer, they’re part of an Oval Office reality show.

The White House Easter Egg Roll is a tradition that dates back to 1878. ... Nancy Reagan started the tradition of giving out wooden egg souvenirs as people left the event.

The White House has 132 rooms, and each new US president gets $100,000 to redecorate them. ... First lady Nancy Reagan designed a new Oval Office rug for her husband, ...

Fan-favorite presidential biopic "Reagan" has been disqualified from consideration for the Best Picture Oscar this year -- because it failed to meet the judges' DEI requirements.