{"product_id":"my-turn-the-memoirs-of-nancy-reagan-paperback","title":"My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Reagan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Novak\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe former First Lady discusses her life, the Reagan administration, her shaky relationship with her children and key White House personnel, her husband's involvement in the Iran-Contra affair, and her bout with cancer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"During our White House years I said almost nothing about how I really felt regarding the controversies that swirled around me. . . . But now those years are over, and it's my turn to describe what happened. . . .\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Ronald Reagan: \u003c\/b\u003e\"Although Ronnie loves people, he often seems remote, and he doesn't let anybody get too close. There's a wall around him. He lets me come closer than anyone else, but there are times when even I feel that barrier.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout being a mother: \u003c\/b\u003e\"What I wanted most in all the world was to be a good wife and mother. As things turned out, I guess I've been more successful at the first than at the second.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout her influence: \u003c\/b\u003e\"I make no apologies for telling Ronnie what I thought. Just because you're married doesn't mean you have no right to express your opinions. For eight years I was sleeping with the president, and if that doesn't give you special access, I don't know what does.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout astrology: \u003c\/b\u003e\"What it boils down to is that each person has his or her own ways of coping with trauma and grief, with the pain of life, and astrology was one of mine. \u003ci\u003eDon't criticize me, \u003c\/i\u003eI wanted to say, \u003ci\u003euntil you have stood in my place. This helped me. Nobody was hurt by it\u003c\/i\u003e--except, possibly, me.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Don Regan: \u003c\/b\u003e\"His very first day on the job, Don said that he saw himself as the 'chief operating officer' of the country. But he was hired to be chief of \u003ci\u003estaff\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . Although I believed for a long time that Donald Regan was in the wrong job, my 'power' in getting him to leave has been greatly exaggerated. Believe me, if I really were the dragon lady that he described in his book, he would have been out the door many months earlier.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy Reagan\u003c\/b\u003e (1921-2016) was America's first lady from 1981 to 1989. She was born in New York, raised in Chicago, and attended Smith College. During the summers before graduation, Nancy worked in summer-stock theater productions. In New York, she appeared on Broadway, including in \u003ci\u003eLute Song\u003c\/i\u003e with Mary Martin. She was signed by MGM and made eight motion pictures for the studio before leaving to marry Ronald Reagan. Nancy is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eMy Turn\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 03, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987486146861,"sku":"9780812992113","price":26.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/bEw5RGtCNFBlc2JjRW1HajBUTDNCdz09.webp?v=1776178994","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/my-turn-the-memoirs-of-nancy-reagan-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}