Ronnie and Nancy (102 page)

38. Ronald Reagan, “On Becoming Governor,” an oral history conducted 1979, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley, 1986, p. 44.

Courtesy, The Bancroft Library.

39. “CBS Reports: What About Ronald Reagan?” CBS News, December 12, 1967, Harry Reasoner and Bill Stout, reporters, Gene DePoris, producer, Sam Zel-man, executive producer; Nofziger,
Nofziger
, p. 62.

40. Boyarsky,
The Rise of Ronald Reagan
, p. 196; Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, p. 218.

41. Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, p. 211; Richard Davis, to author, April 25, 2002, September 29, 2000.

42. “Reagan: The Governor,” KCRA-TV, circa 1975, Steve Swatt, producer-reporter, Pamela J. Morgan, director, provided courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

43. Cannon,
Reagan
, pp. 131–32.

44. “CBS Reports: What About Ronald Reagan?” CBS News, December 12, 1967, Harry Reasoner and Bill Stout, reporters, Gene DePoris, producer, Sam Zel-man, executive producer.

45. Christy in
Los Angeles Times West
, June 27, 1971.

46. McHugh in
Los Angeles Times West
, April 23, 1967.

47.
New York Times
, February 11, 1967, “False Alarm at Reagan Home”; Nancy Reagan with Libby,
Nancy
, p. 178.

48.
New York Times
, March 25, 1969, “Reagan’s Friends Buy House so He Can Stay in It”;
New York Times
, February 2, 1970, “Influence of Reagan’s Landlords Questioned in California Governorship Race”;
New York Times
, September 12, 1970, “Unruh Fights Hard to Overcome Campaign Lead Held by Reagan.”

49. Marion Jorgensen, to author, March 1, 2004.

50. Leamer,
Make-Believe
, p. 211.

Notes

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51. Christy in
Los Angeles Times West
, June 27, 1971.

52. Cannon,
Ronnie and Jesse
, pp. 139, 196; McHugh in
Los Angeles Times West
, April 23, 1967; Hill,
Dancing Bear
, p. 230.

53. Christy in
Los Angeles Times West
, June 27, 1971.

54. Wills,
Reagan’s America
, p. 300.

55. Didion in
Saturday Evening Post
, June 1968.

56. Justine Bloomingdale and Serena Carroll, to author, November 6, 1999.

57.
California News Reporter
, October 6, 1967, “California’s ‘Elusive’ First Lady.”

58. Boyarsky,
The Rise of Ronald Reagan
, p. 6.

59. Cannon,
Ronnie and Jesse
, pp. 158–61.

60. “CBS Reports: What About Ronald Reagan?” CBS News, December 12, 1967, Harry Reasoner and Bill Stout, reporters, Gene DePoris, producer, Sam Zel-man, executive producer.

61. “Nancy: Portrait of a Politician’s Wife,” television news profile circa 1975, courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

62. Nancy Reynolds, to author, April 2, 2003.

63. Ibid.

64. Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, p. 240.

65. Nofziger,
Nofziger
, pp. 75–77.

66. Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, pp. 243–44.

67. Ibid., p. 245.

68. Nofziger,
Nofziger
, p. 78.

69. Robert Tuttle, to author, March 19, 2003; Nofziger,
Nofziger
, p. 78.

70. Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, pp. 247–49.

71. Nofziger,
Nofziger
, pp. 82–83.

72. William Clark, to author, March 14, 2000.

73. Nancy Reynolds, to author, April 2, 2003.

74. William Clark, to author, March 14, 2000.

75. Ibid.

76. Von Damm,
At Reagan’s Side
, p. 70.

77. Betsy Bloomingdale, to author, November 4, 1997.

78. Colacello in
Vanity Fair
, July 1998, p. 136.

79. Nancy Reynolds, to author, April 2, 2003.

80. Stuart Spencer, to author, November 5, 1997.

81. Deaver with Herskowitz,
Behind the Scenes
, p. 36.

82. Vernon Cristina, “A Northern Californian Views Conservative Politics and Policies, 1963–1970,” an oral history conducted 1983, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley, 1986, p. 35. Courtesy, The Bancroft Library; Rus Walton, “Turning Political Ideas into Government Program,” an oral history conducted 1983, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley, 1985, pp. 1–2. Courtesy, The Bancroft Library.

83. Deaver with Herskowitz,
Behind the Scenes
, pp. 47–50.

84. Deaver,
Nancy
, pp. 46–48.

85. Deaver with Herskowitz,
Behind the Scenes
, p. 46.

86. Nancy Reynolds, to author, April 2, 2003; Carolyn Deaver, to author, April 17, 2000.

87. Helene von Damm, to author, May 23, 2000.

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Notes

88. Nancy Reynolds, to author, April 2, 2003; Nancy Reagan with Libby,
Nancy
, p. 303.

89. Colacello in
Vanity Fair
, July 1998, pp. 136–37.

90. Paul R. Haerle, “Ronald Reagan and Republican Party Politics in California, 1965–1968,” an oral history conducted 1982, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley, 1983, pp. 13–14. Courtesy, The Bancroft Library.

91. “Nancy: Portrait of a Politician’s Wife,” television news profile circa 1975, courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

92. Betsy Bloomingdale, to author, January 3, 2004.

93. Carolyn Deaver, to author, April 17, 2000.

94. Betty Adams, to author, October 12, 1999.

95. Betsy Bloomingdale, to author, January 3, 2004.

96. Colacello in
Vanity Fair
, July 1998, p. 138.

97. Marion Jorgensen, to author, October 6, 1999.

98. Colacello in
Vanity Fair
, July 1998, p. 138.

99. Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, p. 304.

100. Moldea,
Dark Victory
, pp. 240–41, 255–56;
New York Times
, February 26, 1976, “Reagan Puts His Net Worth at $1,455,571”;
New York Times
, August 13, 1976, “Reagan Resists Financial Disclosure.”

101. “Nancy: Portrait of a Politician’s Wife,” television news profile circa 1975, courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

102. Kelley,
Nancy Reagan
, pp. 172–73;
The “Kitchen Cabinet”
oral history, Holmes Tuttle, OH 1675, p. 142.

103.
New York Times
, November 10, 1966, “. . . and New Republicans Win.”

104. William F. Buckley Jr., to author, November 19, 1997.

105. Sue Cummings, to author, March 22, 2000.

106. Jean French Smith, to author, November 8, 1997.

107. Robert Tuttle, to author, November 18, 1997.

108. Boyarsky,
The Rise of Ronald Reagan
, pp. 158–59.

109. Stanley Plog oral history, p. 6.

110. Maureen Reagan,
First Father, First Daughter
, pp. 138–39.

111. Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, p. 265.

112. White,
The Making of the President 1968
, p. 35.

113. Deaver,
Nancy
, p. 44.

114. William Clark, to author, March 14, 2000.

115. Judis,
William F. Buckley, Jr.
, p. 327.

116. Ibid., pp. 207, 283, 291; Domhoff,
The Bohemian Grove and Other Retreats
, pp. 14, 116–245.

117. Rus Walton, “Turning Political Ideas into Government Program,” an oral history conducted 1983, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley, 1985, p. 31. Courtesy, The Bancroft Library.

118. Nofziger,
Nofziger
, p. 69.

119. Boyarsky,
The Rise of Ronald Reagan
, pp. 249, 254–55.

120. “CBS Reports: What About Ronald Reagan?” CBS News, December 12, 1967, Harry Rearsoner and Bill Stout, reporters, Gene DePoris, producer, Sam Zel-man, executive producer.

121. Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, p. 262.

122. Nancy Reagan with Libby,
Nancy
, p. 165.

Notes

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123. Randall Davis,
But What’s He Really Like?
, pp. 79–80.

124. Nofziger,
Nofziger
, p. 72; Nancy Reagan with Novak,
My Turn
, p. 142.

125. Nofziger,
Nofziger
, pp. 70–71.

126. Cannon,
Ronnie and Jesse
, p. 269.

127.
New York Times
, June 2, 1968, “Petitioners Seek Reagan’s Ouster.”

128. Robert Walker, “Political Advising and Advocacy for Ronald Reagan, 1965–1980,” an oral history conducted 1982, 1983, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley, 1985, p. 41. Courtesy, The Bancroft Library.

129. Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, p. 265.

130. White,
The Making of the President 1968
, p. 236.

131. Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, p. 265.

132.
The “Kitchen Cabinet”
oral history, Holmes Tuttle, OH 1675, p. 141.

133. Cannon,
Reagan
, p. 162.

134. Betsy Bloomingdale, to author, March 15, 1984.

135. Jack Wrather, “On Friendship, Politics, and Government,” an oral history conducted 1982, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley, 1984, p. 8. Courtesy, The Bancroft Library.

136. White,
The Making of the President 1968
, p. 239.

137.
New York Times
, August 5, 1968, “The Republican Way: A Gala for the Adults and a Bash for the Young Set.”

138. Happy Rockefeller, to author, December 19, 2000.

139.
New York Times
, August 5, 1968, “The Republican Way: A Gala for the Adults and a Bash for the Young Set”;
Women’s Wear Daily
, August 8, 1968, “Elephant’s Eye.”

140.
Washington Post
, August 6, 1968, “A Spotlight on Nancy.”

141.
Washington Evening Star
, August 6, 1968, “Leading Lady Big Role.”

142. William Clark, to author, March 14, 2000.

143. William French Smith, “Evolution of the Kitchen Cabinet, 1965–1973,” an oral history conducted 1988, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley, 1989, p. 40. Courtesy, The Bancroft Library.

144.
New York Times
, August 6, 1968, “Reagan Officially in Race; Acts to Bar Nixon Sweep.”

145. Rus Walton, “Turning Political Ideas into Government Program,” an oral history conducted 1983, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley, 1985, p. 32. Courtesy, The Bancroft Library.

146.
Women’s Wear Daily
, August 8, 1968, “Elephant’s Eye”;
Women’s Wear Daily
, August 7, 1968, “Those Republican Stars.”

147.
New York Times
, August 8, 1968, “That Time When Minutes Last Hours.”

148.
New York Times
, August 8, 1968, “News Summary and Index; The Major Events of the Day; Republican Convention.”

149. Robert Walker, “Political Advising and Advocacy for Ronald Reagan, 1965–1980,” an oral history conducted 1982, 1983, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley, 1985, pp. 10, 42. Courtesy, The Bancroft Library.

150.
Chicago Daily News
, July 11, 1968, “Society in Chicago: Davises Sure of Seat.”

151.
Washington Post
, August 6, 1968, “A Spotlight on Nancy.”

152. William F. Buckley Jr., to author, November 19, 1997.

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Notes

153.
The “Kitchen Cabinet”
oral history, Holmes Tuttle, OH 1675, pp. 140–41.

154. Betsy Bloomingdale, to author, March 15, 2004.

155. Ronald Reagan,
An American Life
, p. 178.

156. Deaver,
Nancy
, p. 44.

157. Lyn Nofziger, to author, April 19, 2000.

Chapter Fifteen: Sacramento II, 1969–1974

1. Deaver with Herskowitz,
Behind the Scenes
, p. 44.

2. Cannon,
Ronnie and Jesse
, p. 276.

3. Colacello in
Vanity Fair
, July 1998, p. 138; Cooney,
The Annenbergs
, pp.

314–17; Ogden,
Legacy
, pp. 398–99.

4. Ogden,
Legacy
, p. 401.

5. Lee Annenberg, to author, November 18, 1997; Colacello in
Vanity Fair
, June 1999.

6. Von Damm,
At Reagan’s Side
, p. 63.

7. Ogden,
Legacy
, pp. 402–3.

8. Colacello in
Vanity Fair
, July 1998, p. 138.

9. Cooney,
The Annenbergs
, p. 17; Nancy Reagan, to author, January 4, 2004.

10.
Los Angeles Times
, December 13, 1968, “Times Woman of the Year: Nancy Reagan: A Model First Lady.”

11. Halberstam,
The Powers That Be
, p. 560.

12. Marion Jorgensen, to author, October 6, 1999.

13. Halberstam,
The Powers That Be
, p. 275.

14. Rabbi Edward Feinstein sermon, September 2000, “City of Angels,” from Rabbi Edward Feinstein archives, www.vbs.org/rabbi/rabfeins/city_bot.htm.

15. James Wharton, to author, October 27, 1999.

16. Betsy Bloomingdale, to author, January 4, 2004.

17. Marion Jorgensen, to author, October 6, 1999.

18. Ed Helin, to author, August 11, 2003.

19.
New York Times
, April 2, 1967, “Reagan Unhappy at Press Notices.”

20. Kelley,
Nancy Reagan
, p. 177.

21. Betsy Bloomingdale, to author, January 2, 2004.

22. Nancy Reagan, to author, January 4, 2004, October 4, 1999.

23. Betsy Bloomingdale, to author, November 4, 1997; Nancy Reagan, to author, October 27, 1997, May 27, 2001.

24. Marion Jorgensen, to author, October 6, 1999; author’s diary, May 12, 2002.

25. Colacello in
Vanity Fair
, September 1995, p. 102.

26.
New York Times
, November 21, 1979, “New Yorkers, etc.”

27. Buckley in
House and Garden
, October 1987.

28. Jacques Mapes, to author, September 29, 1999.

29. Mickey Ziffren, to author, March 29, 2001.

30. Colacello in
Vanity Fair
, September 1995, p. 102.