Ronnie and Nancy (103 page)

31. Ibid., pp. 102–11.

32. Ibid., p. 102.

33. Marion Jorgensen, to author, November 4, 1997, October 6, 1999.

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

Notes

5 5 7

35. Nancy Reynolds, to author, June 21, 1995.

36.
New York Times
, January 11, 1968, “It Was Warm Inside Lord & Taylor.”

37. Fine Collins in
Vanity Fair
, April 2004, p. 328.

38.
Chicago Tribune
, January 7, 1972, “Salima’s Best Dressed.”

39.
Chicago Tribune
, January 11, 1972, “Suzy Says: Worldly Dressers.”

40. “The International Best-Dressed List Hall of Fame,”
Vanity Fair
, April 2004.

41. Goldwater with Casserly,
Goldwater
, p. 256.

42. Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, p. 291;
New York Times
, February 6, 1969, “Reagan Declares an Emergency in Berkeley Campus Disorders.”

43. Schweizer,
Reagan’s War
, p. 50.

44. Cannon,
Reagan
, p. 148; Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, p. 291.

45. Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, p. 285.

46. French Smith,
Law and Justice
, pp. 239–40.

47.
New York Times
, February 23, 1969, “After Two Years in Office, Reagan Con-founds Critics with Growing Strength.”

48. Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s personal papers, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, box 915, “Ronald Reagan’s Letters as Governor, 1966–1974.”

49.
New York Times
, March 30, 1969, “The Jules Stein Party: A 3-Day Extravaganza for 600 Fashionable Guests.”

50. Edgar Gillenwaters, “Washington Office Troubleshooter and Advocate for Commerce in California, 1967–1973,” an oral history conducted 1983, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley, 1985, pp.

35–36. Courtesy, The Bancroft Library.

51. Griffith in
New York Times Magazine
, June 29, 1969.

52.
New York Times
, May 16, 1969, “Shotguns and Tear Gas Disperse Rioters Near the Berkeley Campus.”

53. Ibid.;
New York Times
, June 14, 1969, “Reagan Links ‘People’s Park’ Battle to Politics.”

54.
New York Times
, May 25, 1969, “Education: The War Between Reagan and Berkeley”;
New York Times
, June 8, 1969, “Berkeley Police Raid Park Annex”;
New York Times
, June 3, 1969, “Reagan Removing Berkeley Troops.”

55. Noonan,
When Character Was King
, p. 73; Nancy Reagan with Libby,
Nancy
, p. 138.

56. Leamer,
Make-Believe
, p. 223.

57. P. Davis,
The Way I See It
, p. 92.

58. Author’s diary, July 10, 2000.

59. Maureen Reagan,
First Father, First Daughter
, p. 207.

60. Michael Reagan with Hyams,
On the Outside Looking In
, pp. 115–19.

61. P. Davis,
The Way I See It
, p. 94.

62. Skinner, Anderson, and Anderson, eds.,
Reagan: A Life in Letters
, p. 53.

63. P. Davis,
The Way I See It
, p. 106.

64. Marion Jorgensen, to author, October 6, 1999; author’s diary, November 3, 1999.

65. P. Davis,
The Way I See It
, p. 94.

66. Nancy Reagan with Novak,
My Turn
, p. 170.

67. Leamer,
Make-Believe
, p. 220.

68. Ron Reagan Jr. in
Esquire
, June 2003, pp. 108, 111.

69. Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s personal papers, held at the Ronald Reagan Presi-5 5 8

Notes

dential Library, box 914, “Ronald Reagan’s Letters as Governor, 1966–1974,”

letter from Jack Williams to Ronald Reagan, May 15, 1967, letter from Ronald Reagan to Jack Williams, May 22, 1967.

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

71. Crowley,
Nixon in Winter
, p. 369; Anson,
Exile
, p. 144.

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

73. P. Davis,
The Way I See It
, p. 103.

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

75. Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s personal papers, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, box 915, “Ronald Reagan’s Letters as Governor, 1966–1974,”

letter from Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan, October 8, 1969.

76. Colacello in
Vanity Fair
, July 1998, p. 139.

77. Cooney,
The Annenbergs
, p. 321.

78. Ogden,
Legacy
, p. 405.

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

80. Marguerite Littman, to author, June 2001.

81. Colacello in
Vanity Fair
, July 1998, pp. 138–39.

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

83. Colacello in
Vanity Fair
, July 1998, p. 139.

84. Kelley,
Nancy Reagan
, p. 183.

85. Ibid., p. 181.

86. Colacello in
Vanity Fair
, July 1998, p. 139.

87. Ibid.

88.
Sacramento Union
, January 30, 1972, “She’s a Wife First.”

89. Ibid.

90. Kelley,
Nancy Reagan
, p. 195.

91. Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, pp. 294–95.

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

93. Affron,
Lillian Gish
, p. 322.

94. Colacello in
Vanity Fair
, July 1998, p. 137; Cannon,
Reagan
, p. 172.

95. Cannon,
Reagan
, p. 172.

96.
The “Kitchen Cabinet”
oral history, Holmes Tuttle, OH 1675, p. 129.

97. Edgar Gillenwaters, “Washington Office Troubleshooter and Advocate for Commerce in California, 1967–1973,” an oral history conducted 1983, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley, 1985, p. 25a.

Courtesy, The Bancroft Library.

98. Jacobs with Stadiem,
Mr. S
, p. 163.

99. Tina Sinatra, to author, March 28, 2001.

100. Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, p. 448; Kelley,
Nancy Reagan
, p. 185.

101. Marion Jorgensen, to author, November 4, 1997.

102. Schweizer,
Reagan’s War
, pp. 65–66.

103. Collins in
Vanity Fair
, July 1991, p. 130.

104. P. Davis,
The Way I See It
, pp. 107–10.

105. Ibid., p. 110.

106.
New York Times
, February 3, 1971, “Nancy Reagan May Be Shy—But She Still Takes a Stand.”

107. P. Davis,
The Way I See It
, pp. 112–16; Kelley,
Nancy Reagan
, pp. 188, 204; Edwards,
The Reagans
, p. 118; Nancy Reagan, to author, March 26, 1998.

Notes

5 5 9

108. P. Davis,
The Way I See It
, p. 130.

109. E. Morris,
Dutch
, p. 369.

110. Ibid., p. 373; Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, p. 350.

111. Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, p. 351; E. Morris,
Dutch
, pp. 372–73.

112. Cannon,
Reagan
, pp. 182–83.

113. E. Morris,
Dutch
, p. 376; Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, p. 357.

114. Michael Deaver, to author, November 21, 1997.

115. Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, pp. 352–53.

116. E. Morris,
Dutch
, p. 373.

117. Haldeman,
The Haldeman Diaries
, pp. 238, 291.

118. Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s personal papers, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, box 915, “Ronald Reagan’s Letters as Governor, 1966–1974,”

letter from Deane Davis to Nancy Reynolds, July 8, 1971, with Ronald Reagan’s handwritten response.

119. Nancy Reagan, to author, October 22, 1997.

120. Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s personal papers, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, box 915, “Ronald Reagan’s Letters as Governor, 1966–1974,”

handwritten letter dated June 28, [1970].

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

122. Judis,
William F. Buckley, Jr.
, p. 328.

123. Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s personal papers, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, box 84, memo to Don Oliver from Pete Hannaford dated February 20, 1980, forwarded to Ronald Reagan; Nancy Reagan with Libby,
Nancy
, p. 206.

124.
Sacramento Union
, November 1, 1971, “On the Reagan Tour.”

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

126. Haldeman,
The Haldeman Diaries
, p. 368.

127. Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s personal papers, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, box 84, memo to Don Oliver from Pete Hannaford dated February 20, 1980, forwarded to Ronald Reagan; Nancy Reagan with Libby,
Nancy
, p. 210.

128. Cheshire with Greenya,
Maxine Cheshire, Reporter
, p. 122.

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

130. Federal Bureau of Investigation file on Henry Salvatori, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, December 6, 2001; Sale,
Power Shift
, pp. 231, 77;
New York Times
, October 12, 1974, “Northrop Admits to a Secret Fund.”

131.
Los Angeles Times
, March 8, 1973, “Gubernatorial Race: Top GOP Money Raisers to Meet.”

132.
The “Kitchen Cabinet”
oral history, Holmes Tuttle, OH 1675, pp. 145–46.

133.
Los Angeles Times
, January 22, 1973, “Inaugural Whirl Produces Party Crush”;
Los Angeles Times
, January 18, 1973, “On Fashion: ‘Me-Too’ Coat for Nancy.”

134. Cheshire with Greenya,
Maxine Cheshire, Reporter
, p. 124.

135. Ibid., p. 121.

136.
Los Angeles Times
, April 2, 1972, “The State.”

137. Meese,
With Reagan
, p. 33; E. Morris,
Dutch
, p. 372.

138. Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, Chapter 21; Whalen in
New York Times Magazine
, February 22, 1976.

139. Kelley,
Nancy Reagan
, p. 158.

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Notes

140. Robert Higdon, to author, March 10, 2004.

141. Nancy Reagan with Novak,
My Turn
, p. 141.

142. Nancy Reagan, to author, April 19, 1998.

143. Ibid.

144. Kelley,
Nancy Reagan
, p. 194.

145. Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s personal papers, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, box 920, guest list and seating chart for Beverly Wilshire reception, undated.

146. Kelley,
Nancy Reagan
, p. 194.

147.
New York Times Magazine
, December 10, 1972, display ad entitled “So You’re Growing Up?,” accompanying article by Mopsy Strange Kennedy, “Juvenile, Puerile, Sophomoric, Jejune, Nutty—and Funny.”

148.
Los Angeles Times
, October 2, 1974, “Beach Club Gets Favor Following Letter to Reagan”;
Los Angeles Times
, October 10, 1974, “Sen. Roberti Demands Removal of Beach Club.”

149.
New York Times
, May 11, 1973, “While Governors Were Doing Business, Wives Did the Town.”

150.
The “Kitchen Cabinet”
oral history, Holmes Tuttle, OH 1675, p. 146.

151. P. Davis,
The Way I See It
, p. 138.

152. Colacello in
Vanity Fair
, July 1998, p. 139.

153. Ibid.

154. Ibid.

155.
New York Times
, March 19, 1974, “Prince Charles’s Palm Springs Visit: Film Stars, Caviar and Golf.”

156.
The “Kitchen Cabinet”
oral history, Ed Mills, OH 1677, p. 93.

157.
Sacramento Union
, December 15, 1974, “Nancy Reagan Looks Back on 8 Years.”

158. Healy in
Saturday Evening Post
, April 1974.

159. Whalen in
New York Times Magazine
, February 22, 1976.

Chapter Sixteen: Reagan vs. Ford, 1975–1976

1. 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. 26. Courtesy, The Bancroft Library.

2. Nancy Reagan with Novak,
My Turn
, p. 178.

3. Author’s diary, September 17, 1999; Betsy Bloomingdale, to author, October 25, 1999.

4. Author’s diary, September 17, 1999; Betsy Bloomingdale, to author, March 15, 2004.

5. Author’s diary, September 17, 1999.

6. Hannaford,
Ronald Reagan and His Ranch
, p. 34; Cannon,
Reagan
, p. 195.

7.
New York Times
, January 6, 1975, “8 on the President’s Panel Span Wide Range of Belief.”

8.
New York Times
, January 7, 1975, “Brown, Stressing Change from Reagan Era, Sworn In As California Governor.”

Notes

5 6 1

9. Nofziger,
Nofziger
, p. 154.

10. Skinner, Anderson, and Anderson, eds.,
Reagan, in His Own Hand
, p. xiv; Hannaford,
Ronald Reagan and His Ranch
, pp. 34–36.

11. Cannon,
Reagan
, p. 196.

12. Kotkin, Grabowicz, and Stein in
Esquire
, August 1980, p. 34.

13. Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, p. 399. See also
New York Times
, February 26, 1976,

“Reagan Puts His Net Worth at $1,455,571.” Reagan’s declared income for 1975 was $282,253.

14. Skinner, Anderson, and Anderson, eds.,
Reagan, in His Own Hand
, p. xv; Cannon,
Governor Reagan
, p. 399.

15. Skinner, Anderson, and Anderson, eds.,
Reagan, in His Own Hand
, p. xv.

16. Hannaford,
Ronald Reagan and His Ranch
, p. 38.

17. Ronald Reagan,
An American Life
, p. 194.

18. Hannaford,
Ronald Reagan and His Ranch
, p. 30.

19.
Sacramento Union
, December 15, 1974, “Nancy Reagan Looks Back on 8

Years”;
New York Times
, October 6, 1980, “Reagan More than a Millionaire but Extent of Wealth Is Hidden.”