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Quotes from Farewell to Hollywood's Great White House Romance — Eleanor Clift

born 1940 United States

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It took her husband's long illness and her grace in caring for him to show her critics what she was made of.

Farewell to Hollywood's Great White House Romance (2016)

She is without doubt an effective First Lady, and she may yet win our hearts.

Farewell to Hollywood's Great White House Romance (2016)

I only wish there was some way I could spare Nancy from this painful experience. When the time comes I am confident that with your help she will face it with faith and courage.

Farewell to Hollywood's Great White House Romance (2016)

She was fiercely protective of her husband's image, less so of her own, and she paid the price.

Farewell to Hollywood's Great White House Romance (2016)

In looking back at these notes, I realize how much it meant to her to gain a measure of affection after being treated so harshly in the public eye.

Farewell to Hollywood's Great White House Romance (2016)

Nancy with the centrist face: Derided as an elitist, Mrs. Reagan's impact was unequaled.

Farewell to Hollywood's Great White House Romance (2016)

She didn't have his gift for storytelling, but she made sure all the parts were in place, and by honoring him, she was true to herself, a woman for all times.

Farewell to Hollywood's Great White House Romance (2016)

What her detractors failed to understand (and I was among them) was the substantive role she played behind the scenes at the White House in keeping her husband's presidency on track.

Farewell to Hollywood's Great White House Romance (2016)

Years later, with the benefit of hindsight and after watching Hillary Clinton's failed effort to achieve health-care reform, I came to believe Nancy Reagan deserved a fairer assessment.

Farewell to Hollywood's Great White House Romance (2016)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Eleanor Clift (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.