My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan

The book was exactly described in the market by the seller. I received way ahead of the day given to me by Amazon. Excellent service!! I am currently reading Mrs Reagan book. I bought it because I wanted to know why she opened the door to her husband's schedule of out of state trips reviewed by an Astrology chart. Especially when the President had such a strong walk with God. Something did not make much sense to me. Well Nancy didn't have the faith her husband Ronald lived. She really wasn't raised with a parent who had much faith besides going to church once in awhile when she was younger. So I am getting a better picture of who Nancy Reagan was, and with her recently passing away earlier this month I feel more understanding with what she had to put up with while in the White House. Her words of being totally misunderstood by the Media by her actions to made some improvements while there. Its a really good book on the inside scoop of how the interior of the White House looked like and the great improvements that she made to make it feel like a home for her and Ronny. Apparently the inside of the place hadn't been painted since Roosevelt was in there, all the wonderful antiques were moved out of there and put into storage place miles away. She rescued these pieces and put them back in the rooms where they needed to be according to old photographs of many years before. She had a natural knack of being an interior decorator and had fun doing it. Well that's about far I as I have gotten in her book. I will update more later.

This is an inside look at what made Nancy Reagan tick. She certainly was the well-loved wife of her Ronnie, and the feeling was mutual. I feel I understand Nancy much better as a woman and as a First Lady after reading this book. I always wondered why she couldn't warm up a little more to Raisa Gorbachev when it seemed like the whole state of the Cold War depended on it. Her husband and Gorby seemed to hit it off so well. The story reveals that Raisa was a complete bore on any social occasion. She didn't know how to converse politely but turned every opportunity, be it only a small intimate coffee with the First Lady, into a platform to parrot the communist ideology. Nancy wasn't able to handle this. (Interestingly, Barbara Bush, being more of a people person, was able to reach out and make a genuine friend of Raisa.) I was always turned off by Nancy's doll-like figure and obsession with expensive clothes. She makes the point that many of the expensive designer dresses she wore and some of the jewelry were loans or gifts from the designers. Since the First Ladies' clothes are paid for by the President,not the country, Nancy could not understand the criticism she received. The estrangement of the Reagans from their children during the presidency was very sad. Although this distressed Nancy greatly, she did not know how to bridge the gap. Nancy's love and support for her husband was very exemplary, and perhaps he could not have been the president he was without her at his side. My opinion of Nancy was much improved after reading this book.

She was a strong willed lady, 100% supportive of her husband. She was the best HR director in the White House.

At the time I always thought Nancy didn't get a fair deal. The press so liked to make fun of the Reagan's, but oh boy they really got it wrong(again) there. I thought she wrote an honest story, did away with several myths, didn't make things seems better than they were with for instance the children and by now I don't think there is any doubt in anyones's mind her husband really was the center of her life. She writes in the book about her mother, whom she dearly loved, in the end not recognising her.But she said, "never mind better to still have a mother you can spend time with and hold hands with is better than no mother". This was written before she knew of her husbands eventual disease and decline, but gives an insight how loyal Nancy is to ones she loves.I also think women sometimes are better judges of character because of our own nature we often recognise certain traits in others. She was quite right to give her opinion of people she thought didn't respect her husband or the office of the presidency enough, I think any loving and concerned wife would have done that and just like every husband it sometimes takes them a while to realise we might have a point.

My Turn - was an interesting book, revealing of things, none of us would or could have been aware of in this political world.

This is an eye-opening account of one of American history’s most controversial First Ladies. She tells her story with candor and a keen sense of what is important with regard to American history during the period about which she writes. One of the best memoirs I have read in recent memory. In 2020, it remains in a multitude of ways quite relevant.

Oh my. I opened this book thinking that Nancy Reagan could not possibly be as unpleasant a person as she has been made out to be. What I found was a smug, self-serving, self-righteous tit for tat accounting. This is not an historical document. It is purely a means of settling scores. It is almost as though she sat down with a list of names and checked off each one chapter by chapter as she settled long held grudges against those that dared not worship her as she felt she deserved. Unfortunately, she drags Mr. Reagan down with her making him appear as a baffled man who needed constant attendance and guidance (from her, of course). The saddest thing about the book: the four children who deserved better parenting than they received.

I'm not very political but picked up this book to learn more about Nancy Reagan and surprisingly, it's a great book. Very easy to read and I feel like I'm becoming friends with Nancy. I loved Ronald Reagan but never paid much attention to Nancy. After she died, I was curious about her and the relationship she had with her children which made her sound like a bad mother but so far, I'm on Nancy's side. Love this book really and I don't read a lot, so that says something about how good this book is.

this was a gift and the recipient plans to re-read it