In the Public Eye

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Recommended: The role of media in current society

It’s no secret that in the past century, the role of media in the life of every American has drastically increased. People all over the world find entertainment in reading, looking at, and following the lives of a minority of misunderstood individuals. On January 20th, 1981, Nancy Reagan became one of these misconceived members of society. It was through the eight years of her husband’s presidency, however, that Miss Reagan taught America a lesson. From standing up for American’s who had been affected by drug use to helping children find safe homes with parents who desperately needed to feel needed, Nancy Reagan impacted America in her willingness to be vulnerable, transparent, and her lovingness to the people around her.
Giving credit where she felt people had earned it, Miss Reagan continuously brings her successes back to those who have loved her through each of them. One of these loved ones, and possibly the most significant to her, was President Ronald Reagan. The bond shared between President Reagan and the First Lady was one that had never been seen not only by the friends surrounding them, but also by the media. The public was taken aback by the devotion of the couple that couldn’t stand to be a part for long periods of time. Mrs. Reagan commonly described her life as not having begun until she met President Reagan (I Love You, Ronnie 2). Those around them commonly recount that they “were careful never to forget that the President and First Lady "attacked the world as a team”” (“Biography: Nancy Reagan”). Miss Reagan believed that her family came first. In President Reagan’s first term at the White House, she constantly worked towards making the White House a suitable home for her children and a place where her husband cou...

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...hat Mr. and Mrs. Reagan were.
Nancy Reagan has left a legacy through everything she believes and every action that she has taken to make the world a better place. Her impact did not come to be through a breakthrough in science or a one-hit-wonder on a pop radio station; her impact is bigger than that. It is a life well lived and a soul that could not be shaken by the judgment of a nation. She simply lived life the way she knew how: fully, lovingly, and transparently.

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"Nancy Reagan." Firstladies.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.
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Reagan, Nancy. I Love You, Ronnie. New York: Random House, 2001. Print.
Reagan, Nancy. My Turn. New York: Random House, 1989. Print.

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