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There have always been rumors about Mrs. Reagan's negative treatment of others and snobbish ways. Kitty Kelly appears to have done her homework and what this book reveals is astonishing. Hard to believe she could be such a phony, money hunger, horrid mother who controlled a President using astrology as a guide. Her treatment of others in the Presidents administration and circle was deplorable.

Really makes me think twice about Ronald Reagan, who I thought was a wonderful President but appears to be a real wimp. One thing Miss Kelly wrote about in the book that was inaccurate and frequently mentioned to the point of being annoying, was the fact that Nancy's parents lived in "Scottsdale AZ, in the AZ Biltmore Estates" Everyone who has any knowledge of Phoenix and the landmark Biltmore Hotel and Estates that surround it, knows its in Phoenix, not close to Scottsdale and that her parents lived there for many years.

Pretty significant mistake since she repeats it several times which then makes you wonder how many other inaccuracies there are in the book. To say the least this is one of the most entertaining bio's I've read. Her poor children, who she treated insufferably except for Ron and he turned out awful. I've met Michael Reagan and he is impressive and appears to have overcome a very abusive upbringing.

No wonder he had problems in his earlier years having to cope with the wicked and cruel step-mother Nancy, an indifferent father and Jane Wyman, his mother who didn't want to be bothered with her children and totally ignored them. This part of Kelly's book seems very accurate and Michael Reagan, to his credit turned out to be a delightful, down to earth contributing member of society.

Nancy Reagans, the world owes me attitude for her public service is a farce and all the cash hand outs she has taken from her "friends" is quite disgusting, not to mention she was constantly breaking the law and is a common criminal. She lied and fabricated her earlier years and treated her own relatives like scum. I came away thinking this heartless and narcissistic woman does not deserve the reverence she has managed to acquire.

I read this years ago when it first came out and read it again after reading Bill O'Reilly's Killing Reagan. Kitty Kelley had been criticized for this book years ago by Reagan worshippers, but after O'Reilly's book was so well received, you can see she did do her research like a pro! Yes, I voted for him; I was one of the Reagan Democrats who loved this president, but since publication more and more has come out about his administration and Kelley researched it and wrote it first!

I coupled it with the audible, wow, that narrator is incredible. Nancy Reagan was a powerful woman. After Nancy's death in we finally heard she made up with biological children Patty and Ron, and I now understand why adopted son Wyman and Reagan , Michael Reagan, is such a far right columnist; he is still trying to gain acceptance of his step-mother, Nancy Reagan.

Breaks your heart as you read about the way these kids were treated. Fantastic book, I highly recommend it. I got very tired and annoyed reading this book. Kitty Kelley is an excellent author but Nancy Reagan was annoying to read about so never finished the book. No surprises here, except in the sheer depth of dysfunction in both Nancy's and Ronny's personal lives, which couldn't help but spill over into the White House and public policy.

Ronald Reagan was a morally and psychologically weak man, systematically exploited by a ravenous, money-grubbing sociopath who went by the chosen name of Nancy, who's entire life, from her invented identity to her "Just say no drugs" campaign, was a fraud for public consumption. Kitty Kelly nails it with precision and depthand sourceswhile not getting stuck in the mire of over-analysis"just the facts, Ma'am".

A great read that flows like fine wine and is just as easily imbibed. If Kelly's book is even remotely true, which I believe it is, one has to wonder what is going on with this woman - Nancy Reagan. I had no idea she was like this book describes! And one has to wonder how Ronald Reagan let her do the things she did - much less stay with her when she alienated his children and generally did the same to her own.

What a selfish, self-centered woman she was. And to hear she was so in charge of HIM - is rather scary as he was the President. I always have heard what a great President Reagan was, but now I frightfully wonder that a man this meek was doing running the country! Why was it people thought Reagan was so great??? How she had the power to get rid of the people she decided she didn't want around in his administration, the rudeness to the White House staff, the money she spent - and people complain about Obama???

I started to read her memoirs,but then felt her book would only be self serving to her. I just can't tell you how shocked I was at the things this woman did while in the White House. But her treatment of the children is the worst! Selfish, self-centered, self-indulgent, etc. Awesome book! The detailed life of this revered old harridan was totally spot on.

What an odd moment in U. Fits well with all the continuing revelations about his term as J. Amazed by the duplicity of Her Nanciness, the amount of money she coaxed out of both the government in California and nationally! Great read; a surprise on every page! See more reviews. Top reviews from other countries. Translate all reviews to English.

Arrived earlier than expected, shipped from the UK. The person whom i gave it as a gift has already given it a glowing review based just on the first chapter. A very well written account of Nancy's life and the reasons behind her controlling nature. It explains why she was much more successful as a wife than as a mother. My father, a doctor, had told me that so many times—it was like an echo in my head.

Around me, the hospital was bedlam. I had been driving down San Vicente Boulevard in Los Angeles when a bulletin came over the car radio. Now, more than seventeen years later, I prayed that history would not be repeated, that Washington would not become another Dallas. That my husband would live. With three shooting victims to take care of—the fourth, Officer Thomas Delahanty, had been taken to another hospital—the doctors were working frantically.

Nurses kept coming in with new reports, and the news they brought was increasingly alarming. If that happened, I knew we might lose him. There was no exit wound, which meant that the bullet was stuck inside him. All they knew was that the president of the United States was dying in front of their eyes. They said he had to be cleaned up and stabilized.

Considering what I did see, they were probably right. Finally they said I could see him, and I flew down that hall. Theodore Tsangaris explained that Ronnie had a tube in his chest and was breathing through an oxygen mask. I was so frightened by what I was hearing that I could barely speak. I walked in on a horrible scene—discarded bandages, tubes, blood.

I had seen emergency rooms before, but I had never seen one like this—with my husband in it. Ronnie looked pale and gray. Underneath the oxygen mask, his lips were caked with dried blood. Minutes later, Dr. Benjamin Aaron, the head of cardiothoracic surgery, came to see me. We have it on the X ray. We were surrounded by a team of doctors and nurses, some of them in green surgical gowns.

Bags of blood hung above the cot. Just before they took him inside, I kissed him on the forehead and told him I loved him. John Simpson from the Secret Service accompanied Ronnie into surgery. They gave Ronnie an injection of Pentothal to put him to sleep. As Ronnie was wheeled into surgery, another patient was right behind him. It was Jim Brady, his head open and bleeding and grotesquely swollen.

I had never seen anybody with a head wound, and it was monstrous. While Ronnie was being operated on, I was led into a larger waiting room. Minutes later, when the report was corrected, he slapped the desk in frustration. But it was chaos everywhere. Despite the mistakes, I was mesmerized by the television and took some comfort from the steady flow of words and pictures.

At least it was something to hold on to. With so little hard news to report, the networks kept showing a film of the shooting. Even now, if I shut my eyes, the scene flashes through my mind: Ronnie coming out of the hotel, smiling, waving to the crowd. And then that terrible sound—he later told me he thought it was firecrackers. The look of surprise on his face.

Jim falling to the ground. Bodies on the sidewalk, and agents moving in on the gunman. And then Agent Jerry Parr grabbing Ronnie and pushing him into the car. While Ronnie was still in the operating room, somebody from the hospital came to ask if I wanted to visit the chapel. The Reagan administration was still so new that this was the first time Sarah and I had ever met.

Before we left the chapel, Sarah and I held hands and prayed together. Excerpted from My Turn by Nancy Reagan. Excerpted by permission of Random House Publishing Group. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. Excerpts are provided by Dial-A-Book Inc. About the authors Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.

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Images in this review. Top reviews from United Kingdom. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Verified Purchase. Loved this book. Mrs Regan's account of her life is lovely read. I have read alot of books on her and other first ladies and found this book greatread. My Turn, with a pinch of her salt! She also appears at times to be very self-centred, difficult, salty, and I would suggest her described childhood and early years, a fiction seen through the thickest of rose tinted specs!

Did this change my opinion of her? Not one bit! Love Nancy One person found this helpful.