From bustles to silk chiffon with organza flowers and Swarovski crystals, the newly updated first ladies exhibition at the National Museum of American History is an extravaganza of frills and fashion.
Award-winning pianist Roger Williams, who played before nine U.S. presidents and recorded dozens of albums over his long career, died early Saturday in Los Angeles after a struggle with pancreatic cancer, his assistant said. He was 87.
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan lost her balance and fell Tuesday night as she arrived at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California to hear U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) speak.
Current and past first ladies Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Nancy Reagan will attend a memorial service Tuesday in California for former first lady Betty Ford.
Critics and supporters of the Obama administration alike, others concerned foremost about national security, the so-called whistle-blowers of WikiLeaks, and both U.S. allies and enemies believe the released diplomatic documents contain significant revelations about U.S. foreign policy. But is this perception accurate?
Jeffrey Toobin, CNN senior legal analyst, talks about criminal investigation into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Eleanor Roosevelt was also 5' 11," a good seven inches above Laura Bush and Nancy Reagan
Should Ulysses S. Grant, the legendary Union general and 18th president of the United States, be bumped from his 96-year stint on the $50 bill?
Kitty Kelley, biographer of the rich and famous, is getting ready to release an unauthorized biography on talk show queen Oprah Winfrey.
Among those featured are John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, Whitney Houston and Nancy Reagan
An emotional Nancy Reagan helped unveil a statue of her late husband, President Reagan, on Wednesday, calling the 7-foot figure "a wonderful likeness."
The First Lady announces a one-on-one summit with somebody who knows her job inside and out
Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the White House did not "slight"' Nancy Reagan.
The White House did not intend to show any disrespect toward Nancy Reagan when it failed to invite the former first lady -- a vigorous supporter of stem-cell research -- to a bill-signing ceremony on the subject, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Tuesday.
President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan on Friday to apologize for a remark about seances he made during his first news conference earlier in the day.
President-elect holds a briefing laying out his transition plan and plans to resolve the financial crisis.
The 87-year-old former first lady returns home to recover from a broken pelvis
Former first lady Nancy Reagan has been released from a hospital after fracturing her pelvis during a fall at home last week, a spokeswoman said Friday.
She fell in her Bel Air home last week and sought treatment when the pain persisted
Former first lady Nancy Reagan is hospitalized in Los Angeles with a broken pelvis following a fall at her home last week
Nancy Reagan, wife of the late President Ronald Reagan, is hospitalized in California after suffering a broken pelvis, according to spokeswoman Joanne Drake.
At her previous job, Samantha Smith, was the lone conservative in a 10-person office -- something her more liberal co-workers were happy to tease her about after she shared her views on hot-button issues like same-sex marriage and the Iraq war.
Former first lady Nancy Reagan was released Tuesday from a suburban Los Angeles, California, hospital after a fall over the weekend, according to Joanne Drake, chief of staff for the Reagan Foundation.
Former first lady Nancy Reagan was taken to a suburban Los Angeles hospital "as a precaution" Sunday after a fall at her home, an aide said.
Michael K. Deaver, one of Ronald Reagan's closest advisers in the White House and the director of the president's picturesque and symbolic public appearances, died Saturday. He was 69.
Nancy Reagan saw to the publication of her late husband Ronald's diaries because she felt it was important that people know more about the former president.
CNN's Larry King says he's closer to Nancy Reagan than any other first lady. He talks with her on "Larry King Live" tonight about the newly released "The Reagan Diaries," her years in the White House, and how she's managing almost three years after President Reagan's death.
After a nearly 20-year absence, Nixon-loving, Reagan-worshipping Alex P. Keaton is again slinging his political views on television.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist introduced a bill Thursday to expand funding for embryonic stem cell research and said it would be debated and voted on in July.
The pilot whose intrusion into restricted airspace prompted brief evacuations in the District of Columbia Wednesday is likely to face civil penalties after being released without criminal charges, federal officials said.
On his June 1987 visit to the Vatican, President Ronald Reagan greeted Pope John Paul ll: "Your Holiness, I am truly grateful to have the opportunity to visit with you again in this place of peace."
Pope John Paul II is said to have played an important role in the collapse of communism. One of his allies in those efforts was U.S. President Ronald Reagan, who passed away last year.
Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry Saturday carried his "help is on the way" theme to those affected in some way by diseases and conditions that could be improved by stem cell research, pledging to lift a partial ban President Bush put on the research three years ago.
Some old favorites received nominations for the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards -- but the new shows and omissions were more interesting.
Ron Reagan will speak in prime time at the Democratic National Convention on the importance of stem cell research, a senior adviser to presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. John Kerry told CNN on Sunday.
Ron Reagan, the son of the late president and former first lady, Nancy Reagan, has never shied away from controversy.
The family of the late President Ronald Reagan was surprised and comforted by what they called the unexpected outpouring of emotion and affection from across the country after his death earlier this month, his two sons said.
Of all the ways being considered to honor Ronald Reagan, the push to put his face on the dime -- replacing that of Franklin Roosevelt -- is unlikely to happen.
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President Bush embraced Ronald Reagan as "a gentle, decent man" and "a courageous patriot" in his weekly radio address Saturday.
The nation's capital prepared to say its final goodbye to former President Ronald Reagan, who will be honored with a national funeral service Friday.
The long goodbyeupdated: Fri Jun 11 2004 07:25:00
Crass, Washington-style politicking will be on hold just one day more as Americans observe a National Day of Mourning today in honor of former president Ronald Reagan. Fans of crass, Washington-style politicking will be fully reimbursed starting next week.
The nation's capital prepared to say its final goodbye to former President Ronald Reagan, who will be honored with a national funeral service Friday.
Returning from a tense day in Sea Island, Georgia, where his call for a stronger NATO role in Iraq was met with reservations, and facing troubling new poll numbers, President Bush today plans to visit briefly with Nancy Reagan and her family then view Ronald Reagan's casket in the Capitol Rotunda at 7 p.m. ET.
She spent eight years close by Ronald Reagan's side, zealously protecting him as he navigated through the toughest job in the world. Then, robbed of an easy ride into the sunset, she spent 10 years caring for him as Alzheimer's disease sapped both his mind and irrepressible personality.
First lady Laura Bush, whose father died of Alzheimer's disease -- the same illness that afflicted Ronald Reagan -- said the nation needs to treat the issue of stem-cell research with delicacy.
Hours before daybreak today, mourners started lining up at the Botanical Gardens on Capitol Hill. They'll remain there all day -- swelling in number from hundreds to thousands, and eventually to hundreds of thousands -- as they wait to pay respects to Ronald Reagan, whose casket will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda starting this evening.
A most improbable thing happened this weekend in the midst of a tumultuous, bitter contest for the U.S. presidency. The campaign trail fell silent.
Ronald Reagan's face could one day adorn the $10 bill or half the dimes minted in the country, if fans of the late president get their way.
After thousands in California pay their last respects to the nation's 40th president, Ronald Reagan's casket will be flown to Washington on Wednesday, to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda until a state funeral on Friday.
From a $150 Air Force One jelly bean jar bearing Ronald Reagan's signature in gold to his signed memoirs priced at $4,000, the market is suddenly flooded with memorabilia related to the nation's 40th president.
Thousands of Americans are expected to pay their respects Tuesday to Ronald Reagan, the nation's 40th president, one day after his family emerged from seclusion to attend a brief prayer service.
Sen. John Kerry said Sunday he will cancel his "overtly political" public events this week in observance of the death of former President Reagan, whom the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee praised for his confident leadership.
The death of former President Ronald Reagan elicited condolences, compliments and recollections on Sunday from former presidents, Reagan aides and other Washington figures.
Former President Ronald Reagan was remembered Sunday as a communicator, a peacemaker and a champion of conservative politics.
The death of former President Ronald Reagan brought a wave of condolences from people around the world, all saddened with the passing of a man many considered an American hero for his work to end the Cold War.
President Bush read the following statement in response to the death of President Ronald Reagan:
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