![Ronald And Nancy Reagan On Honeymoon Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan smile during their honeymoon dinner at the Stork Club in New York in 1952.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-02.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
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![C12861-6A Nancy Reagan, left, brings out a birthday cake for a surprise birthday party in honor of her husband President Ronald Reagan in the Press Room on Feb. 4, 1983.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-01.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Ronald And Nancy Reagan On Honeymoon Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan smile during their honeymoon dinner at the Stork Club in New York in 1952.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-02.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Ronald Reagan Family Then governor-elect of California Ronald Reagan is photographer with his wife, Nancy, and children Ronald Jr., 8, and Patricia, 13, outside the Executive Mansion in Sacramento, Calif., on Jan. 1, 1967.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-03.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![H42-20 The Reagans pose in their swimming pool in Pacific Palisades, Calif. circa 1970s.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-04.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![President Ronald Reagan President Ronald Reagan and wife Nancy Reagan sit together in their screening room, circa the 1980s.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-05.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Ronald Reagan Campaigns in New Hampshire Then-Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan campaigns in New Hampshire with his wife Nancy on Feb. 16, 1980.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-06.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![C3922-8 President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan share a moment alone in the Oval Office on Sept. 16, 1981.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-07.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![The Reagan''s Celebrate Their 50th Anniversary President Ronald Reagan kisses First Lady Nancy Reagan in Washington, in an undated photo.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-08.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![C10018-9A President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan arrival via Marine One from Camp David on the South Lawn on Sept. 12, 1982 in Washington.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-09.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Ronald Reagan Turns 92 President Ronald Reagan dances with First Lady Nancy Reagan at the State Dinner for President Bendjedid of Algeria on April 17, 1985.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-10.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![The Reagan''s Celebrate Their 50th Anniversary The Reagans pose on the White House South Lawn on Oct. 5, 1988 in Washington.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-11.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan go horseback riding at Rancho Del Cielo on Nov. 24, 1981.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-12.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Reagans And Rex President Ronald Reagan presents First Lady Nancy Reagan with an early Christmas present of a King Charles Spaniel named Rex, at their suite in a New York hotel on Dec. 6, 1985.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-13.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![C34542-18 President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan walk along a beach at Kahala at the Hemmeter residence in Honolulu on April 27, 1986.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-14.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![C51341-20A President Ronald Reagan plays golf as wife Nancy Reagan watches at Sunnylands Annenberg Estate in Rancho Mirage, Calif. on Dec. 31, 1988.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-15.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![FILES-US-REAGAN-FIRSTLADY First Lady Nancy Reagan and her husband President Ronald Reagan appear during a luncheon in New Orleans on Aug. 15, 1988.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-16.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![C39191-4A The Reagans look out the Blue Room windows awaiting an honorary dinner on Feb. 22, 1987.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nancy-reagan-dead-ronald-regan-romance-17.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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