Nancy Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime

Part of a series of portraits of past first ladies, this PBS documentary explores the political and personal lives of former first lady Nancy Reagan, who moved from Hollywood to the California governor's mansion -- and eventually the White House. While playing a behind-the-scenes but integral role in the president's policies, she also launched a campaign to "Just Say No" and later cared for her ailing husband as he suffered from Alzheimer's.

Cast

Nancy Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Judy Woodruff

Narrator

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Mary Beth Durkin

Director

Mary Beth Durkin

Writer

Mary Beth Durkin

Producer

Jamie Gluck

Associate Producer

Barbara Burst

Editor

Ulli Bonnekamp

Director of Photography

Elliott Klayman

Director of Photography

Don Friedell

Director of Photography

Charles Anderson

Director of Photography

Ron DeVeaux

Director of Photography

Clips & Videos

For Nancy Reagan, White House Offered 'Role of a Lifetime'