Happy birthday Nancy Reagan (34 images)

Nancy Reagan, or Doctor Reagan, as she jokingly corrected a photographer, gets some practice in changing the side of the tassel during a photo session at her hotel shortly before she was to be given a honorary doctor of laws degree from Pepperdine University on the university campus in Malibu, California. (UPI Photo/Glenn Waggner)

President Reagan and his wife, Nancy, point to a pumpkin with the words "Stay the Course" carved on the face of it in 1982. (UPI Photo/Rich Lipski)

Hanging on to the basketball, Nancy Reagan kisses Curly Neal on top of his head during her meeting with members of the new Shooting Stars basketball team on Febuary 28, 1986. Looking on is Larry "Gator" Rivers. (UPI Photo/Vince Mannino)

President Ronald Reagan roars with laughter as Nancy realizes she has forgotten to introduce him after she spoke to an inaugural tribute at the Capital Center on January 21, 1985. (UPI Photo/Pat Benic)