Happy birthday Nancy Reagan (34 images)

In honor of Nancy Reagan's 91st birthday on Friday, June 6, we celebrate the former first lady's noted warmth, poise and ready smile in this UPI photo collection.

President-elect Ronald Reagan and Nancy talk with ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov (C) at the Kennedy Center in Washington on January 18, 1981. (UPI Photo/Ron Edmonds/Files)

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Nancy Reagan holds up a Washington Redskins jersey proclaiming "just say no" with help from former Redskins quarterback Doug Williams. (UPI Photo/Steve Elfers)

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Nancy Reagan tosses a basketball on January 21, 1988 during a visit to Edgemeade, a private school and residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed teenagers. (UPI Photo/Tim Clary)

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Nancy Reagan launches the Christmas season at the White House in 1985 with a kiss for Santa Claus, also known as Larry Hagman, who stars as J.R. Ewing in TV's "Dallas." (UPI Photo)

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