Nancy Reagan: 1921-2016 (24 images)

Karate expert Yoshimi Inouye shows Nancy Reagan a tricky maneuver during her visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School April 10, 1986. The Japanese Embassy sponsored the karate exhibition as Mrs. Reagan made her second visit to the inner-city school, which the White House adopted in 1983 as part of its National Partnership in Education program. File Photo by Larry Rubenstein/UPI

Nancy Reagan, in an interview with United Press International December 11, 1985, said that she agrees with her husband that limiting a president to two terms is "bad law" and should be repealed, but a third term is "not for us." Mrs. Reagan is holding her new King Charles Spaniel, Rex. File Photo by Larry Rubenstein/UPI

First Lady Nancy Reagan leads the National Symphony Orchestra in a chorus of "Happy Birthday" in honor of National Symphony Orchestra Music Director Mstislav Rostropovich's 60th birthday celebration at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts March 17, 1987. File Photo by Tim Clary/UPI

First Lady Nancy Reagan gives toy bear to 3-year-old Kelly Caswell December 16, 1986 during a visit to Children's Hospital. File Photo by Larry Rubenstein/UPI