all of those trips to an a br barbara, people dreaded getting that duty. there was no buffer between you and the calls from the first lady. it was all in the interest of her husband and his presidency. and i have to say, finally, that that book that came out with the love letters to nancy after his death, his writing, his diary reflected a person of incredible intelligence and insight, a beautiful writer, and it contradicted all of the other assumptions about ronald reagan and his forgetfulness, which would have been early signs of the alzheimers. the fact that that love affair and his intelligence and his devotion to her are what we really remember, and finally, also, her fighting for research for alzheimers, for going against the conservative party grain, even the sitting president. she really fought for health for scientific research. she was the first person who finally staeered her husband toward thinking differently about aids after ignoring the scourge. she really opened ronald reagan up to new ideas. and i think it's because of her as well as his g