they would have rock hudson, elizabeth taylor, frank sinatra. sam are davis junior and that was not lost. >> no, that's absolutely true. i remember running into mrs. reagan in 2005 at a dinner that the george w. bush white house held for prince charles and his then new wife and i saw her and she said my mind keeps on going back to the dinner and that ronnie and i had for pretty prim charles and his first wife. the one where mrs. reagan danced with john travolta as did princess diana. what the founders did with the presidency, they said it's not going to just be a pliolitical job. the president is also going to be chief of state and she knew that the politics were important but she also knew the symbolism was important and when they became president and first lady in 1981, america had been through a very rough, you know, 17, 18 years. the asass new york stock exchange. nixon and watergate. very difficult economic times. in the 1970s she felt ronald reagan, ail thee at that time he was considering to be a strong iej lot kay. it had pnl been the ca

federal funding for aids research, because of their mutual friend rock hudson, and bringing elizabeth taylorconvince the president that he was wrong, she was right, and let's go. those were the quiet little things that meant so much to america, so much to the president. katty: the former chief of staff to president reagan, thanks so much for coming in. nancy reagan, who died yesterday. that brings the program to a close. remember you can find much more of the day's news on the website. you can find us on twitter. at worldof us here news america, thanks so much for watching. we will see you back here tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs, and hong kong tourism board. >> want to know hong kong's most romantic spots? i will show you. i love heading to repulse bay for an evening stroll. it's a perfect, stunning backdrop for maki

over to the area of brooklyn, water main break shuts down avenue u between ocean parkway and elizabeth taylor ast 9th. a live look outside at the george washington bridge on the inbound side. no construction in the way right now. lincoln tunnel, holland tunnel in good shape. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect today. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> lauren, thank you very much. it's 4:47. one officer is dead, two suspects in custody following an unprovoked attack on a maryland police station. one of the suspects opened fire in prince george's county on sunday afternoon. this officer was shot. he later died at the hospital. other officers pray for him outside. one suspect was wounded in the ensuing firefight. the other was caught though after running into a nearby restaurant. >> those officers did not shrink. they bravely advanced and engaged this individual who was threatening not just the police officers and the police facility that he was opening fire upon. but numerous members of the community in the area. >> officer coal son was a four-year veteran, worked as a

passing of another link to the old hold wool, of clark gable and frank sinatra and cary grant and elizabeth taylor all friends of her. she had a wonderful and wick ed wit saying challenges of hollywood etiquette is you go to a private screening of a director or producer's new movie and you would sit there and watch it with him and it was god awful and you go up to him and you say "you did it again." and that was part of her sly wit and political sense. >> we saw the book of love lets by president reagan to nancy reagan and we saw their relationship and the iconic image at his funeral at the end of the day as the sun was setting in simi valley of her sitting there silent by herself with her husband. now she will be buried right there next to him. their relationship is something that a lot of folks have written about. she had -- there is the coffin of ronald reagan tapping it at his funeral. it is tough to put in word what the relationship meant on a personal level and also inside the white house. >> a good bit of the presidential role which is the head head of government is head of state and perfor

know, "lawrence of arabia," "on the waterfront," uh, what's the one with montgomery clifton, elizabeth taylorin the sun?" >> "place in the sun." >> reporter: wow. >> i mean, you seen more movies than i have, i'm sure. >> reporter: just days before meeting deniro, the boys had actually filmed a tribute to him dressed in character, down to the mole on his cheek, re-enacting their favorite scenes. >> never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut. why didn't you make your payment last week. >> what are you talking about? >> you -- you guys know the, the films that i've done. better than i do. >> that's right. >> reporter: they are all smiles for their photo op and for the wolfpack, a simple "cheese" won't do. >> everybody say johnny boy. >> johnny boy. >> where's that from? >> "mean streets." >> reporter: once their idol leaves the brothers erupt in joy and disbelief. [ applause ] hey, guys. i am so glad you loved it. you are so welcome. >> i'm going to remember this forever. >> reporter: next, a cloud nine of a different sort. >> hi, everybody! >> reporter: and another pinnacle for

she had a lot of -- even in her late years i think she really kept up the clip and -- >> elizabeth taylor they went out to dinner a few times. >> she did have a great style. at the end of the day they're just ready to go and i think she managed to live a full life until the very end, i think. >> 94 is not a bad time. >> i think as you were saying, she was absolutely up on the latest developments in american politics in washington. >> yeah. >> i remember, talking to her i was always embarrassed at how little i knew about what was going on in washington. she worked the telephone in a way that other presidential candidates now work twitter. >> uh-huh. >> she had a few targets of interest too. how's that for phrasing something? not on her hit parade. there were some people that were not on her parade but others who were. i think she knew how to compete, and competition is a big part of life and she was ready to compete against barbara bush, anybody that might have come up against her and had to share space with her. >> her husband believed in the virtues of a free market and capitalism and so

and elizabeth taylor. the reagan were very conscious of that.scious that they could make a splash and impress their guests. also said, you can get business done on these occasions. used them -- yes they were social but they were business. briefly aboutalk the relationship with the gorbachev? >> we learned that personal relationships can have very on outcomes.ects >> what was important to know about these two couples and relationship? >> well, reagan thought he could do business with gorbachev. used hise phrase he age. he brought his number one ally to the summit. speeches kept getting changed. in the white house speech writing shop. there's another guy name john the sovieto was expert. the reagan kept saying, to listen to hisuld staff, i can do business with this guy. i don't want to be calling names. he took nancy to show the world along.o couples can get maybe the two countries can get along. >> while we're talking about there's a cbs connection. livenues tradition of the white house. introducing the public to some of the musicians and other c

. >> elizabeth taylor was her neighbor. >> she did have a great style for -- like a lold of older peoplee great to have dinner with because they have had a lot of time during the day and at the end of the day, they're ready to go. and i think she managed to live a full life until the very end i think. >> i think that's true. >> 94 is not a bad time. >> and i think as you were saying, she was up on the latest developments in american politics in washington. >> there were some people that were not on her hit parade. and others who were. but as all good political families, i think jon meacham that she knew how to compete and competition is a big part of life. and she was ready to compete. they get a lot of credit and they deserve it. thank you so much, michael, evan, jon. great historians all. stay tuned to msnbc for more coverage of the death of nancy reagan and the latest on the reagan and the latest on the 2016 race of course. vo: across america, people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes with non-insulin victoza®. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar. but it didn't

that amazing actor married to elizabeth taylor? he comes up to the dais, and he says, dana, dana, dana, i was waving to him, and i thought he would want me to pass a message to the president. i said, yes, sir? do you mind if i give you a little advice? what do i say? it's a senator. he said, i noticed when you were up there on that dais and they called your name, you didn't barely stand, and you hardly smiled, and you just gave a little wave, and you sat back down like you didn't belong there. and i'm going to tell you, you've got a long career ahead of you, and you're going to be at a lot more of those dinners, and whenever they call your name, you need to stand up and wave and smile. because you belong here. and i always thought how remarkable it is for me for a young woman in washington to have been helped by so many different men who wanted to make sure that i had opportunity and i could take advantage of it. and so i think back to that, and i end the book with that story because i think it pulls together the point of character

any people will come and whoever the , hollywood stars at the time were, from frank sinatra to elizabeth taylorre invited and you came. that is true today for any president, but the reagans were very conscious of that and conscious that they could make a splash impress their , guests. she also said, you could get business done on these occasions. yes, they were social but there was also business. susan swain: when you talk briefly about the gorbachev relationship? we have learned is so often on the diplomatic stage personal , relationships could have very important effects on outcome. what was important to note about these two couples and their relationship? carl cannon: well reagan thought , he could do business with gorbachev. that is the phrase he used to his aides. he brought his number one ally to the summit. the speeches kept getting changed. in the white house speechwriting shop. i need to black, who has been on black,ow -- i need to who has been on the show credits nancy for helping reagan push back. there was another man, matlock, who was a soviet expert. reagan kept saying, i can do b

any people will come, and whoever the hollywood stars at the time were, from frank sinatra to elizabeth taylorited and you came. that is true today for any president, but the reagans were very conscious of that and conscious that they could make a splash, impress their guests. she also said, you could get business done on these occasions. yes, they were social but there was also business. susan swain: when you talk briefly about the gorbachev relationship? we have learned is so often on the diplomatic stage, personal relationships could have very important effects on outcome. what was important to note about these two couples and their relationship? carl cannon: well, reagan thought he could do business with gorbachev. that is the phrase he used to his aides. he brought his number one ally to the summit. the speeches kept getting changed. in the white house speechwriting shop. alita black, who has been on this show credits nancy for helping reagan push back. there was another man, matlock, who was a soviet expert. reagan kept saying, i can do business with this guy. i don't want to be calling