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Nancy absolutely loved her stepfather, Loyal Davis
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Nancy absolutely loved herstepfather, Loyal Davis. They were close, and hewas nut, a right...

Nancy absolutely loved her
stepfather, Loyal Davis. They were close, and he
was nut, a right wing nut. Loyal Davis was
famously conservative, famously racist and antisemitic, but also very charming,
smart, and convincing. The more liberal Reagan is
brought into this social milieu where they were imbibing Loyal
Davis' conservative views

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Nancy absolutely loved her stepfather, Loyal Davis.
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They were close, and he was nut, a right wing nut.
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Loyal Davis was famously conservative,
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famously racist and antisemitic,
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but also very charming, smart, and convincing.
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The more liberal Reagan is brought into this social milieu
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where they were imbibing Loyal Davis' conservative views.
Duration
35 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:29
Uploaded
Jun 02, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Altimeter Films,Showtime Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A four-part documentary series that explores the many surprisingly unexamined aspects of the Reagan White House, and how Nancy Reagan's paper-doll image was at odds with the power she ultimately wielded throughout her husband's pr...
S01 • E02 [Shearer] At three in the morning - The Reagans 00:55
[Shearer] At three in the morning
S01 • E01 He was able to convince his son-in-law that - The Reagans 00:19
He was able to convince his son-in-law that
S01 • E02 [indistinct chanting] - The Reagans 00:19
[indistinct chanting]
S01 • E02 [Shearer] If you were watching the TV coverage, - The Reagans 00:39
[Shearer] If you were watching the TV coverage,
S01 • E01 He embraces a notion of the free market - The Reagans 00:21
He embraces a notion of the free market
S01 • E01 You have to remember Reagan was - The Reagans 00:37
You have to remember Reagan was
S01 • E01 [Narrator] In 1962, after eight years as GE spokesman - The Reagans 00:27
[Narrator] In 1962, after eight years as GE spokesman
S01 • E01 I think he really resented - The Reagans 00:14
I think he really resented
S01 • E01 Mrs. Reagan, your husband used to be a Democrat. - The Reagans 00:27
Mrs. Reagan, your husband used to be a Democrat.
S01 • E01 [crowds jeering] - The Reagans 00:42
[crowds jeering]
S01 • E01 Appearances are important. - The Reagans 00:44
Appearances are important.
S01 • E04 um, that people were feeling. - The Reagans 00:33
um, that people were feeling.
S01 • E04 [Sean] I can tell the president was shaken. - The Reagans 00:48
[Sean] I can tell the president was shaken.
S01 • E04 [Sean] Had he all the way taken the steps - The Reagans 00:22
[Sean] Had he all the way taken the steps
S01 • E01 It looks now, at this early day, like - The Reagans 00:10
It looks now, at this early day, like
S01 • E01 His story was one of a hero in his mind. - The Reagans 00:37
His story was one of a hero in his mind.
S01 • E04 [Alter] The Reagans understood - The Reagans 00:18
[Alter] The Reagans understood
S01 • E04 Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. - The Reagans 00:32
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.
S01 • E01 He lived in a world, - The Reagans 00:16
He lived in a world,
S01 • E01 And I don't find anybody as close as those two were. - The Reagans 00:08
And I don't find anybody as close as those two were.