Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan boating in California, 1964. ⛵

The photo epitomizes the couple’s close relationship as well as Nancy’s role as a caregiver in their later years. After an assassination attempt on her husband and especially as he struggled with Alzheimer’s disease in later years, Nancy cared for her husband to the end.

“[It’s] not to say that other first ladies weren’t devoted to their husbands, but few can match Nancy Reagan,”