First Father, First Daughter; A Memoir
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1989. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 24 cm. x, 415, [5] pages. Illustrations. Index. Front DJ Signed by the author with sentiment on half-title page. Maureen Elizabeth Reagan (January 4, 1941 – August 8, 2001) was an American political activist, the first child of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and his first wife, actress Jane Wyman. Her adoptive brother was Michael Reagan and her half-siblings were Patti Davis and Ron Reagan, from her father's second marriage (to Nancy Reagan). Reagan spoke on behalf of Republican candidates throughout the country. Reagan was the first son or daughter of a President to be elected cochair of the Republican National Committee. However, both of her attempts at election to political office ended in defeat. She ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate from California in 1982 (which was eventually won by Pete Wilson) and in 1992 for California's 36th congressional district. Although they maintained a united front, Maureen Reagan differed from her father on several key issues. Although reared Roman Catholic following her mother's conversion, she was pro-choice on abortion. She also held the belief that Oliver North should have been court-martialed. After her father announced his diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in 1994, Maureen Reagan became a member of the Alzheimer's Association board of directors and served as the group's spokeswoman. More