Give Nancy Reagan More Respect

It took courage to encourage her “Ronnie”

Nancy Reagan didn’t hide her devotion to “Ronnie.” Photo: Courtesy Ronald Reagan Library.

Historians refer to Ronald Reagan as “The Great Communicator.” On the third anniversary of Nancy Reagan’s death, it’s time for history to honor this overlooked First Lady as “The Great Encourager.”

After Nancy Reagan died on March 6, 2016, at age 94, the lead paragraph of The New York Times’ obituary said she…