Former First Lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan has died of congestive heart failure, her spokeswoman confirmed Sunday, NBC News reports. She was 94.
Reagan will be buried next to her husband, former President Ronald Reagan, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California.
In addition to her political service, Reagan had a career as an actress.
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