The Long Goodbye

Patti Davis is an American actress and author. She is the daughter of former President of the United States Ronald Reagan and Reagan's second wife, First Lady Nancy Reagan. Davis was called the "black sheep" of the Reagan children, and her many conflicts with her parents have been well publicized.... She is the older sister of Ron Reagan, the half-sister of the late Maureen Reagan, and has an adopted brother, Michael Reagan. Like her brother Ron, she is known for holding liberal viewpoints, which clashed often with her conservative father. For example during his presidency it was already known to the press that she held a pro-choice viewpoint on abortion, supported gay rights, and opposed nuclear weapons. Also at the time of her father's election to the White House she was unmarried and living with her boyfriend. While she was a student at the University of Southern California, she changed her surname from Reagan to Davis, her mother's maiden name. Davis later reconciled with her parents, especially as they coped with her father's Alzheimer's disease.
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