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Canada's Mulroney remembers Nancy Reagan as woman of influence

Published 2016-03-06, 02:29 p/m
© Reuters. Canada's Mulroney remembers Nancy Reagan as woman of influence

TORONTO, March 6 (Reuters) - Former Canadian prime minister
Brian Mulroney, who considers the late Nancy Reagan a close
friend, said the former American first lady was influential in
the White House and had a hand in crafting the legacy of her
husband Ronald Reagan.
Mulroney said Nancy - who died on Sunday at age 94,
according to a spokeswoman for the Reagan presidential library -
was behind the ousting of chief-of-staff Donald Regan, whose
interests she felt clashed with those of her husband, who was
president from 1981 to 1989.
"It was really her decision, although it was endorsed, of
course, by her husband," Mulroney said in an interview on
Sunday. "This was the second-most important person in
Washington, and he was replaced."
Regan, who resigned amid a scandal, was replaced by a
chief-of-staff "whom she felt would play a much more
constructive role," Mulroney said. "And she was probably right.
That will give you an idea of how much influence she had."
Mulroney was Canada's prime minister from 1984 to 1993. The
two leaders, both of whom had Irish heritage, famously sang
"When Irish Eyes are Smiling" during a summit in Quebec City,
Quebec in 1985 that helped repair strained relations between the
two countries.
Mulroney delivered a eulogy at Ronald Reagan's funeral in
2004.

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