Photos: Nancy Reagan in red

First Lady Nancy Reagan is accompanied by television personality Ed McMahon as Santa during a 1987 press tour of the White House Christmas décor.

First Lady Nancy Reagan is accompanied by television personality Ed McMahon as Santa during a 1987 press tour of the White House Christmas décor.  (Ron Edmonds / Associated Press)

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As first lady and in the years after, Nancy Reagan was known for her style, and she made red her signature color.

Nancy Reagan in red

President and Nancy Reagan view the terra cotta warriors near Xi’an, China, in April 1984.

  (Bob Daugherty / Associated Press)

Nancy Reagan in red

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, presents Nancy Reagan with the Congressional Award in 2000 for her role in the “Just Say No” campaign against youth drug abuse during her White House years.

  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Nancy Reagan in red

In 2000, former First Lady Nancy Reagan listens as a reporter asks about the condition of her husband, former President Ronald Reagan.

  (Jim Ruymen / AFP/Getty Images)

Bob Hope and Nancy Reagan

Bob Hope kisses Nancy Reagan’s hand at the Ronald Reagan Freedom Awards in 1997.

  (Paul Morse / Los Angeles Times)

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