First Lady Says She Has ‘Nothing to Do’ With Regan’s Fate
Nancy Reagan said Wednesday that she had made “no recommendations at all” to her husband regarding further staff changes at the White House because of the controversy over the deal that sent weapons to Iran and money to Nicaraguan rebels.
The First Lady, who is regarded by White House insiders as having extraordinary influence over her husband’s staff choices, told reporters that it is up to President Reagan to decide whether to keep embattled Chief of Staff Donald T. Regan.
In responding to questions in the driveway of the executive mansion as she accepted the traditional White House Christmas tree, Mrs. Reagan said that deciding whether Regan has served the President well “has nothing to do with me whatsoever.”
“I have made no recommendations at all,” she said.
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