Statement of James A. Baker III on the passing of Nancy Reagan

NEWS RELEASE

David Ruth
Cell: 612-702-9473
david@rice.edu

Statement of James A. Baker III on the passing of Nancy Reagan

HOUSTON – (March 6, 2016) – Statement of James A. Baker III:

“Nancy Reagan was one half of the team that restored our nation’s pride and confidence in itself, and reinvigorated America’s leadership role in the world.  She was her husband’s closest advisor, his constant protector, and most importantly the love of his life.  She was indispensable to his success.  Theirs was an extraordinarily beautiful love story.  America and the world are better places today because of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.  Susan and I have the entire Reagan family in our hearts and prayers.”

-30-

Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy: http://bakerinstitute.org

Follow Rice News and Media Relations on Twitter @RiceUNews.

Located on a 300-acre forested campus in Houston, Rice University is consistently ranked among the nation’s top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has highly respected schools of Architecture, Business, Continuing Studies, Engineering, Humanities, Music, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences and is home to the Baker Institute for Public Policy. With 3,910 undergraduates and 2,809 graduate students, Rice’s undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio is 6-to-1. Its residential college system builds close-knit communities and lifelong friendships, just one reason why Rice is ranked No. 1 for best quality of life and for lots of race/class interaction by the Princeton Review. Rice is also rated as a best value among private universities by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. To read “What they’re saying about Rice,” go to http://tinyurl.com/AboutRiceUniversity.