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May 31, 2017 · Just Say No was the name and catchphrase of a youth antidrug campaign led by first lady Nancy Reagan as part of the U.S. government's war on drugs in the 1980s.
Nancy Reagan often attributed the origins of the phrase to a 1982 visit to Longfellow Elementary School in Oakland, California: when asked by a schoolgirl what to do if she was offered drugs by her peers, the First Lady responded, "Just say 'no'."
Mar 6, 2016 · Nancy Reagan, a former Hollywood actress and the widow of President Ronald Reagan, died at her home in California on Sunday at age 94, leaving behind a legacy as one of the most influential —...
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Mar 7, 2016 · While Nancy Reagan may be remembered as the "just say no to drugs" first lady that baby boomers ridiculed, her wider role and influence over President Ronald Reagan was deeply personal. By all accounts the couple were like goofy-in-love teenagers for the more than half a century they were together.
Mar 8, 2016 · SEATTLE (AP) — For a generation of Americans, first lady Nancy Reagan was most closely associated with a single phrase: “Just Say No.” Three decades after the anti-drug campaign’s heyday, its legacy is mixed.
Apr 2, 2014 · Nancy Reagan was a former Hollywood actress, the first lady of the United States during President Ronald Reagan's time in office and the founder of the "Just Say No" drug awareness campaign.
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Just Say No "Drugs take away the dream from every child’s heart and replace it with a nightmare, and it’s time we in America stand up and replace those dreams." - Nancy Reagan. While she was involved in the anti-drug cause before reaching the White House, by 1982, the first lady had embraced the campaign with energy and evident feeling.
