Opinion: She resented the White House. Now she mourns it.
Ronald Reagan’s daughter reflects on the East Wing’s demolition.
From The Times
November 3, 2025

The East Wing was where Eleanor Roosevelt walked. It was where Jacqueline Kennedy planned the Rose Garden. Now, it’s all but gone, Patti Davis writes.

A black-and-white photograph of Ronald Reagan, dressed in a dark suit, eating alone at a table in a formally decorated room.

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