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Chris Geidner

Nancy Reagan Turned Down Rock Hudson’s Plea For Help Nine Weeks Before He Died

At Nancy Reagan’s memorial, Hillary Clinton praised her fellow former first lady for “starting a national conversation” about AIDS. That is not how everyone remembers it.

Chris Geidner Buzzfeed Feb 2015 20min Permalink