Growing Up In The White House: Presidents’ Kids Then And Now

Reagan’s Baby Daughter

Ronald Reagan and his first wife, movie actress Jane Wyman had a baby daughter named Christine. Sadly, Christine died shortly after she was born. The tragic loss was said to take an immense toll both on Ronald and Jane, and ultimately was a major cause for their ultimate divorce.

While others have claimed that Reagan’s political aspirations were to blame for the failure of their marriage it seems far more likely that the tragic loss of a child was behind the demise of the relationship. It is said to be statistically very common for marriages to fail after such a difficult loss.