[DOC] [TLE] Nancy Reagan Christens Carrier Named for Former President [PAR] Nancy Reagan Christens Carrier Named for Former President ... Ronald Reagan, 
the Navy's newest aircraft carrier, which was named for her ... President Bush 
Speaks at Christening Ceremony for the USS Ronald Reagan, March 4, 2001 [DOC] [TLE] USS Ronald Reagan - Wikipedia [PAR] USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in 
the service of the United States Navy. The ninth ship of her class, she is named in 
honor of former President Ronald Reagan, President of the United States from 
1981 to 1989. Upon her christening in 2001, she was the first ship to be named 
for a ... Reagan was christened by Reagan's wife Nancy on 4 March 2001 at... [DOC] [TLE] President Bush Speaks at Christening Ceremony for the USS ... [PAR] March 4, 2001. Remarks by the President at Christening Ceremony for the USS 
Ronald Reagan ... Former First lady Nancy Reagan christens the aircraft carrier 
USS Ronald ... And upon this ship we have put the finest of American names. ... 
Ronald Reagan's optimism defined his character and it defined his presidency. [DOC] [TLE] BBC NEWS | Americas | US warship Reagan in service [PAR] Jul 12, 2003 ... The Navy's newest aircraft carrier and the first named after a living president ... It 
is the first US aircraft carrier to be named after a living former president. ... His 
wife, Nancy, who christened the ship in 2001, attended instead. [DOC] [TLE] A Poignant Moment For Nancy Reagan - CBS News [PAR] By CBSNews.com staff CBSNews.com staff CBS March 4, 2001, 9:25 PM ... 
Former first lady Nancy Reagan christened a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in 
the name of ... ship - the first carrier to be christened in the name of a living former 
president. ... agent rom McLean, who huddled under an umbrella with his wife, 
Ann. [DOC] [TLE] Twenty Six US Navy Ship Naming Controversies - USNI News [PAR] Apr 23, 2013 ... Former US president Jimmy Carter onboard USS Jimmy Carter ... of having to 
name an aircraft carrier in honor of a former president who had not ... Former First 
Lady, Nancy Reagan christens USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in 2001. ... a 
carrier being named for Bush at a time when his son was president,... [DOC] [TLE] Nancy Reagan, former first lady, dies at 94 in California [PHOTOS] [PAR] Mar 6, 2016 ... The former first lady died Sunday at her home in the Bel-Air section of Los ... US 
President Ronald Reagan (C) salutes beside his wife Nancy Reagan after being 
.... (CVN-76) aircraft carrier 04 March, 2001, in Newport News, Virginia. The ship 
named after the former president is christened on the 49th... [DOC] [TLE] Bush dedicates ship named for Reagan | Online Athens [PAR] Posted: Monday, March 05, 2001. By Associated Press Writer. NEWPORT NEWS, 
Va.-- President Bush dedicated a $4 billion aircraft carrier in honor of Ronald ... 
and rain, Bush and his wife, Laura, flanked former first lady Nancy Reagan at a ... 
is the ninth Nimitz-class carrier and the first christened for a living namesake. [DOC] [TLE] Glancing back at Nancy Reagan's visit to Virginia | WTVR.com [PAR] Mar 7, 2016 ... It's been 15 years and three days since former first lady Nancy Reagan made ... 
On March 4, 2001, Reagan would visit Newport News to christen the Navy's 
newest aircraft carrier named after her husband, the 40th president of the United 
... American actor Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan sit at a... [DOC] [TLE] Former first lady Nancy Reagan - Getty Images [PAR] The ship, named after the former president, was christened on the 49th 
anniversary of former President Reagan and Mrs. Reagan's marriage and it is the 
last Nimitz class nuclear aircraft carrier being built. ... March 04, 2001| Credit: 
STEPHEN JAFFE ... American actor Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan 
sit at a... [DOC] [TLE] Nancy Reagan, Former First Lady, Dies at 94: 'She Is Once Again ... [PAR] Mar

Question: In 2001 an aircraft carrier named for this former president was christened by his wife Nancy
Answer: Reagan