Joan Quigley

Joan Ceciel Quigley (April 10, 1927 – October 21, 2014) of San Francisco, California, was an astrologer best known for her astrological advice to the Reagan White House in the 1980s. Quigley was born in Kansas City, Missouri.

She was called on by First Lady Nancy Reagan in 1981 after John Hinckley's attempted assassination of the president, and stayed on as the White House astrologer in secret until being outed in 1988 by ousted former chief of staff Donald Regan.

Relationship with Nancy Reagan Joan Quigley first met Nancy Reagan in the 1970s on The Merv Griffin Show. After Ronald Reagan became president, and after the attempt on his life on March 30, 1981, Nancy asked Quigley if she could have foreseen, and possibly prevented, the assassination attempt. Quigley answered affirmatively, saying that she could have done so had she been looking at the time, and been part of the White House staff.

When Donald Regan took over as chief of staff for Ronald Reagan in 1985, he was informed by Reagan aide Michael Deaver about Quigley and her role. Regan, who frequently quarreled with Nancy Reagan, resigned in 1987 after the Iran–Contra affair. In 1988, Regan published his memoir For the Record: From Wall Street to Washington, revealing that Nancy Reagan had consulted with Quigley, and previously with astrologer Jeane Dixon. Regan claimed that "every major move and decision the Reagans made during my time as White House Chief of Staff was cleared in advance" with Quigley. After the leak, Quigley was swarmed with media attention.

Publications Astrology for Adults (New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1969) Astrology for Parents of Children & Teenagers (New York: Prentice-Hall, 1971) What Does Joan Say?: My Seven Years as White House Astrologer to Nancy and Ronald Reagan (New York: Carol Publishing Group, 1990)