European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Zinc Reagan s Star Gazer says she influenced major events by Mike Feinsilber associated press astrologer Joan Quigley says that the Star gazing advice she gave Nancy Reagan during Ronald Reagan a presidency influenced the course of history in big ways and Small she says her advice even steered the . President away from his Quot evil Empire Quot View of the soviet Union. In a Book giving her version of her eight year relationship with the reagans a first disclosed in 1988 by fired Reagan adviser Donald Regan a Quigley asserted that she set the times some presidential events would occur Down to the minute and sometimes even to the second. When Reagan announced his selection of Anthony Kennedy for a seat on the supreme court on nov. 11,1987, she chose 25 seconds after 11 32 . Est 4 32 . Get As the moment for the announcement. A a Man with a Stopwatch Quot gave Reagan the signal for proceeding she wrote. She said she also delayed the timing of Reagan s first cancer operation in 1985 by three Days and dictated when mrs. Reagan a Mastectomy would take place. Quigley claims Reagan knew of her influence on his wife and gave her a thank you kiss when he finally met her. Mrs Reagan in her memoirs my turn wrote last year that while Quigley was Quot helpful and comforting. A kind of therapist Quot she had influence solely on Reagan s schedule. Quot no political decision was Ever made based on it Quot she said. Quigley however said that before Reagan s first Summit with soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev she worked three hours to persuade mrs. Reagan that her husband could Trust the soviet Leader. She said she Quot battled her to the Nat a to get Reagan a View of Gorbachev changed. T the placement of his ruler Mercury in the Isth House of Power and position convinces me that Gorbachev came to Power. Because of his High degree of intelligence Quot she said she told the first lady. Quot it symbolizes to me that despite his russian training and origins he has the instincts of a  finally the president s wife replied Quot i know you Are right Quot she said. Quot through Nancy i had a direct line to the president Quot Quigley wrote. Quot i was responsible for timing All press conferences most speeches the state of the Union addresses the takeoffs and landings of air Force one. I picked the time of Ronald Reagan a debate with then president Jimmy Carter and the two debates with democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale All extended trips abroad As Well As the Shorter trips and one Day excursions the announcement that Reagan would run for a second term briefings for All the summits except Moscow although i selected the time to begin the Moscow trip. Quot i timed congressional  twisting the second inaugural oath of office the announcement of Anthony Kennedy s supreme court  Quigley said her most tedious work was analysing Reagan a Horoscope Quot on an hour by hour  Birch Lane press said the March 15 publication Date of Quigley s Book a what does Joan say a was selected by the astrologer. Vassar educated and a san Francisco socialite Quigley is the author of three books on astrology. Her form of astrology goes beyond Sun signs and deals with the Moon and All eight planets As Well according to her publisher. Quigley wrote that she did not intend to write a Book even after Regan disclosed her role when he wrote his memoirs As White House chief of staff. But she reconsidered she said when mrs. Reagan s Book came out last year. A it reads like fiction and much of it is evasive Quot she wrote of mrs. Reagan s account. Quot what she has left out would fill a Book Quot at the time Regan told of mrs. Reagan a use of an astrologer Reagan spokesman Marlin a Fitzwater said the president had emphasized Quot that he made no policy decisions based on  Quigley s account differs. She wrote that Reagan asked his wife to ask her about going to Reykjavik Iceland for his second Summit with Gorbachev. Reagan and then Secretary of state George p. Shultz Quot followed my advice to negotiate there As Long and As hard As possible and following my advice they stayed later than  Quot Ronnie asked Nancy what does Joan say when he wanted to know when the Ira Gate ordeal would be Over Quot she wrote. Quot and he phoned to thank me personally for a letter written at the end of Ira Gate in which i described myself As his astrologer addressing him As dear Ronnie and signing it Joan Quot Quigley was evasive about How much she had been paid for her efforts a just As mrs. Reagan was. The astrologer said she originally was paid by the hour for time spent on the phone with mrs. Reagan and time spent in preparation. She said when she raised her fee for other clients she kept mrs. Reagan s at the old level. Finally she charged mrs. Reagan a fixed monthly fee Quot because she needed much More of my time than she could afford. This was very generous on my  after working for free for the reagans during the first presidential Campaign Quigley said she agreed in 1981 to help mrs. Reagan improve her Public image and was paid each month through a Friend. Quigley writes that she advised mrs. Reagan to focus on her two pet programs a drug rehabilitation and Foster grandparents a and to play Down All her privileged social connections at the end of the tutoring though when mrs. Reagan could t give a reporter an example of something she had found particularly touching in the course of her anti drug work Quigley concludes Quot my Pupil was a consummate actress but i could t help feeling that while she had worked hard and studied diligently she had never really understood the reason for taking the  saturday March 24, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 13