More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
On Monday’s NBC Today, a look back at Nancy Reagan’s various appearances on the morning show over the years showed her repeatedly combating liberal media bias demonstrated by the hosts she sat down with.
In one clip, former co-host Bryant Gumbel pressed: “When it’s suggested, as it often is, that you are the power behind the throne?” Mrs. Reagan immediately rejected the notion: “I am not the power behind the throne, but I’ve gotten to the point now where I think I can say it just so often and then if people are gonna keep on saying it, there’s nothing I can do about it, but it's not true.”