Not since the days of the Roman emperors, and never in the history of the United States presidency, has an astrologer played such a significant role in the nation's affairs of State.
The chief of staff dude who found out and got pissed:
Virtually every major move and decision the Reagans made during my time as White House Chief of Staff was cleared in advance with a woman in San Francisco [Quigley] who drew up horoscopes to make certain that the planets were in a favorable alignment for the enterprise.
There's a Behind the Bastards episode about it. Highly recommend.
In addition to all of the above they would literally consult their "psychic/astrologer" on policy decisions.
really?
Yarp. Her name was Joan Quigley.
2 important excerpts:
Joan herself in her memoir:
The chief of staff dude who found out and got pissed:
There's a Behind the Bastards episode about it. Highly recommend.