She took a lot of heat during Reagan's years in office. She withstood the negative press with great strength and dignity.
She did. And the other thing that she generally did was to keep her opinions to herself and let Reagan be the President. She was considerably less socially conservative than he was (she seems to have been pro-abortion, for example), but she knew that people had elected him and not her.
She was generally very dignified and courteous, and was not a discordant presence the way you-know-who is. Of course, nobody’s dignified and courteous anymore, so I guess her style wouldn’t be appreciated now.