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Reckoning with Reagan: America and Its President in the 1980s

Reckoning with Reagan: America and Its President in the 1980s

Michael Schaller

" Providing a brief but comprehensive and non-polemical overview of what exactly took place during the Reagan years, Michael Schaller presents a lively account of the Reagan presidency, weighing the president's great personal and political ...
On the outside looking in

On the outside looking in

Michael Reagan

In his deeply personal story, Michael Reagan talks about his very special love for his father, gives readers a candid, off-screen look at his mother, Jane Wyman, and tells the truth about his relationships with his sister, Maureen, and his ...
On the outside looking in

On the outside looking in

Michael Reagan

The adopted son of President Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman, recounts his childhood and describes his current relationship with his parents
Tribute: Nancy Reagan #1

Tribute: Nancy Reagan #1

Michael Frizell

Michael Frizell. 5HE ALéO €AID, "MY LIFE REALLY EEGAN WHEN I MARRIED MY HLEBAND,". \ THEY GAY BEHIND EVERY GREAT \| MAN 13 A GREAT WOMAN IT COLILD EA6|LY BE ARGLIED THAT 15T LADY NANCY REAGAN 6TOOD ...
A Companion to Ronald Reagan

A Companion to Ronald Reagan

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A Companion to Ronald Reagan evaluates in unprecedented detail the events, policies, politics, and people of Reagan’s administration.
A Race to the Wing! Ideological Divergence Among Candidates ...

A Race to the Wing! Ideological Divergence Among Candidates ...

Matthew T. Jette

Number of Candidate Source Party State Candidates Date Reagan Dr. Kenneth Benoit Republican NH 7 02/20/80 Reagan Dr. Kenneth Benoit Republican NH 2 02/23/80 Reagan Dr. Kenneth Benoit Republican SC 4 02/28/80 Reagan Dr.
Ronald Reagan’s America

Ronald Reagan’s America

Terry Golway

Woven throughout the book are carefully chosen excerpts of the speeches Reagan gave at 30 notable events throughout his political career included on one audio CD. Praise for Ronald Reagan's America "Nothing short of terrific.
Sagebrush Rebel: Reagan's Battle with Environmental ...

Sagebrush Rebel: Reagan's Battle with Environmental ...

William Perry Pendley

20. Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Anderson, and Martin Anderson, eds., Reagan, In His Own Hand: The Writings of Ronald Reagan That Reveal His Revolutionary Vision for America (The Free Press, 2001), 388–89. 21. Dean J. Kotlowski, “From  ...
The Reagan wars: a constitutional perspective on war powers ...

The Reagan wars: a constitutional perspective on war powers ...

DAVID LOCKE HALL

In The Reagan Wars, David Hall seeks to overcome a key source of confusion in these heated debates - the failure to distinguish between the wisdom of Reagan's actions and their legality.
Reagan Diaries Volume 1: January 1981-October 1985

Reagan Diaries Volume 1: January 1981-October 1985

Ronald Reagan

Volume One of the daily diaries of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan.
Reagan: A Life In Letters

Reagan: A Life In Letters

Kiron K. Skinner

Victor Krulak, a retired three-star Marine Corps general, was an old friend and Bohemian Grove campmate* of President Reagan. Krulak wrote for the San Diego Union and frequently advised Reagan informally. Lt. General Victor H. Krulak, ...
Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Jane Sutcliffe

Ronald Reagan / by Jane Sutcliffe. p. cm. — (History maker biographies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–8225–8894–8 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) 1. Reagan, Ronald—Juvenile literature. 2. Presidents—United States— ...
JFK and the Reagan Revolution: A Secret History of American ...

JFK and the Reagan Revolution: A Secret History of American ...

Lawrence Kudlow

One person who followed JFK’s tax-cut growth model was Ronald Reagan. This is the never-before-told story of the link between JFK and Ronald Reagan. This is the secret history of American prosperity.
Reagan: The Life

Reagan: The Life

H.W. Brands

Reagan is a storytelling triumph, an irresistible portrait of an underestimated politician whose pragmatic leadership and steadfast vision transformed the nation. From the Hardcover edition.
Ronald Reagan: The Politics of Symbolism : with a New Preface

Ronald Reagan: The Politics of Symbolism : with a New Preface

Robert Dallek

Few American politicians have enjoyed greater popularity than Ronald Reagan.
Ronald W. Reagan

Ronald W. Reagan

Jean Kinney Williams

Profiles the fortieth president of the United States, Ronald Reagan, discussing his childhood, time in Hollywood, and presidency.
The Wit & Wisdom of Ronald Reagan

The Wit & Wisdom of Ronald Reagan

James C. Humes

" Spanning one-liners, anecdotes, zingers, and little-known stories, this collection also includes commentary about Reagan from friends and foes as well as analysis of his great speeches.
Who Was Ronald Reagan?

Who Was Ronald Reagan?

Joyce Milton

The oldest president ever, he survived a near-fatal assassination attempt and lived to be 93. Who Was Ronald Reagan? covers his life and times in a balanced, entertaining way for children.
Ronald Reagan: Young Leader

Ronald Reagan: Young Leader

Montrew Dunham

This lively, fictionalized biography of Ronald Reagan explores the early years of a boy who would grow up to become known to millions a movie star—and later as America’s fortieth president.
The Reagan Manifesto: “A Time for Choosing” and its Influence

The Reagan Manifesto: “A Time for Choosing” and its Influence

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economic terms, and it is a fact that Reagan admired Coolidge. ... William J. Fulbright of Arkansas (who would later serve as a mentor to the future president William J. Clinton) as saying that the US Constitution has become “outmoded” and is ...
Mental Maps in the Era of Détente and the End of the Cold ...

Mental Maps in the Era of Détente and the End of the Cold ...

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Luis da Vinha When Ronald Reagan was elected as the 40th president of the United States in 1980, hardly anyone foresaw the sweeping transformations that would occur in international relations throughout his presidency. Reagan arrived in ...
Bastards of the Reagan Era

Bastards of the Reagan Era

Reginald Dwayne Betts

Bastards of the Reagan Era challenges and confronts many of the difficult realities that frame America
The Essential Ronald Reagan: A Profile in Courage, Justice, ...

The Essential Ronald Reagan: A Profile in Courage, Justice, ...

Lee Edwards

A fascinating new biography of Ronald Reagan offers the first comprehensive political portrait of the man, chronicling the various moves he made politically to gain power, first in California and then as president of the U.S.
Conservatives in Power: The Reagan Years, 1981-1989: A Brief ...

Conservatives in Power: The Reagan Years, 1981-1989: A Brief ...

Meg Jacobs

In this collection, Jacobs and Zelizer explore the successes and limitations of the so-called Reagan Revolution and chronicle its legacy through subsequent presidencies up to Barack Obama's election in 2008.
The Original Reagan Conservative: Ronald Reagan's ...

The Original Reagan Conservative: Ronald Reagan's ...

Jim Hayes

These ideas renewed and invigorated an America shaken by the turmoil of the 1960's and 1970's. These are the ideas that can guide America to success and prosperity today.
A Companion to Ronald Reagan

A Companion to Ronald Reagan

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Pushing back against a claim that activism was the main driver of change in treatment regimens, Lucas Richert complicates the analysis of Reagan's policies on AIDS by focusing on the intersection of deregulation and federalism. Richert ...
Encyclopedia of the Reagan-Bush Years

Encyclopedia of the Reagan-Bush Years

Peter B. Levy

The first and only ready-reference source on the Reagan-Bush years.
Ronald Reagan and Antinuclear Movements in the United States ...

Ronald Reagan and Antinuclear Movements in the United States ...

Christian Peterson

This work challenges the assertion that the nuclear freeze and Western European movements forced Ronald Reagan to improve Soviet-American relations during his presidency.
Ronnie and Nancy: Their Path to the White House--1911 to 1980

Ronnie and Nancy: Their Path to the White House--1911 to 1980

Bob Colacello

Six years in the making--with unprecedented access to Nancy Reagan and the couple's closest friends--here is the first volume in the definitive portrait of the remarkable, career-building partnership between Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis. ...
Ronnie and Nancy: Their Path to the White House--1911 to 1980

Ronnie and Nancy: Their Path to the White House--1911 to 1980

Bob Colacello

Six years in the making--with unprecedented access to Nancy Reagan and the couple's closest friends--here is the first volume in the definitive portrait of the remarkable, career-building partnership between Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis. ...

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