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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A minute-by-minute account of the 1981 assassination attempt on the fortieth president reveals how close he came to dying, in a report that pays tribute to the individuals who saved his life and oversaw national security throughout the crisis.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A glimpse into the mind of the fortieth president and the writers and thinkers to whom he turned for advice, inspiration, humor, and hope includes selections of Reagan's own writings as well as his favorite quotations, proverbs, and excerpts from speeches, poetry, and literature.
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Popular culture biographer Eliot offers a new look at Ronald Reagan's neglected and misunderstood career in Hollywood, spotlighting how it took him from leading man to president of the Screen Actors Guild, and ultimately to world leader.--Adapted from publisher description.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after a gunman's bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable -- or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Could he silently overcome his traumatic experience while at the same time carrying out the duties of the most powerful man in the world? Killing Reagan reaches back to...
10) The Reagan show
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
An award-winning documentary about the original performer-president's role of a lifetime. Teasing apart the spectacle at the heart of finger-on-the-button global diplomacy, the film follows Ronald Reagan's rivalry with charismatic Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Chock full of wit and political irony, and told solely through 1980s network news and videotapes created by the Reagan administration itself, THE REAGAN SHOW explores Reagan's made-for-TV...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A personal history of a time when two great political opponents served together for the benefit of the country. The author was a top aide to Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, who waged a principled war of political ideals with President Reagan from 1980 to 1986. Together, the two men forged compromises that shaped America's future and became one of history's most celebrated political pairings: the epitome of how ideological opposites can get things...
15) Inside the Reagan White House: a front-row seat to Presidential leadership with lessons for today
Author
Publisher
Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
"What makes a good White House memoir? The right mix of personal stories, insight on the president, discussion of policy and historical events, and crazy, colorful anecdotes that capture the reader's attention. Inside the Reagan White House has all this--plus a vivid take on the Reagan assassination attempt, , Gorbachev and the Reykjavik summit, Ollie North and the Contras, , the 1988 Bush-Dukakis contest--and other critical moments of that era. Original...
Author
Publisher
Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In this ambitious work, David Byrne analyzes the ideas that informed Ronald Reagan's political philosophy and policies. Rather than appraising his personal and emotional life, Byrne's intellectual biography goes one step further; it establishes a rationale for the former president's motives, discussing how thinkers such as Plato and Adam Smith influenced him. Byrne points to three historical forces that shaped Reagan's political philosophy: Christian...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Son of the Midwest, movie star, and mesmerizing politician--America's fortieth president comes to three-dimensional life in this gripping and profoundly revisionist biography. In this "monumental and impressive" biography, Max Boot, the distinguished political columnist, illuminates the untold story of Ronald Reagan, revealing the man behind the mythology. Drawing on interviews with over one hundred of the fortieth president's aides, friends, and...
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