The Reagan I Knew
by Buckley Jr., William F
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- ISBN 10
- 0465009263
- ISBN 13
- 9780465009268
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First Thus- " In The Regan I Knew, the late William F. Buckley Jr. offers a reminiscence of thirty years of friendship with the man who brought the American conservative movement out of the political wilderness and into the White House. Ronald Reagan and Buckley were political allies and close friends throughout Reagan's political career. They went on vacations together and shared inside jokes. When Reagan was elected president, Buckley wrote him to say that Reagan should not offer him any position in the new administration; Reagan wrote back saying he had hoped to appoint Buckley as U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan (then under Soviet occupation). For the rest of his term, Reagan called Buckley Mr. Ambassador. On the day the Soviets withdrew, he wrote Buckley to congratulate him for single-handedly driving out the Red Army without ever leaving Kabul.?Yet for all the words that have been written about him, Ronald Reagan remains an enigma. His former speech writer Peggy Noonan called him a paradox all the way down, and even his son Ron Reagan despaired of ever truly knowing him. But Reagan was not an enigma to William F. Buckley Jr. They understood and taught each other for decades, and together they changed history. This book presents an American political giant as seen by another giant, who knew him perhaps better than anyone else. It is the most revealing portrait of Ronald Reagan the world is likely to have."
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- Title
- The Reagan I Knew
- Author
- Buckley Jr., William F
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0465009263
- ISBN 13
- 9780465009268
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- 8 vo
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