Reagan his life and legend
"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 stor...
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New York :
Liveright Publishing Corporation, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company,
[2024]
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue: Mourning in America
- Introduction: The pragmatist
- Act I: Small-town boy. Main Street ; "The sunny side's the only side" ; "A good, clean town"
- The lifeguard
- 'Neath the elms ; The New Dealer ; Radio days
- Act II: Actor. Hayseed in Hollywood ; The white knight ; The A list ; Fort Wacky ; The strike ; The blacklist ; The divorce ; The winning team ; "Progress is our most important product" ; Family values
- Act III: "Citizen politician". The right man ; The speech ; The friends of Ronald Reagan ; The backlash candidate ; The amateur ; The moderate ; The "homosexual" ring ; The forgotten campaign ; Battles in Berkeley ; A quieter term ; The primary gambit ; "I shall rise and fight again" ; The Santa Claus campaign ; Sears agonistes ; What it took
- Act IV: Mr. President. Assembling an administration ; In the White House ; Finest hour ; "The whip hand" ; "Vacation!" ; The Cold War heats up ; The Reagan doctrine ; The fairness issue ; The ash heap of history ; Allies--and aides--at war ; The year of living dangerously ; The thrill of victory . . . and the agony of defeat
- The have and have-nots
- "Don't screw up": the 1984 campaign ; Hail to the Chief (of Staff) ; Despotism and terrorism ; The surprise summit ; "A dark and hurtful time" ; Culture wars ; Tear down this wall
- Act V: Ex-president. Fadeout.
