The Education of Ronald Reagan: The General Electric Years and the Untold Story of His Conversion to Conservatism

by Thomas W. Evans

Book Overview

In October 1964, Ronald Reagan gave a televised speech in support of Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. "The Speech," as it has come to be known, helped launch Ronald Reagan as a leading force in the American conservative movement. However, less than twenty years earlier, Reagan was a prominent Hollywood liberal, the president of the Screen Actors Guild, and a fervent supporter of FDR and Harry Truman. While many agree that Reagan's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023113861X
• ISBN13: 9780231138611
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"