The Reagan I Knew

by William F. Buckley Jr.

Book Overview

No two people were more important to American conservatism in the postwar era than William F. Buckley Jr. and Ronald Reagan. Buckley's writings provided the intellectual underpinnings, while Reagan... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465009263
• ISBN13: 9780465009268
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Ronald Reagan & Bill Buckley

What a wonderful book........full of imformation you wouldn't know about without reading this book. Well worth your time......brings lot of history to mind with what I was living comparing it with what these two fellows were doing.

Reagan Lite

Reagan Lite The Reagan I Knew is yet another glimpse into the amazing life of Ronald Reagan. The essence of Ronald Reagan is simplistic complexity. He was something different to everyone. He was considered a dunce by pseudo-intellectuals because of his innate ability to crystallize complex issues into simple problems and solutions. This drove the sophistic liberals crazy as they long to wallow in self-induced complex problems that in the end have no real solutions except to create additional problems. Reagan on the other hand saw with laser clarity the heart of an issue and quickly formulate an overall simple solutions that he left for his minions to implement. Mr. Buckley in his glib, erudite way similarly cuts through the mystic surrounding Ronald Reagan to the very essence of the man himself. His short vignettes and inclusion of personal letters portrays a Reagan that his friends knew and admired. I personally enjoyed the correspondence between Mr. Buckley and Mrs. Reagan as it presented a Nancy Reagan that few people knew. This is a "lite" look at the relationship of two great American conservatives. It is a recommended read if for no other reason than the historical correspondences it contains. William F. Buckley and Ronald Reagan were fast friends and this is illustrated throughout the book. Sometimes less is more and in this case that is true.

Dust jacket review

I don't understand why Reagan wore his suit backwards. The hankerchief should be on the right, not the left.

The Reagan only he and Nancy knew

A peek through the curtain .... and also through the veil. A unique picture of the two men who mattered most in winning the Cold War.

If you're a Reagan and a Buckley fan, you will love this book

Excellent book--makes me like and respect Ronald Reagan even more. Reagan was wittier and funnier than I thought. I only wish I had paid more attention to him while he was President of the United States; however, I was in my 20's and didn't care beans about politics back then.