The Reagan Diaries
The Reagan Diaries book cover

The Reagan Diaries

Paperback – Bargain Price, May 1, 2009

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Price
$25.06
Format
Paperback
Pages
784
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Publication Date
Dimensions
6 x 1.45 x 9 inches
Weight
2.15 pounds

Description

About the Author Douglas Brinkley is professor of history and Baker Institute Fellow at Rice University. He is the author of numerous bestselling books including The Unfinished Presidency , The Boys of Pointe du Hoc , and The Great Deluge . A contributing editor at Vanity Fair and the in-house historian for CBS News, he divides his time between Austin and Houston, Texas.

Features & Highlights

  • During his two terms as the fortieth president of the United States, Ronald Reagan kept a daily diary in which he recorded, by hand, his innermost thoughts and observations on the extraordinary, the historic, and the routine day-to-day occurrences of his presidency. Brought together in one volume and edited by historian Douglas Brinkley,
  • The Reagan Diaries
  • provides a striking insight into one of this nation's most important presidencies and sheds new light on the character of a true American leader.

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Most Helpful Reviews

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History in front of your eyes

Where do I start? This is a day-by-day account of one of our greatest and most-loved presidents. The reader is able to get inside the brain of president Reagan and learn so much about what it is like to be president, from the meetings with other leaders, the daily updates from his staff, and a touching part of the book where he talks about missing Nancy when he or she are apart. The book is very thick, and you definitely can't absorb it in just one or two days. I used it as good bedside reading material. If you liked Reagan, you'll like this book.
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The Reagan Diaries

Still working my way through this long book, but it does give information that other Reagan books have not. I've found it to be a fascinating look at Reagan.

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