"Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they
just don't know where to look."
-President Ronald Reagan, January 20, 1981
Hero. It was a word most Americans weren't using much in 1980. As
they waited on gas and unemployment lines, as their enemies abroad
grew ever more aggressive, and as one after another their leaders
failed them, Americans began to believe the country's greatness was
fading.
Yet within two years the recession and gas shortage were over.
Before the decade was out, the Cold War was won, the Berlin Wall
came crashing down, and America was once more at the height of
prosperity. And the nation had a new hero: Ronald Wilson Reagan.
Reagan's greatness is today widely acknowledged, but his legacy is
still misunderstood. Democrats accept the effectiveness of his
foreign policy but ignore the success of his domestic programs;
Republicans cheer his victories over liberalism while ignoring his
bitter battles with his own party's establishment; historians speak
of his eloquence and charisma but gloss over his brilliance in
policy and clarity of vision.
From Steven F. Hayward, the critically acclaimed author of "The Age
of Reagan: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order," comes the first
complete, true story of this misunderstood, controversial, and
deeply consequential presidency. Hayward pierces the myths and
media narratives, masterfully documenting exactly what transpired
behind the scenes during Reagan's landmark presidency and revealing
his real legacy.
What emerges is a compelling portrait of a man who arrived in
office after thirty years of practical schooling in the ways of
politics and power, possessing a clear vision of where he wanted to
take the nation and a willingness to take firm charge of his own
administration. His relentless drive to shrink government and lift
the burdens of high taxation was born of a deep appreciation for
the grander blessings of liberty. And it was this same outlook,
extended to the world's politically and economically enslaved
nations, that shaped his foreign policy and lent his statecraft its
great unifying power.
Over a decade in the making, and filled with fresh revelations,
surprising insights, and an unerring eye for the telling detail,
this provocative and authoritative book recalls a time when true
leadership inspired a fallen nation to pick itself up, hold its
head high, and take up the cause of freedom once again.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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