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Don't miss one of our greatest presidents' bestselling
autobiographies in his own words. Ronald Reagan's story is a work
of major historical importance, a narrative that "The Washington
Times" calls "one of our classic American success stories."
Few presidents have accomplished more, or been so effective in
changing the direction of government in ways that are both
fundamental and lasting, than Ronald Reagan. Certainly no president
has more dramatically raised the American spirit, or done so much
to restore national strength and self-confidence.
Here, then, is a truly American success story--a great and
inspiring one. From modest beginnings as the son of a shoe salesman
in Tampico, Illinois, Ronald Reagan achieved first a distinguished
career in Hollywood and then, as governor of California and as
president of the most powerful nation in the world, a career of
public service unique in our history.
Ronald Reagan's account of that rise is told here with all the
uncompromising candor, modesty, and wit that made him perhaps the
most able communicator ever to occupy the White House, and also
with the sense of drama of a gifted natural storyteller.
He tells us, with warmth and pride, of his early years and of the
elements that made him, in later life, a leader of such stubborn
integrity, courage, and clear-minded optimism. Reading the account
of this childhood, we understand how his parents, struggling to
make ends meet despite family problems and the rigors of the
Depression, shaped his belief in the virtues of American life--the
need to help others, the desire to get ahead and to get things
done, the deep trust in the basic goodness, values, and sense of
justice of the American people--virtues that few presidents have
expressed more eloquently than Ronald Reagan.
With absolute authority and a keen eye for the details and the
anecdotes that humanize history, Ronald Reagan takes the reader
behind the scenes of his extraordinary career, from his first
political experiences as president of the Screen Actors Guild
(including his first meeting with a beautiful young actress who was
later to become Nancy Reagan) to such high points of his presidency
as the November 1985 Geneva meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev, during
which Reagan invited the Soviet leader outside for a breath of
fresh air and then took him off for a walk and a man-to-man chat,
without aides, that set the course for arms reduction and charted
the end of the Cold War.
Here he reveals what went on behind his decision to enter politics
and run for the governorship of California, the speech nominating
Barry Goldwater that first made Reagan a national political figure,
his race for the presidency, his relations with the members of his
own cabinet, and his frustrations with Congress.
He gives us the details of the great themes and dramatic crises of
his eight years in office, from Lebanon to Grenada, from the
struggle to achieve arms control to tax reform, from Iran-Contra to
the visits abroad that did so much to reestablish the United States
in the eyes of the world as a friendly and peaceful power. His
narrative is full of insights, from the unseen dangers of
Gorbachev's first visit to the United States to Reagan's own
personal correspondence with major foreign leaders, as well as his
innermost feelings about life in the White House, the assassination
attempt, his family--and the enduring love between himself and Mrs.
Reagan.
"An American Life "is a warm, richly detailed, and deeply human
book, a brilliant self-portrait, a significant work of history.
Ronald Reagan's "The Notes" is a fascinating window into the mind
of the fortieth U.S. President and the writers and thinkers to whom
he turned for advice, inspiration, humor, and hope. Collected by
the Ronald Reagan Foundation, the book includes both Reagan's own
writing and his favorite quotations, proverbs, and excerpts from
speeches, poetry, and literature. The breadth of these notes sheds
light on a man who was deeply engaged with the arts, culture, and
politics, from his time as one of the nation's most popular actors
to later years as one of its most beloved presidents. Known as the
Great Communicator, Reagan sought wisdom from a wide-ranging set of
political figures, philosophers, novelists, and poets, including
Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Webster, John F. Kennedy, and Thomas
Jefferson, as well as Mohandas Gandhi, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Mark
Twain, and Thomas Wolfe. While the number one "New York Times"
bestselling "Reagan Diaries" detailed daily life inside the Oval
Office, "The Notes" encapsulates a lifetime of reflections on work,
marriage, and family in classic one-liners such as Flattery is what
makes husbands out of bachelors and Money may not buy friends, but
it will help you to stay in contact with your children. Reagan's
own writing - his jokes, aphorisms, and insights into politics and
life - is often surprising and reveals a view of the president that
has rarely before been seen. Historic, illuminating, and deeply
captivating, "The Notes" is a remarkable collection of the thoughts
of one of a beloved American President.
The fascinating and often riveting private journal entries of Rev.
Ronald Reagan as he traveled the world on various mission trips.
Seeking to do his part in fulfilling the Great Commission of Christ
to "go and make disciples of all the nations," Rev. Reagan goes
into great detail as he shares many accounts of ministering,
acceptance, and opposition while being "driven by the spirit."
The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative and International
Law, 1600-1926, brings together foreign, comparative, and
international titles in a single resource. Its International Law
component features works of some of the great legal theorists,
including Gentili, Grotius, Selden, Zouche, Pufendorf,
Bijnkershoek, Wolff, Vattel, Martens, Mackintosh, Wheaton, among
others. The materials in this archive are drawn from three
world-class American law libraries: the Yale Law Library, the
George Washington University Law Library, and the Columbia Law
Library.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.+++++++++++++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: +++++++++++++++Law Library,
Library of CongressLP2L001720019690101The Making of Modern Law:
Primary Sources, Part II1969United States
The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative and International
Law, 1600-1926, brings together foreign, comparative, and
international titles in a single resource. Its International Law
component features works of some of the great legal theorists,
including Gentili, Grotius, Selden, Zouche, Pufendorf,
Bijnkershoek, Wolff, Vattel, Martens, Mackintosh, Wheaton, among
others. The materials in this archive are drawn from three
world-class American law libraries: the Yale Law Library, the
George Washington University Law Library, and the Columbia Law
Library.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.+++++++++++++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: +++++++++++++++Law Library,
Library of CongressLP2L003980019690101The Making of Modern Law:
Primary Sources, Part II1969United States
The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative and International
Law, 1600-1926, brings together foreign, comparative, and
international titles in a single resource. Its International Law
component features works of some of the great legal theorists,
including Gentili, Grotius, Selden, Zouche, Pufendorf,
Bijnkershoek, Wolff, Vattel, Martens, Mackintosh, Wheaton, among
others. The materials in this archive are drawn from three
world-class American law libraries: the Yale Law Library, the
George Washington University Law Library, and the Columbia Law
Library.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.+++++++++++++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: +++++++++++++++Law Library,
Library of CongressLP2L004050019680101The Making of Modern Law:
Primary Sources, Part II1968United State
The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative and International
Law, 1600-1926, brings together foreign, comparative, and
international titles in a single resource. Its International Law
component features works of some of the great legal theorists,
including Gentili, Grotius, Selden, Zouche, Pufendorf,
Bijnkershoek, Wolff, Vattel, Martens, Mackintosh, Wheaton, among
others. The materials in this archive are drawn from three
world-class American law libraries: the Yale Law Library, the
George Washington University Law Library, and the Columbia Law
Library.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.+++++++++++++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: +++++++++++++++Law Library,
Library of CongressLP2L001730019680101The Making of Modern Law:
Primary Sources, Part IISacramento, California: Department of Motor
Vehicles, 1968.United States
The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative and International
Law, 1600-1926, brings together foreign, comparative, and
international titles in a single resource. Its International Law
component features works of some of the great legal theorists,
including Gentili, Grotius, Selden, Zouche, Pufendorf,
Bijnkershoek, Wolff, Vattel, Martens, Mackintosh, Wheaton, among
others. The materials in this archive are drawn from three
world-class American law libraries: the Yale Law Library, the
George Washington University Law Library, and the Columbia Law
Library.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.+++++++++++++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: +++++++++++++++Law Library,
Library of CongressLP2L001700019700101The Making of Modern Law:
Primary Sources, Part II1970United States
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
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Includes the State of the Union Addresses (1982 -88) of President
Ronald Reagan as well as the Constitution of the United States of
America and the U. S. Bill of Rights. Ronald Wilson Reagan was the
40th President of the United States (1981-1989) and the 33rd
Governor of California (1967-1975). As president, Reagan
implemented new political and economic initiatives. His supply-side
economic policies, dubbed "Reaganomics," were aimed at controlling
inflation and spurring economic growth through tax cuts, reduced
business regulation, and reduced growth in government spending. In
his first term he survived an assassination attempt, took a hard
line against labor unions, and ordered military actions in Grenada.
He was reelected in a landslide in 1984, proclaiming it was
"Morning in America." His second term was primarily marked by
foreign matters, such as the ending of the Cold War, the bombing of
Libya, and the revelation of the Iran-Contra affair. Reagan
supported anti-Communist movements worldwide and spent his first
term forgoing the strategy of detente by ordering a massive
military buildup in an arms race with the USSR. Reagan negotiated
with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, culminating in the
INF Treaty and the decrease of both countries' nuclear arsenals.
Reagan left office in 1989. In 1994, the former president disclosed
that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease earlier in the
year; he died ten years later at the age of 93. He has been rated
highly by scholars in rankings of U.S. Presidents.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Just 10 days ago, after months of debate and deadlock, the
bipartisan Commission on Social Security accomplished the seemingly
impossible. Social security, as some of us had warned for so long,
faced disaster. I, myself, have been talking about this problem for
almost 30 years. As 1983 began, the system stood on the brink of
bankruptcy, a double victim of our economic ills. First, a decade
of rampant inflation drained its reserves as we tried to protect
beneficiaries from the spiraling cost of living. Then the recession
and the sudden end of inflation withered the expanding wage base
and increasing revenues the system needs to support the 36 million
Americans who depend on it.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Whatever the occasion for the speeches presented here, which span
seven years of my presidency, I have always tried to speak plainly
about the enduring values upon which this nation was founded: faith
in God, commitment to democracy, the quest for peace, limited
government, reliance on the free enterprise system, and an
unyielding belief in human freedom as the essential key to human
achievement and the progress of mankind. I believe as fervently in
these core values today as I did when I spoke to the nation on the
eve of the 1980 presidential election, and years earlier, in 1964,
when I first spoke nationally on behalf of another candidate for
President, my good friend Barry Coldwater. I have sometimes been
accused of being overly optimistic in my speeches about America and
the future, but I make no apologies. Faith and freedom are not
wishful thinking, but, quite simply, the most powerful forces in
the world today. Democracy, freedom, economic opportunity---these
are not uniquely American concepts, but ideas that lift the hearts
and compel the allegiance of peoples throughout the world. And they
are the lodestars that have guided my presidency. Achievement,
after all, can only be built on aspiration and hope, not pessimism.
Seven years ago, when I first took office as President, who would
have believed that we could sign an agreement with the Soviets not
only to stop building additional nuclear weapons, but indeed to
eliminate some of them? Yet, last year we took that important step
with the signing of the INF Treaty. This truly historic treaty
eliminates---for the first time---an entire class of U.S. and
Soviet nuclear weapons. Realism is essential, but democracy rests
upon the rockof hope, the belief in a future of greater freedom and
opportunity for succeeding generations. When the children of the
world turn their faces to the light, let them see a sunrise. We owe
them no less. I offer this collection of speeches as the expression
of my belief in the values at work in the United States and the
world today, and of my vision of a world of peace, democracy and
individual freedom that millions of men and women are striving
daily to build. As I so often end my speeches---thank you and God
bless you. Ronald Reagan President of the United States of America
Just 10 days ago, after months of debate and deadlock, the
bipartisan Commission on Social Security accomplished the seemingly
impossible. Social security, as some of us had warned for so long,
faced disaster. I, myself, have been talking about this problem for
almost 30 years. As 1983 began, the system stood on the brink of
bankruptcy, a double victim of our economic ills. First, a decade
of rampant inflation drained its reserves as we tried to protect
beneficiaries from the spiraling cost of living. Then the recession
and the sudden end of inflation withered the expanding wage base
and increasing revenues the system needs to support the 36 million
Americans who depend on it.
Ronald Reagan was a prolific letter writer his entire life and his
letters reveal a hidden life as a writer of power, grace, and
astonishing productivity. They also reveal a man who treasured his
friends, took his critics head-on, and loved his family deeply.
Now, in what may be the most important collection of Reagan's
writings yet, the editors draw from exclusive access to Reagan's
complete collection of letters, numbering in the tens of thousands,
to show that he was one of the last century's greatest
correspondents as well. From his youthful days of financial
struggle, through the Hollywood years, his two terms as California
governor, and to the extraordinary two-term presidency, Reagan
never stopped writing friends, family, supporters, and even
opponents. This definitive collection is skilfully edited and
annotated by Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Anderson, and Martin
Anderson, and it will be must reading for anyone interested in
America's 40th president and the times in which he lived.
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