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The Reagan I Knew

By: William F. Buckley Jr.
Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
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In The Reagan I Knew, the late William F. Buckley Jr. offers a reminiscence of 30 years of friendship with the man who brought the American conservative movement out of the political wilderness and into the White House. Reagan and Buckley were political allies and close friends throughout Reagan's political career. They went on vacations together and shared inside jokes.

For all the words that have been written about him, Ronald Reagan remains an enigma. His former speechwriter Peggy Noonan called him "paradox all the way down," and even his son despaired of ever truly knowing him. But Reagan was not an enigma to William F. Buckley Jr. They understood and taught each other for decades, and together they changed history.

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For anyone interested in conservative politics this is interesting background history. First-hand interactions with history defining individuals.

The individuals who led conservative politics.

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The Reagan I Knew was William F. Buckley Jr's last completed book, and it stands as a testament to the author as much as to the President it eulogises. The book is a collection of letters, articles and interviews with linking material by Buckley. The letters (to both Ronald and Nancy Reagan) are particularly memorable, full of Buckley's characteristic humour. The narration by Malcolm Hillgartner is note perfect. Recommended for admirers of Buckley or Reagan.

A fine memorial of both subject and author

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