At Reagan's Side Insiders' Recollections from Sacramento to the White House

by Knott, Stephen F.; Chidester, Jeffrey L.

• ISBN13: 9780742566255
• ISBN10: 0742566250
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-06-16
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

In At Reagan's Side, Reagan scholars Jeff Chidester and Stephen Knott compile excerpts from interviews of top Reagan officials. Through the Miller Center's Ronald Reagan Oral History Project, Chidester and Knott show readers the life of the "Great Communicator" through the eyes of both famous and lesser-known administration insiders like James Baker, Edwin Meese, Peter Hannaford, Caspar Weinberger, and Joanne Drake. At Reagan's Side offers unique, behind-the-scenes glimpses into the candidacy and election of Ronald Reagan, chronicling his run for and subsequent election to public office as Governor of California, and later, as President of the United States.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Mr. Reagan Goes to Sacramento	p. 11
Governor Reagan	p. 25
"There Is No Substitute for Victory"	p. 39
Mr. Reagan Goes to Washington	p. 73
From Evil Empire to Iran-Contra	p. 93
The Man behind the Wall	p. 133
Tearing Down the Wall	p. 183
"The Sunset of My Life"	p. 221
Appendixes	p. 225
Bibliography	p. 231
Index	p. 237
About the Authors	p. 249
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