President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination

For the first time I understand the charisma of this man. He had a gift for connecting with people, an appropriate sense of the situation, and managed to avoid deep evaluation of his task.

Interesting

This was a really well written "day in the life" biography of Ronald Reagan, focusing on specific dates throughout his presidency. Now that I've read this book, I plan to read his other biographies on Kennedy and Nixon.

This book appears to be a well researched biography of Regan's eight years as president. It is very well read by the reader. His impersonation of Regan's speech, voice, inflection is particularly well done. The author offers deep insight into the character of all players. Rich in historical facts.

The author's work on two previous presidents(Kennedy & Nixon)were gripping in their readability and sense that one was reading a new slant on old facts. This one reads like a collection of NY Times articles--indeed he seems to rely on the Times coverage for much of the book, listing the headlines on a half dozen occasions. It is not 'slanted' in a harsh way, Reeves makes clear that he is writing as a liberal but he doesn't neglect the obvious appeal Reagan had for Americans across the board. There is a lot on Iran/contra--maybe too much and one wished for more about the situation in Poland and Reagan's influence there along with that of John Paul II. However, it is good to be reminded that not all the "experts" really understood what happened in 1986/7 when Reagan and Gorbachov had their meetings.One(George Will) even suggested the Cold War was "lost" during these meetings--which looks now like nonsense. Not his best presidential book, not as multifaceted as Wills' "Reagan's America" but not a dud either.

Richard Reeves does a fabulous job of making you feel like you know the man when you've finished. Also, sublime US History!

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