“Those who say that we’re in a time when there are no heroes, they just don’t know where to look.”
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Feb 12, 2011
Jason
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This is the sequel to Hayward's book covering the years 1964-1980 (review here). It is, like the first book, excellent political history and a fun read. It picks up following Reagan's 1980 election and concludes with the 1988 presidential election, with an epilogue on the fall of eastern European communism and the breakup of the Soviet Union. Hayward writes from a conservative viewpoint, which leads him to be both laudatory and critical of Reagan and his administration depending on the context.
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Nov 29, 2010
Our house is in a new political/current events book club, and Noah picked this one as the first book. Sheesh. Noah chose it so that he can better understand the enemy. It is super long as a book club book, and I need to go ahead and get my own copy because reading along behind him is not going to work. The author is a Reagan fan.
But its pretty readable.
But its pretty readable.
Sep 25, 2011
Bill
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After having already finished Hayward's first book on Reagan (his pre-presidential years in politics), this second volume confirms that Hayward is so far the best biographer of Ronald Reagan. If you want to understand Reagan and his brand of conservatism--which along with William F. Buckley, Jr.'s were the cornerstones of of modern conservatism, you need to read these two books by Hayward.
Dec 21, 2010
David R.
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A massive study (and the companion of a work covering the 1960s and 1970s) with noteworthy attention to the primary foreign policy arenas (Russia, Central America.) The work is arranged chronologically which sometimes gets in the way of the themes laid down by Hayward. Not as insightful about the president's thinking and character, but useful as a reference to the administration.
Jul 02, 2010
MS
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Really good chronicle of the Reagan Administration, I would think it would stand as the definitive treatment of the Reagan presidency for some time, at least from the conservative perspective.
Jan 04, 2010
Joseph
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Comprehensive and all encompassing look at 1980-1989, a worthy successor to Part 1, which looked at 1964-1980. Probably the definitive books on Reagan.
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