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Book Reviews of The Reagan Diaries

The Reagan Diaries
The Reagan Diaries
Author: Ronald Reagan
ISBN-13: 9780061558337
ISBN-10: 0061558338
Publication Date: 5/1/2009
Pages: 784
Edition: 1
Rating:
  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
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4.8 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
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caladan avatar reviewed The Reagan Diaries on + 54 more book reviews
You think a diary would be boringly repetitive and shallow, but not this one. It is a wonderful walk through Reagan's memories with insights into how he struggled with various issues, his firm belief that trickle down economics would work (40 years later we know it does not work), how his warm personable nature earned him friends and respect.

Even his enemies could not but like him. His deep dedication to Nancy is very clear through out his writings as is his sense of humor. His personality won over Gorbachev just when the Soviet Union was collapsing from decades of mismanagement. There is little sign of his mental decline in the end, and it stays warm and insightful to the very end.