Ronald Reagan A Remarkable Life Author:J. H. Cardigan Whether saving swimmers as a lifeguard or saving Americans from the threat of nuclear annihilation as our president, Ronald Reagan led a genuinely remarkable life. Captured here are the fascinating details: his Huck Finn-like boyhood in Dixon, Illinois, his early years as a sportscaster, his near overnight success as an actor, his tenure as gove... more »rnor of California, and
his extraordinarily successful two-term presidency.
A hero to the American people and to the world President Reagan was a universally liked and admired man. Whether giving a speech at a state dinner, getting down to business in the Oval Office, or talking to reporters at his ranch, Reagan exuded a suave charisma and charming wit. He was a great communicator one of the most inspiring speakers ever to hold public office. Ronald Reagan was a man who acted on his convictions, whether it was fighting the influx of communism in the 1940s Hollywood, securing the future of Americans against nuclear threat and Soviet expansionism, or achieving the longest peacetime growth of the U.S. economy in history.
Dozens of rare color and black-and-white photos capture Ronald Reagan in his many roles: athlete, lifesaver, actor, family man, peacemaker, and politician. Ronald Reagan: A Remarkable Life is a moving tribute to one of our most beloved presidents, the man who followed his dreams to Hollywood and Washington, D.C., and inspired the millions of people whose lives he touched.« less