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03664aam a2200529 i 4500 001 B7D4B8D4CFC511E59B6F8479DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160210011257 008 150622s2016 nyu b 001 0beng 010 $a 2015024692 020 $a 0805097279 020 $a 9780805097276 040 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E877 $b .W45 2016 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Weisberg, Jacob, $e author. 245 10 $a Ronald Reagan / $c Jacob Weisberg. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York, New York : $b Henry Holt and Company, $c 2016. 300 $a xviii, 185 pages ; $c 22 cm. 490 1 $a The American presidents series. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 500 $a "Times Books." 505 0 $a Introduction: Surrounded by a wall of light -- Fact and fancy -- Sign before they change their minds -- The only voice for real liberals -- Living better electrically -- I've never played a governor -- You can call it mysticism -- I paid for that microphone -- The present crisis -- I think I made a friend -- The ash-heap of history -- They keep dying on me -- Morning again in America -- Why wait until the year 2000? -- The facts tell me -- Tear down this wall -- Conclusion: that's how I saw it. 520 $a "In the second half of the twentieth century, no American president defined his political era as did Ronald Reagan. He ushered in an age that extolled smaller government, tax cuts, and strong defense, and to this day politicians of both political parties operate within the parameters of the world he made. His eight years in office from 1981 to 1989 were a time of economic crisis and recovery, a new American assertiveness abroad, and an engagement with the Soviet Union that began in conflict but moved in surprising new directions. Jacob Weisberg provides a bracing portrait of America's fortieth president and the ideas that animated his political career, offering a fresh psychological interpretation and showing that there was more to Reagan than the usual stereotypes. Reagan, he observes, was a staunch conservative but was also unafraid to compromise and cut deals where necessary. And Reagan espoused a firm belief, just as firm as his belief in small government and strong defense, that nuclear weapons were immoral and ought to be eliminated. Weisberg argues that these facets of Reagan were too often ignored in his time but reveal why his presidency turned out to be so consequential. In the years since Reagan left office, he has been cast in marble by the Republican Party and dismissed by the Democrats. Weisberg shows why we need to move past these responses if we wish truly to appreciate his accomplishments and his legacy."--From book jacket. 600 10 $a Reagan, Ronald. 650 0 $a Presidents $v Biography. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1981-1989. 830 0 $a American presidents series (Times Books (Firm)) 941 $a 14 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611021706.0 952 $l LOAX706 $d 20240604011117.0 952 $l HQPD845 $d 20240516013416.0 952 $l DFPC353 $d 20240430020920.0 952 $l GZPE631 $d 20240305012421.0 952 $l FLPB224 $d 20220906010255.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204082245.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110064158.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006092844.0 952 $l TXPC862 $d 20160901011111.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826044356.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20160706012659.0 952 $l OJPC027 $d 20160325010333.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20160210011503.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B7D4B8D4CFC511E59B6F8479DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search