The Search for Reagan, Craig Shirley
The Search for Reagan, Craig Shirley
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The Search for Reagan
The Appealing Intellectual Conservatism of Ronald Reagan

Author: Craig Shirley

Narrator: Bob Johnson

Unabridged: 9 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Kalorama

Published: 04/09/2024


Synopsis

Never before has anyone explored the mind, soul, and heart of Ronald Reagan. The Search for Reagan explores the challenges and controversies in Reagan's life and how he successfully dealt with each, depicting a man who was never as conservative as some conservatives wanted him to be, but rather as conservative as he was comfortable being—a man who wanted to win on his own terms and integrity.

Ronald Reagan was a singularly unique man and conservative who championed a wildly successful revolution—leading to more freedom and less government for the American people and to the fall of communism, while boosting American morale. He was the first president in many years who believed optimism from the Oval Office had a direct bearing on the affairs of the nation. As a consequence, he left office more popular than when he entered, with a whopping 73 percent approval. He understood that American conservatism was based upon the individual and not the group. In his presidency, he solved the mystery of high inflation that had bedeviled his predecessor, high interest rates, and high gas prices. He created over twenty million new jobs, and the number of American millionaires grew from 4,414 to 34,944. He is considered by most historians to be one of our four greatest presidents, along with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt.

About Craig Shirley

Craig Shirley is a New York Times bestselling author, presidential historian, and Ronald Reagan biographer. In all, he is the author of eleven books, including six on Reagan and two on World War II. He and his wife, Zorine, worked for President Reagan in Washington in the 1980s. He has lectured many times at the Reagan Library and the FDR Library and has addressed the 2021 national convention of the DAR. His book on Mary Ball Washington won the People's Choice Award from the Library of Virginia. He has taught classes on Reagan at the University of Virginia and Eureka College, where he was a trustee. When not at their summer home, Trickle Down Point, the Shirleys reside at their 1730 foursquare Georgian, Ben Lomond, in rural Virginia. They have four children and two grandchildren. Zorine edits all Shirley's writings. Together they enjoy sailing.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Curtis on November 18, 2024

An intuitive assessment of Ronald Reagan's professional/political life from a perspective I've not encountered before. His incredible impact on the U.S., and the world of the 1980's, is well reviewed here, and I found the commentary to be more even handed and fair minded than the usual treatment mos......more

Goodreads review by Gunnar on June 29, 2024

Reagan was a great man and we could use more strong, moral leaders like him in the world. It was fun reading more about him and hearing some of the problems he faced that have parallels to some of today’s politics in America. All in all however, this book was just alright. There were multiple example......more

Goodreads review by Clayton on May 25, 2024

It's a pretty good book. Shirley gave us a book that was basically a polemic in favor of Reagan and addressed a lot of the issues that people usually have with him. There were some things that I don't necessarily agree with especially with the way that Craig Shirley argued that Reagan may not have t......more