The Reagan I knew / William F. Buckley, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008.

Buckley, William F.

Reagan, Ronald--Friends and associates.

Reagan, Ronald.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<div>An intimate portrait of Ronald Reagan from his political mentor, ally, and friend, William F. Buckley Jr.</div>

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Prologue; 1 First Meeting; Correspondence, 1965-1966; 2 Visiting the Reagans in California; 3 Is It Possible to Be a Good Governor?; 4 Capote and the Reagans; Correspondence, 1967; 5 Is Reagan Running?; Correspondence, 1968-1969; 6 Nixon to China; Correspondence, 1972-1976; 7 Reagan vs. Ford; 8 Schweiker for Veep?; 9 Thanksgiving at the Buckleys'; Correspondence, 1976-1977; 10 Firing Line and the Panama Canal; Correspondence, 1977; 11 Firing Line: The Debate; Correspondence, 1978; 12 Reagan Anticipates His Presidency; 13 National Review's 25th

14 New BeginningsCorrespondence, 1980-1981; 15 Stockman and the Budget; 16 A Self-Interrogation on the Size of Government; Correspondence, 1981-1985; 17 National Review's 30th; 18 On Nuclear Strategy in Honolulu; Correspondence, 1986-1990; 19 Final Meeting; Correspondence, 1990-2005; Coda; Appendix: Selected Columns; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-30901-3

9786612309014

0-7867-2666-0

OCLC:

299735427