The President will see you now

President Reagan insider, Peggy Grande, shares behind-the-scenes stories, intimate moments, and insights into his presidency. She began working in the Los Angeles office of Ronald Reagan as a college student and earned her way into a ten-year position as his executive assistant. Her stories and photographs show a unique and private side of a leader as he lived his presidency as well as an unparalled perspective on the post-presidency of a political icon. Through it all Ronald Reagan remained true to his core beliefs, gentlemanly kindness, undying hope for his country and the American values he represented: faith, optimism, and patriotism.