reagan, ronald

A profile of Ronald Reagan by author and conservative commentator William F. Buckley, Jr., based on Buckley's personal recollections of the former president, as well as letters and recordings they exchanged over the course of their thirty year friendship and political alliance.

Photos fill this chronicle of Ronald Reagan's life and achievements as U.S. president, also providing a time line, a glossary, general information on the presidency, a table of facts on all the presidents up to George W. Bush, and a list of related books and Web sites.

Examines the life, acting career, and political accomplishments of President Ronald Reagan in graphic novel form.

On March 31, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was almost assassinated by John W. Hinckley, Jr. He wounded the president, the press secretary, a Secret Service man, and a Washington D.C. police officer. However, it was years before people knew the truth about how close the president had come to dying.

Explores how Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, rose to the top despite the fact that they came from inconspicuous backgrounds and few people believed they could become world leaders.