reagan, ronald

A biography of the fortieth president of the United States, focusing on his childhood and young adulthood.

A brief biography of former first lady Nancy Reagan that profiles her childhood, education, acting career, and marriage, and describes events that brought her to the White House and her life after her husband's presidency.

An evaluation of the personal and professional contributions of President Ronald Reagan's presidency and the long-term impact of his foreign and domestic policies.

Discusses the years of Ronald Reagan's presidency, including his past political experience, the Star Wars arms program, second term election, Iran-Contra scandal, and Reaganomics.

Examines the Reagan decade in which America fell from a dominant world power to a struggling debtor nation.

A history of the end of the arms race describes the Soviet Union's development of an automatic retaliatory attack system, the United States's efforts to create space-based missile defenses, and the struggle to prevent nuclear weapons from being acquired by terrorists.

Drawing on interviews with Reagan administration officials, journalists, historians, and eyewitnesses, the author focuses on Ronald Reagan's June 1987 speech at the Brandenburg Gate and his historic challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.

The author has interviewed hundreds of the administration's major people, taking us behind the scenes in the Oval Office, through every act of the eightyear Reagan reign.

A biography analyzing the values surrounding Reagan as he grew up, was educated, entered into the movie and business worlds, and finally into politics.

This biography introduces young readers to the life of Ronald Reagan, beginning with his childhood in Dixon, Illinois. Reagan's education at Eureka College and early careers as a radio announcer, actor, and president of the Screen Actors Guild, are discussed. In addition, his family and personal life, as well as his retirement years are highlighted.