reagan, ronald

Traces the life and career of Ronald Reagan, from his childhood in Illinois, through his time as an actor, to his activities in public office.

Chronicles Ronald Reagan's life and presidency, describing his youth in Illinois, his marriage to Nancy, the fall of Communism in Russia and Eastern Europe, the Iran-Contra scandal, and his struggle with Alzheimer's disease.

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.