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The Notes

Ronald Reagan's Private Collection of Stories and Wisdom

by Ronald Reagan
Douglas Brinkley
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A collection of Ronald Reagan's private thoughts, jokes, and favorite quotations from the #1 New York Times–bestselling editor of The Reagan Diaries.
Ronald Reagan left behind a legacy that America will never forget. Now, in this one-of-a-kind collection of his most intimate thoughts, his favorite quotations by others, and his own most collectible jokes, all culled from a newly disclosed set of personal notecards he kept throughout his life and career, admirers of the fortieth president will find a unique window of insight into the soul of an American icon. Edited by Douglas Brinkley, editor of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Reagan Diaries, this indispensable Reagan retrospective is perfect for anyone looking to find inspiration in the thoughts and musings of a great American leader.
Praise for The Reagan Diaries
"A portrait of a president who was engaged by his job and had a healthy perspective on power." —Jon Meacham, Newsweek
"Reagan the diarist is at home with himself, unself-consciously comfortable. . . . Two things run through the diaries like a thread: One is a kind of gee-whiz everyman's delight in finding himself in such interesting and enjoyable circumstances; the other is his love for and reliance on Nancy." —Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times
"It's amazing what nuggets of information you can unearth deep within a book as jampacked as The Reagan Diaries." —Walter Pincus, The Washington Post

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    March 19, 2024

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      • ISBN: 9780062065155

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 4, 2011
      In 2010, researchers at the Reagan Library discovered a box of index cards containing jokes, literary quotes, and excerpts from speeches written in Reagan's own hand and arranged under rubrics such as "On Liberty," "On War," and "On the People." Rice University history professor Brinkley, who also edited The Reagan Diaries, suggests Reagan began collecting these as spokesman for General Electric beginning in 1954 and continuing until his death in 2004. Readers uncertain if Reagan hated taxes ("Justice O. W. Holmes: "Keep govt. poor and remain free") and communism (Pravda: the communist program is "all embracing & all bloodsoaked reality"), or if he loved God, liberty, and the Constitution (Daniel Webster: "if the const. shall fail there will be anarchy throughout the world") will find answers here. Even the jokes show a conservative bent. The squibs are from sources as far-ranging as Dale Carnegie, Solzhenitsyn, G.K. Chesterton, and even Chairman Mao (on marriage). Admirers will find plenty to admire in these jottings and nothing to change their view of Reagan, but rather confirmation of the vision they already have. 9 b&w photos.

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