The Reagan I Knew
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An intimate portrait of Ronald Reagan, by his political mentor, ally, and friend. Publishers Weekly Buckley worked on this book-commemorating his 30-relationship with Ronald Reagan-up to his final days. He struggles to paint a picture of a more private Reagan, but the book sheds little fresh insight; instead, it is a scattershot compilation of Buckley's reminiscences and reprinted correspondence between the author and Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Malcolm Hillgartner performs a good balancing act, shifting from the essays to the letters with subtle changes that clearly indicate whose letter is being read. His most impressive feat is creating a clear yet subdued voice within the reading to indicate when footnotes or asides for clarification are being made. A Basic Books hardcover. (Jan.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Prologue 11 First Meeting 3Correspondence, 1965-1966 92 Visiting the Reagans in California 173 Is It Possible to Be a Good Governor? 214 Capote and the Reagans 27Correspondence, 1967 335 Is Reagan Running? 39Correspondence, 1968-1969 456 Nixon to China 51Correspondence, 1972-1976 557 Reagan vs. Ford 698 Schweiker for Veep? 739 Thanksgiving at the Buckleys' 77Correspondence, 1976-1977 8110 Firing Line and the Panama Canal 89Correspondence, 1977 9511 Firing Line: The Debate 99Correspondence, 1978 11312 Reagan Anticipates His Presidency 11513 National Review's 25th 12714 New Beginnings 133Correspondence, 1980-1981 13715 Stockman and the Budget 14716 A Self-Interrogation on the Size of Government 151Correspondence, 1981-1985 15717 National Review's 30th 17718 On Nuclear Strategy in Honolulu 185Correspondence, 1986-1990 19119 Final Meeting 219Correspondence, 1990-2005 227Coda 239Appendix Selected Columns 243Index 267
