Last Act
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Last Act

The Final Years and Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan

Craig Shirley

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Last Act

The Final Years and Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan

Craig Shirley

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About This Book

His name in American politics is more cited than any other president. Both the Republican and Democratic parties are radically different today, mainly as a result of Ronald Reagan and the force of his ideas. No twentieth century president shaped the American political landscape so profoundly.

Craig Shirley's Last Act is the important final chapter in the life of Reagan that no one has thus far covered. It's the kind of book that widens our understanding of American history and of the presidency and the men who occupied it. To tell Reagan's story, Craig has secured the complete, exclusive, and enthusiastic support of the Reagan Foundation and Library andspent considerable time there reviewing sealed files and confidential information.

Cast in a grand and compelling narrative style, Last Act contains interesting and heretofore untold anecdotes about Reagan, Mrs. Reagan, their pleasure at retirement, the onslaught of the awful Alzheimer's and how he and Mrs. Reagan dealt with the diagnosis, the slow demise, the extensive plans for a state funeral, the outpouring from the nation, which stunned the political establishment, the Reagan legacy, and how his shadow looms more and more over the Republican Party, Washington, the culture of America, and the world.

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Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Year
2015
ISBN
9781595555359
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Political Biographies
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword: “Ronald Reagan, the People’s Choice”
  7. Preface: A Tide In the Affairs of Men
  8. Chapter 1: Mortal Coil
  9. Chapter 2: The Death of the Hired Man
  10. Chapter 3: To Bury Reagan
  11. Chapter 4: Rough Requiem
  12. Chapter 5: A Ranch In the Sky
  13. Chapter 6: Hoi Polloi v. Hoity-Toity
  14. Chapter 7: Assault On Jenkins Hill
  15. Chapter 8: Do We Not Hear the Chimes At Midday?
  16. Chapter 9: “Signal: Rawhide’s Last Arrival”
  17. Chapter 10: A Prayer In Spring
  18. Author’s Note
  19. Acknowledgments
  20. Notes
  21. Bibliography
  22. Index
  23. About the Author