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Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2002.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of the power struggle that followed John Hickley Jr.'s assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan's life. "On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley, trying to prove his love for actress Jodie Foster, attempts to assassinate President Ronald Reagan (Richard Crenna) in front of the Washington Hilton. Only 70 days into his term, Reagan takes a bullet between the heart and lung and is forced into the hospital. Meanwhile, with Vice President Bush in transit,...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
x, 305 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Description
A minute-by-minute account of the 1981 assassination attempt on the fortieth president reveals how close he came to dying, in a report that pays tribute to the individuals who saved his life and oversaw national security throughout the crisis.
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Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
112 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Description
Provides comprehensive information on President Ronald Reagan, placing him within a historical and cultural context, and exploring the formative events of his times and his responses.
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Description
Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after a gunman's bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable -- or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Could he silently overcome his traumatic experience while at the same time carrying out the duties of the most powerful man in the world? Killing Reagan reaches back to...
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Publisher
Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xx, 222 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"In this ambitious work, David Byrne analyzes the ideas that informed Ronald Reagan's political philosophy and policies. Rather than appraising his personal and emotional life, Byrne's intellectual biography goes one step further; it establishes a rationale for the former president's motives, discussing how thinkers such as Plato and Adam Smith influenced him. Byrne points to three historical forces that shaped Reagan's political philosophy: Christian...
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Publisher
Wheeler Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
509 pages (large print) : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Description
"...Killing Reagan reaches back to the golden days of Hollywood, where Reagan found both fame and heartbreak, up through the years in California governor's mansion, and finally to the White House, where he presided over boom years and the fall of the Iron Curtain. But it was John Hinckley Jr.'s attack on him that precipitated President Reagan's most heroic actions. In Killing Reagan, O'Reilly and Dugard take readers behind the scenes, creating an...
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Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
272 pages cm
Description
"Grande's stories and never-before-seen photos show a unique, private side to a public figure and leader who reshaped conservatism, ushered in an era of prosperity, and helped spur the end of the Cold War. Grande reveals what day-to-day life was like in Reagan's California office, including the former president's relationship with the First Lady and his interactions with friends, world leaders, and everyday Americans. Grande recalls how Reagan kept...
12) Killing Reagan
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after a gunman's bullet came within an inch of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable, but Reagan had been grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Could he overcome his traumatic experience while carrying out the duties of the most powerful man in the world?
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Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
xvii, 423 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
A magnificent personal history of a time when two great political opponents -- President Ronald Reagan and Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill -- served together from 1980-1986 for the benefit of the country.
14) Ronald Reagan
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xviii, 185 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"In the second half of the twentieth century, no American president defined his political era as did Ronald Reagan. He ushered in an age that extolled smaller government, tax cuts, and strong defense, and to this day politicians of both political parties operate within the parameters of the world he made. His eight years in office from 1981 to 1989 were a time of economic crisis and recovery, a new American assertiveness abroad, and an engagement...
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
xiv, 767 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 24 cm.
Description
"During his two terms as the fortieth president of the United States, Ronald Reagan kept a daily diary in which he recorded, by hand, his innermost thoughts and observations on the extraordinary, the historic, and the routine day-to-day occurrences of his presidency. Whether he was in his White House residence study or aboard Air Force One, from his first inauguration to the end of the Cold War, each night Reagan wrote about the events of his day....
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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
xxii, 493 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
A reevaluation of the late president argues that his accomplishments were marginalized by liberal biases and places Reagan among the nation's greatest leaders, offering insight into the more sophisticated endeavors of his presidency.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
ix, 1107 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Description
Connects the activities and influence of today's conservative movements to a deliberate shift toward right-wing policies that began during the Carter administration and led to the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980.
Author
Publisher
Broadside Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
409 pages
Description
"New York Times bestselling biographer Craig Shirley charts Ronald Reagan?s astonishing rise from the ashes of his lost 1976 presidential bid to overwhelming victory in 1980. American conservatism?and the nation itself?would never be the same."--Amazon.com.
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