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Reagan: An American Journey | Bob Spitz
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From New York Times bestselling biographer Bob Spitz, a full and rich biography of an epic American life, capturing what made Ronald Reagan both so beloved and so transformational. More than five years in the making, based on hundreds (…more)
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fredthemoose
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 This was quite good. I picked this Reagan bio specifically because the description said it was not a hagiography. It gave a lot of great insight into his upbringing and time in Hollywood and as a GE pitchman before entering politics. I hadn‘t realized he was a staunch liberal well into middle age. Or that his first wife divorced home because she was bored to death of his monologues.💀

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If there was one irritant that now stirred his blood and arguably blurred his vision, it was the influence of communism. He believed that "America faced no more insidious or evil threat" and that the movie business was especially vulnerable. The good guys (like him) had to root out the culprits and "protect the people who were innocent." This became his mantra - his mission.

Ronnie wanted to protect the movies, the little guy, & the heartland.

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It was a triumphant moment. And the triumph - something he took as a personal triumph - was a revelation... He'd discovered the power of performance, how his words could spark action. It was a defining moment in Ronald Reagan's life.

- Regarding the delivery of the motion calling for Eureka College President Wilson's resignation by Ronald Reagan, November 1928

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The first landmark that caught any newcomer's eye, however, was the wooden "Welcome to Dixon" arch that spanned Galena Avenue between the courthouse and the post office... Dutch Reagan knew the details by heart. He walked through that arch almost immediately upon arriving in Dixon...

#DixonIL #Hometown #WW1arch