When Character Was King by Peggy Noonan

When Character Was King by Peggy Noonan

It has been a full generation since Ronald Reagan first walked into the White House and ignited a revolution. From the beginning, he enjoyed the affection of millions of Americans. At the end of his life, he received what he deserved even more: their respect. What was the wellspring of Ronald Reagan's greatness? Noonan argues that it was Reagan's character--his courage, his honesty, and his almost heroic patience in the face of setbacks--that was the most important element of his success. Noonan brings her own reflections on Reagan to bear, as well as new stories from Presidents George W. and George H. W. Bush, Reagan's Secret Service men and White House colleagues, his wife, his daughter, and his close friends, to reveal the true nature of a man seen--even by his opponents--as an important historical figure.

Peggy Noonan was a special assistant to President Ronald Reagan from 1984 to 1986; in 1988, she was chief speechwriter to Vice President George Bush during his campaign for presidency; in 1989, she left Washington, D.C., for her native New York, where she completed her first book, the bestselling What I Saw at the Revolution: A Political Life in the Reagan Years. Since that time, her articles and essays have appeared in Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, and many other publications. She is also author of The Case Against Hillary Clinton, a #1 New York Times bestseller. Currently, she is a columnist and contributing editor at The Wall Street Journal and a political contributor for Fox News. She lives in New York City.

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ISBN 13	9780142001684
ISBN 10	0142001686
Title	When Character Was King
Author	Peggy Noonan
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Random House Australia
Year published	2002-10-01
Number of pages	352
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