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"Reagan: His Life and Legend" by Max Boot

By Joe Donahue
Published September 23, 2024 at 11:30 AM EDT
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In "Reagan: His Life and Legend" Max Boot, the distinguished political columnist, illuminates the untold story of Ronald Reagan, revealing the man behind the mythology. Drawing on interviews with over one hundred of the fortieth president’s aides, friends, and family members, as well as thousands of newly available documents.

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