No two people were more important to American conservatism in the postwar era than William F. Buckley Jr. and Ronald Reagan. Buckley's writings provided the intellectual underpinnings, while Reagan brought the conservative movement into the White House. They met in 1961 when Reagan introduced a speech by Buckley. When nobody could turn on the microphone, Reagan climbed out a window, walked along a ledge to the locked control room, broke in, and flipped the correct switch. Buckley later described this moment as a nifty ...
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No two people were more important to American conservatism in the postwar era than William F. Buckley Jr. and Ronald Reagan. Buckley's writings provided the intellectual underpinnings, while Reagan brought the conservative movement into the White House. They met in 1961 when Reagan introduced a speech by Buckley. When nobody could turn on the microphone, Reagan climbed out a window, walked along a ledge to the locked control room, broke in, and flipped the correct switch. Buckley later described this moment as a nifty allegory of Reagan's approach to foreign policy: the calm appraisal of a situation, the willingness to take risks, and then the decisive moment leading to lights and sound." For over thirty years, the two men shared jokes and vacations, advised each other on politics, and counseled each other's children. The Reagan I Knew traces the evolution of an extraordinary friendship between two American political giants.
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I have always admired William F. Buckley, Jr. and even though his Northeast Brahmin accent can shade his words, it his masterful word craft that stimulates my interest in reading his books.
I admit I have only read 20% of the book, but I after reading that much and previewing the rest of the book to see what to expect, I am actually slightly disappointed. ?THE REAGAN I KNEW? has more than ample material about the Nancy Reagan Mr. Buckley knew. There are a number letters of correspondence between Ron, Nancy and Bill. Some of the letters are interesting and many seem superfluous the relationship Buckley had with Reagan. I will persevere and hope for the best. It is extremely rare that I decide to not finish reading a book.