An A to Z compendium of Wit and Wisdom from the Great Communicator Ronald Reagan, before, during and after his presidency. The best quotations and essential ideas of Reagan are here, arranged alphabetically by topic or keyword, with references. Hundreds of topics, more than a thousand quotations, including many one-liners and jokes. The most comprehensive collection of Reagan quotations yet. Reagan set the gold standard for conservatism. Now you can add his best nuggets to your treasury and have them at your fingertips whenever you want. Edited by Alex Ayres, a Harvard and UCLA-educated writer and editor whose previous bestsellers include The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln (Penguin), The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain (Harper-Collins) and Quotable Ayn Rand (Quotable Wisdom Books). The most wit and wisdom you can get for a dollar.
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). Born in Tampico, Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s. He began a career in filmmaking and later television, making 52 films and gaining enough success to become a household name.
As president, Reagan implemented sweeping new political and economic initiatives. His supply-side economic policies, dubbed "Reaganomics," advocated reduced business regulation, controlling inflation, reducing growth in government spending, and spurring economic growth through tax cuts.
Reagan left office in 1989. In 1994, the former president disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease earlier in the year; he died ten years later at the age of 93. He ranks highly among former U.S. presidents in terms of approval rating.
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