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The Education of Ronald Reagan. The General Electric Years and the Untold Story of His Conversion to Conservatism.
Thomas W. Evans
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Description for The Education of Ronald Reagan. The General Electric Years and the Untold Story of His Conversion to Conservatism.
Offers insights into Reagan's ideological development and his political ascendancy. This book links the eight years (1954-1962) in which Reagan worked for General Electric; acting as host of its television program, GE Theater, and traveling the country as the company's public-relations envoy - to his conversion to conservatism. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
In October 1964, Ronald Reagan gave a televised speech in support of Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. "The Speech," as it has come to be known, helped launch Ronald Reagan as a leading force in the American conservative movement. However, less than twenty years earlier, Reagan was a prominent Hollywood liberal, the president of the Screen Actors Guild, and a fervent supporter of FDR and Harry Truman. While many agree that Reagan's anticommunism grew out of his experiences with the Hollywood communists of the late 1940s, the origins of his conservative ideology have remained obscure. Based on a newly ... Read more
In October 1964, Ronald Reagan gave a televised speech in support of Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. "The Speech," as it has come to be known, helped launch Ronald Reagan as a leading force in the American conservative movement. However, less than twenty years earlier, Reagan was a prominent Hollywood liberal, the president of the Screen Actors Guild, and a fervent supporter of FDR and Harry Truman. While many agree that Reagan's anticommunism grew out of his experiences with the Hollywood communists of the late 1940s, the origins of his conservative ideology have remained obscure. Based on a newly ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History
Number of Pages
320
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231138604
SKU
V9780231138604
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About Thomas W. Evans
Thomas W. Evans, a lawyer and avocational politician, has supervised a successful New Hampshire presidential primary and established a national citizens' campaign organization. A former adjunct professor of education and administration at Columbia University's Teachers College, Evans was chair of the Reagan administration's national symposium on partnerships in education and counsel to the Points of Light Foundation under George H.W. ... Read more
Reviews for The Education of Ronald Reagan. The General Electric Years and the Untold Story of His Conversion to Conservatism.
An elegant history of Reagan's 'studies' with General Electric.
John H. Fund The Wall Street Journal A revelation... Definitely worth reading for those who want to know how Ronald Reagan evolved into the 'Great Communicator' of political yore.
A.G. Gancarski The Washington Times [The Education of Ronald Reagan] fills a hole in Reagan's biography.
Daniel Oppenheimer Sacramento ... Read more
John H. Fund The Wall Street Journal A revelation... Definitely worth reading for those who want to know how Ronald Reagan evolved into the 'Great Communicator' of political yore.
A.G. Gancarski The Washington Times [The Education of Ronald Reagan] fills a hole in Reagan's biography.
Daniel Oppenheimer Sacramento ... Read more