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Noonan, Peggy : WHEN CHARACTER WAS KING: A STORY OF RONALD REAGAN

Viking Adult, 2001

ISBN 9780670882359

A highly collectible tight clean copy, protected in a new brodart wrapper, no inscriptions, unclipped dustjacket, this is not an Ex-Lib or a BCE/BOMC edition. "You read her to thrall in her striking ability to behold great vistas thro ugh a pinhole . . . in a language that is always concrete and vital." (The New York Times) "Noonan possesses an astonishingly deft touch for making the political proc ess come alive." (USA Today) It is twenty years-a full generation-since Ronald Reagan first walked into the White House and ignited a revolution. From the beginning, he enjoyed th e American people's affection but now, as he approaches the end of his life , he has received what he deserved even more: their deep respect. What was the wellspring of his greatness? Peggy Noonan, bestselling author of the classic Reagan-era memoir What I Saw at the Revolution, former speec hwriter, and now a columnist and contributing editor for The Wall Street Jo urnal, argues that the secret of Reagan's success was no secret at all. It was his character-his courage, his kindness, his persistence, his honesty, and his almost heroic patience in the face of setbacks-that was the most im portant element of his success. The one thing a man must bring into the White House with him if he is to su cceed, Noonan contends, is a character that people come to recognize as hig h, sturdy, and reliable. Noonan, renowned for her special insight into Ronald Reagan's history and personality, brings her own reflections on Reagan to bear in When Character Was King and discloses never-before-told stories from the former president's family, friends, and White House colleag, Near Fine/Near Fine

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