Reagan, In His Own Hand

Steve H. Hanke Forbes Awe-inspiring in their breadth...these essays laid out the philosophical framework for Reagan's presidency. William Safire The New York Times Magazine These handwritten documents prove that the original revolutionary was Ronald Reagan. We are struck by the workings of one man's mind expressed through a pen in his hand. Lou Cannon The Washington Post Reagan, In His Own Hand makes mincemeat of the idea that Reagan was a dunce. Many of these speeches are those of a visionary who saw around the bend in the road of history. Michael Beschloss The New York Times Ronald Reagan's private papers may show us that the Great Communicator was a better writer and thinker than even his fans understood.

Kiron K. Skinner is an assistant professor of history and political science at Carnegie Mellon University and a fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Council on Foreign Relations.

Contents Foreword by George P. Shultz Introduction A Note on Editorial Methods Part One REAGAN'S PHILOSOPHY Part Two FOREIGN POLICY Communism, Asia, Europe, and the Soviet Union Defense and Intelligence Policy Foreign Policy Double Standards, Human Rights, International Organizations, and Religion The Third World Part Three DOMESTIC AND ECONOMIC POLICY Freedom and Government The Economy Energy, Land, and the Environment Education Social Security and Health Care Social Issues Personal Stories Part Four OTHER WRITINGS NOV. 6, 1925-NOV. 5, 1994 Hallowe'en Yale Comes Through Life Squall Return to the Primitive Killed in Action The Making of a Movie Star Letter to the Editor of The Catholic Reporter "Are Liberals Really Liberal?" Speech Letter to the Editor of the Pegasus Speech on phone to YAF Convention in Houston, Texas Letter to Dr. McDowell On Portugal Stump Speech Insert Speech on Agriculture "State of the Union" Speech Peace Economic Speech -- Address to the Nation I.N.F. Negotiations "Mr. Minister" Reagan's Goodbye Appendix: Ronald Reagan's Radio Addresses, 1975-79 Acknowledgments Index