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The President, the Pope, and the Prime Minister by John O'Sullivan

Ronald Reagan by John Patrick Diggins

- Abstract

Ronald Reagan’s reputation has lately been on an upward trajectory. No doubt there are millions of Americans who persist in thinking of him as the “amiable dunce” of Clark Clifford’s unfortunately unforgettable putdown. Or still regard him as a mere movie star who lucked into a dreamboat role in the White House and then spent eight years playing the President of the United States. But such views were always a caricature, and one that by now has largely been dispelled.



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