The Reagan Diaries
book by Ronald Reagan
The Reagan Diaries is an edited version of diaries written by Ronald Reagan while he was President of the United States.
Author | Ronald Reagan, edited by Douglas Brinkley |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Diary |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Publication date | May 22, 2007 |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 784 |
ISBN | 0-06-087600-X |
OCLC | 85850929 |
973.927092 B 22 | |
LC Class | E877 .A3 2007 |
The book is edited by Douglas Brinkley. The unedited version of Reagan's diaries were published in 2009. Ronald Reagan was president for eight years. During his terms in office, Reagan wrote in his diary about conflicts with the Soviet Union, the Iran–Contra affair, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and his Alzheimer's diagnoses.[1] The edited diaries reached #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List.
Reagan's original diary is on display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
References
change- ↑ Shribman, David. (22 May 2007). "'Diaries' reveals the man behind the presidency". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2007-06-16.