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As a frequent traveler in Reagan’s native region in Northern Illinois, I found the narratives of his youth in Galesburg and Dixon and his years at Eureka College to be particularly interesting. The reader follows Reagan to Iowa and on to California. The sections on Reagan’s years in Hollywood give the reader an insight into the movie world. The chapters on Reagan’s involvement with the Screen Actors’ Guild focus on his opposition to Communist domination of the industry.
Reagan’s years in California politics are related with may of the stories we have heard, such as the student protesters who entered his office to tell him that his generation could not understand them because he did not grow up with the modern conveniences, to which he replied that his generation had invented them.
Reagan tells of his conversion, which began with the General Electric tour in the 1950s, from a liberal Democrat to a conservative Republican and from a reluctant candidate to an enthusiastic agent of destiny. From a reluctant governor, Reagan matured to a candidate who sought the presidency, not to be somebody, but to do something.
In the sections on his presidential years, Reagan goes through the issues, such as tax reductions, the military buildup, Supreme Court appointments, Middle Eastern diplomacy and Soviet relations. The exhilaration of the return of hostages contrasts with the pain of the return of bodies and disasters, such as the Challenger. Reagan’s dealings with the Soviets pulled his car up and down the roller coaster of emotions.
On these pages we are made privy to turning points, such as his refusal to run for vice-president in 1976, Ford’s refusal to run for veep in 1980, and the considerations involved in decisions dealing with SDI. His relationship with Margaret Thatcher is seen as one of the crucial partnerships of the Twentieth Century.
“An American Life” lacks the analysis of Dinesh D’Souza’s “Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became An Extraordinary Leader” (see my amazon review), but in it the Gipper tells his story. D’Souza says that an ordinary man became an extraordinary leader. In “An American Life” an ordinary man has written an extraordinary book.
The book is well written and the first half of the book is easy to read and extremely interesting. Where it starts to get difficult is when we reach the point where Reagan becomes US president. From then on, the book is a mixture of long letters, memos and thoughts. He publishes 7 page letters which he sent to Gorbachev for example which is too much in some places to read thoroughly. So you start to page-flip.
Nevertheless, the book is fascinating. He covers Iran-Contra, the Libyan air strikes, the Beirut hostages, the Challenger disaster and of course the arms reduction talks with the Soviet Union which, under George HW Bush's watch, resulted in the collapse of the Soviet Union and the collapse of the Berlin Wall. He also talks about his relationship with his wife Nancy and also his working relationships with foreign heads of state such as Mrs Thatcher, Helmut Kohl and Francois Mitterand.
If you like politics and if you like Reagan, this book is essential reading.
In some ways, this book is significant for what it doesn't contain: no gratuitous mud-slinging against ex-wife Jane Wyman (who is mentioned only once)or his political enemies (still obeying the 11th commandment). No lame attempts at self-analysis in the lingo of pop psychology. In fact, Reagan would no doubt be puzzled by those who claim they are searching for the "real" Reagan, since, as far as he is concerned, he was never anything but.
Not only does Reagan serve as a "witness to history" for the eight years of his presidency, but for other epoch-making events of the 20th century as well, such as the Depression, World War II and the rise of Communism. All of these had an effect on Reagan and helped shaped his political ideology.
In sum, if you like Reagan, you'll love this book.






