President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime

Table of contents

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• Also by Lou Cannon ii
• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface to the 1991 Edition ix
• Preface to the 2000 Edition xi
• 1 - Back to the Future 1
• 2 - A Reagan Portrait 16
• 3 - The Acting Politician 20
• 4 - The Acting President 31
• 5 - Offstage Influences 45
• 6 - Heroic Dreams 66
• 7 - Halcyon Days 78
• 8 - Kidding on the Square 95
• 9 - Hail to the Chief 115
• 10 - Passive President 141
• 11 - The Loner 172

• Also by Lou Cannon ii
• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface to the 1991 Edition ix
• Preface to the 2000 Edition xi
• 1 - Back to the Future 1
• 2 - A Reagan Portrait 16
• 3 - The Acting Politician 20
• 4 - The Acting President 31
• 5 - Offstage Influences 45
• 6 - Heroic Dreams 66
• 7 - Halcyon Days 78
• 8 - Kidding on the Square 95
• 9 - Hail to the Chief 115
• 10 - Passive President 141
• 11 - The Loner 172
• 12 - Staying the Course 196
• 13 - Focus of Evil 240
• 14 - Freedom Fighters 289
• 15 - Lost in Lebanon 339
• 16 - An Actor Abroad 402
• 17 - Morning Again in America 434
• 18 - Turning Point 488
• 19 - Darkness at Noon 521
• 20 - Struggles at Twilight 580
• 21 - The New Era 663
• 22 - Visions and Legacies 711
• Notes 765
• Bibliography 820
• Acknowledgments 835
• Index 843
• About the Author 885