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February 6, 1911 june 5, 2004 was an american politician who served as the 40th president of the united states from 1981 to 1989 and became a highly influential voice of modern conservatism. During his two terms as the fortieth president of the united states, ronald reagan kept a daily diary in which he recorded, by hand, his innermost thoughts and observations on the extraordinary, the historic, and the routine daytoday occurrences of his presidency. Jun 09, 2007 douglas brinkley was interviewed about the book he edited, the reagan diaries, published by harpercollins. Ronald and nancy reagan she is rarely far from his thoughts, even if not at hand initiated the diaries not as journals of governing but as. During his two terms as the 40th president of the united states, ronald reagan kept a daily diary in which he recorded, by hand, his innermost thoughts and observations on the extraordinary, the historic, and the routine daytoday occurrences of his pre. One recurring theme in these diaries is ronald reagan s undying love for his wife nancy. Uss ronald reagan, u s navy aircraft carrier 100 page lined journal.
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