The Enduring Legacy of Ronald Reagan His Impact on Film and Politics

During his presidency, Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, watched 363 movies at Camp David. Spread out over eight years, it's a pardonably ... Paul Kengor's book, The Crusader is an inspiring film that reminds us of the many highlights of President Reagan's life, but especially his ... “I'm a sucker for hero worship” (from the New York Times Book Review) ... When politicians are asked which books influenced them, they often find ... The extent of that rot is the subject of William Kleinknecht's The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America (Nation Books, ... Author and professor Dr. Paul Kengor reflected on how his books inspired the movie "Reagan," and he offered his take on the critics' poor reviews. He played George Gipp in his most acclaimed film, "Knute Rockne -- All American" in 1940. In 1942, the Army Air Force called him to active duty and assigned him ... In the film, Reagan plays Lt. Brass Bancroft, a Secret Service agent working to take down a counterfeiting ring in Mexico. The young boy didn't ... I was struck by the likeness captured by illustrator Leslie Harrington of both Ronald Regan and the rest of the people in his life. Reagan comes ... Movie Nights with the Reagans, by Mark Weinberg (Simon & Schuster, 289 pp., $28) Hollywood catalyzed Ronald Reagan's rise and nearly led to ... Covers Reagan's early years in radio, films, and television and his formative role as President of the Screen Actors Guild. Also features complete cast ...