 "very good" | 2008-09-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1JIKSV1M0NQ5A |
| This book offers not only a deeper look at the day to day operations inside the White House, but also helps explore the inner workings of President Reagen's mind. It helps explain some of the reasons he made decisions the way he did. |
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 "Unfiltered history is wonderful!" | 2008-08-01 |
| - Reviewed By floridajuice |
If you don't like being spoonfed only what your professors and the media want you to hear, you should read books like this. Reagan made a comment or two about each day before bed and this book puts you right into his shoes. You'll get a sense of what it's like to be the President, how human the making of history really is when it happens and the strong, determined mindset of one of the 20th century's greatest leaders.
Wonderful. |
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| "From the man himself" | 2008-06-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1PGKHYRDN8FJO |
What a fantastic book; written by President Reagan at the time history was being made. They say hindsight is 20 20 but it's astonishing how spot on he was with his comments, made without the benefit of looking back.
It's very enlightening to see what his thoughts were as history was being made and even the mundane or trivial things take on greater meaning when judged by the context of the present day.
Reagan kept pretty good notes and they're all here. In addition, there are quite a few color photos to put faces to the various people he talks about.
If you are interested in presidential history and in his motives i highly recommend this book! |
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| "The Regan Diaries" | 2008-05-27 |
| - Reviewed By bquigel |
| I gave this book to my aunt who is 89 years young. She reports back to me that she loved it. She read it in 3 days. |
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| "An insight to one of the Greatest Americans of our time" | 2008-04-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2TENRIDSUXZ58 |
| This book gives you insight into the thoughts of a great American during a period of recent history that was so vital to our nation and the world. |
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| "I look inside." | 2008-02-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: AIB4LJ9FKEPAI |
| This book is a great read, cover to cover. It was really neat to see President Reagens' perspective of things. How he looked at the media and different events. My respect for him as a President and person continued to grow as I listened to this book. |
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| "Wonderful Reading!" | 2008-02-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1T6K8P7HK1U5T |
| The Reagan Diaries provides a wonderful look into the mind of one of our great Presidents, Ronald Reagan. It is such a rare thing to be able to look at a President not only as the leader of the country, but as a human being, with a family, and all the trials that go along with that. I would recommend this book to anyone! |
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| "I liked the book, but" | 2008-02-08 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3W3Q882DG0YIT |
To read it, you have to know a lot about Ronald Reagan. I did not know much, I was born in Soviet Union and at a time he was president i was just a little kid...
So i really missed the facts of his life and explanations of the people (who is who, who is called what) and short terms used for different organizations etc. I did search wikipedia to know more and it was easier to read after that, but I really felt that i should have started with the biography of him, not diaries.
For example, the book "Kruschev remembers", there are great comments from Strobe Talbott, that really helps understanding the book (I didn`t know too much about Kruschev either, but it was no problem thanks to the comments).
But of course it is interesting to read the diaries of the US president, even if you know that he knew it will be published and even if i dont like the ideas and views of republicans (generally speaking). |
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| "Absolutely fascinating!" | 2008-01-27 |
| - Reviewed By User: A364S131INM16S |
| For anyone who still thinks that President Reagan wasn't a brilliant, astute thinker, this book will prove them wrong. He didn't need speechwriters to tell him what to think - his intuitive instincts on people is evident in his day to day notes of meetings, correspondence and thoughts. It is a fascinating look at all the minutia that goes on behind the doors of the Oval Office and the Presidency. The difficult decisions that Reagan faced are outlined in his daily log - an insight into the great mind and the great man that Ronald Reagan really was. |
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| "An Icon, Idol, and President" | 2007-12-22 |
| - Reviewed By User: AWJCP7RC9WYZI |
President Reagan was the first president I was old enough to vote for, his second election to office. I think most everyone has favorable memories of the first president s/he voted for.
The Reagan Diaries reminded me of why I voted for the man. His core values; honesty, hard work, humanism, a love of God and family, are the values this country was built on, and sadly are fading away, especially in our political machine.
Reagan's diary is genuine. It was so facinating, and heart warming, to read how he faced each day, from the high powered NSC meetings to something as common as watching an old movie. Reading how Reagan assisted people, individual families, when they were experiencing hard times was a part of his character so few were aware of. Reagan's love of Nancy ran deep as well, and to read about his lonliness when she was away from him showed his vulnerable side. All of these little anticdotes made him human, but he was also a tough negotiator in the political/world arena. Reagan's discriptions of his handling of forgien leaders and American politicians were shrewd and occasionally humorous.
Republican or Democrate, how can we deny the positive, nation and world changes this man helped bring about? |
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