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Mann, Jim, 1946-
Subjects
Reagan, Ronald -- Political and social views.
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 -- Influence.
Massie, Suzanne -- Influence.
Reagan, Ronald -- Oratory.
Cold War.
Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-1989.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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The rebellion of Ron...
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The rebellion of Ronald Reagan : a history of the end of the Cold War / James Mann.
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Mann, Jim, 1946-
New York : Viking, 2009.
Subjects
Reagan, Ronald -- Political and social views.
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 -- Influence.
Massie, Suzanne -- Influence.
Reagan, Ronald -- Oratory.
Cold War.
Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-1989.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2008029029-d.html
ISBN:
9780670020546 :
0670020540
Description:
xx, 396 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Two anti-communists -- Clandestine visit -- "It's time to stroke Ronnie" -- Two schools of thought -- Evil empire -- Nixon detects Gorbachev's "steel fist" -- Abolition -- Conservative uproar -- The conversation -- Reversal of roles -- Informal adviser -- A new friend -- Banned from the land of the firebird -- War scare -- Improbable emissary -- Hunger for religion -- An arrest and its consequences -- Keep her away -- Carlucci's notes -- Berlin -- The speech -- Twenty-fifth anniversary -- Day visit of a presidential candidate -- "He blew it" -- Anti-Soviet jokes -- The orator and his writers -- One night free in West Berlin -- Competing drafts -- Warsaw pact -- "I think we'll leave it in" -- Rock concert -- Venetian villa -- Brandenburg Gate -- Why not "Mr. Honecker"? -- On his own -- Summits -- "Quit pressing" -- An arms deal and its opponents -- Shultz's pitch -- The grand tour rejected -- Of Dan Quayle and Errol Flynn -- Gorbachev in Washington -- Making a treaty look easy -- The no-so-evil empire -- Bush v. Reagan -- The wall will stand for "100 years."
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Drawing on new interviews and previously unavailable documents, Mann finally answers the troubling questions about Reagan's actual role in the crumbling of Soviet power; and concludes that by recognizing the significance of Gorbachev, Reagan helped bring the Cold War to a close.
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Aiea Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
973.92709 Ma
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Hawaii State Library
Adult New Books
973.92709 Ma
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10/14/2009
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Hilo Public Library
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973.92709 Mann
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