Ronald Reagan's ''Notecards'' is a fascinating window
into the mind of the fortieth president and the writers
and thinkers whom he turned to for advice, inspiration,
humour, and hope. Collected by the Ronald Reagan
Foundation, the book includes both Reagan's own original
writing that honors a lifetime of work in the arts and
politics, and includes his favorite quotations,
proverbs, and excerpts from speeches, poetry, and
literature. Reagan sought wisdom from a wide-ranging set
of political figures, philosophers, novelists, and
poets, including Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Webster, John
F. Kennedy, and Thomas Jefferson, as well as Mahatma
Ghandi, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Mark Twain, and Thomas
Wolfe. While the number 1 ''New York Times'' bestselling
''Reagan Diaries'' detailed daily life inside the oval
office, ''Notecards'' encapsulates a lifetime of
reflections on work, marriage, and family in classic one
liners such as, 'Flattery is what makes husbands out of
bachelors,' and 'Money may not buy friends but it will
help you to stay in contact with your children.'Reagan's
own writing-his jokes, aphorisms, and insights into
politics and life-are often surprising and reveal a view
of the president that has rarely been seen before.
Historic, illuminating, and deeply captivating,
''Notecards'' is a remarkable collection of the thoughts
of one of our most beloved presidents. |
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