American Experience

Further Reading

Web Sites | Books

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/
Reagan's official presidential library offers information on the former president, the library itself and its collections.

Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation
http://www.reaganfoundation.org
Situated in Simi Valley, California, this private museum and library hosts more images, speeches, quotes and a special section just for kids.

CNN: Cold War
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/docs8.html
CNN presents historical documents about the end of the cold war, including excerpts from Reagan and Gorbachev's talks in Reykjavik.

Filmography for Ronald Reagan
http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Reagan,+Ronald
From the Internet Movie Database, this page provides the film history of our 40th president; it also includes a brief biography, still photos, and related information.

Web Sites | Books

Blumenthal, Sidney. Our Long National Dream. New York: Harper & Row, 1988.
A study of Reagan's image and the impact of his ideology on American social issues.

Blumenthal, Sidney, and Thomas Byrne Edsall. The Reagan Legacy. Pantheon Books, 1988.

Cannon, Lou. President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime. New York, 1991.

----. Ronnie and Jesse: A Political Odyssey. Doubleday: New York, 1969.

Chafe, William H. The Road to Equality: American Women Since 1962. Oxford History of Women in the United States Series. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.
This book, geared to young adults, examines the roles and rights of women since 1962.

Dallek, Robert. Ronald Reagan: The Politics of Symbolism. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1984.
An analysis of the appeal and effects on America of Reagan as a "master of symbolic politics."

Davis, Patti. The Way I See It. New York: Jove Books, 1993.
A controversial autobiography by Reagan's youngest daughter.

Dobrynin, Anatoly. In Confidence: Moscow's Ambassador to America's Six Cold War Presidents (1962-1986). New York, 1995.

Ehrenreich, Barbara. The Worst Years of Our Lives. New York: Pantheon Books, 1990.
A collection of satirical, witty essays critical of the 1980s.

Hannaford, Peter. The Reagans: A Political Portrait. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983.

----. Recollections of Reagan: A portrait of Ronald Reagan. New York: William Morrow, 1997.

Herstgaard, Mark. On Bended Knee: The Press and the Reagan Presidency. Farrar, Straus & Giroux: New York, 1988.

Hull, Mary. Struggle and Love: From the Gary Convention to the Present (1972-1997). Milestones in Black American History Series. New York: Chelsea House, 1997.
An overview of African American history and culture since the early 1970s.

Kent, Zachary. Ronald Reagan: Fortieth President of the United States. Encyclopedia of Presidents Series. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1989.
An easy-to-read biography of Ronald Reagan, including many black-and-white photographs and a chronology of the major events in U.S. history.

May, Lary. ed. Recasting America: Culture and Politics in the Age of Cold War. University of Chicago, 1989.

McManus, Doyle, and Jane Mayer. Landslide: The Unmaking of the President, 1984-88. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988.

Nitze, Paul H. From Hiroshima to Glasnost. New York, 1989.

Noonan, Peggy. What I Saw at the Revolution: A Political Life in the Reagan Era. New York: Random House, 1990.
An insider's view of the Reagan administration by Reagan's former speech writer.

Oberdorfer, Don. The Turn: From the Cold War to a New Era -- The U.S. and the Soviet Union, 1983-1990. Poseidon Press: New York, 1991.

Powers, Richard Gid. Not Without Honor: The History of American Anticommunism. New York, 1995.

Reagan, Nancy. My Turn. New York: Random House, 1990.
The first lady's memoirs from her years in the White House, in which she tells her version of events.

Reagan, Ronald. An American Life. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990.
A detailed self-portrait in the former president's own words.

Reagan, Ronald, with Richard G Hubler. Where's the Rest of Me?: The Autobiography of Ronald Reagan. New York: Karz, 1981, 1965.
An earlier Reagan autobiography, updated in 1981.

Regan, Don. For the Record: From Wall Street to Washington. Harcourt Brace: New York, 1988.

Schaller, Michael. Reckoning with Reagan: America and Its President in the 1980s. Oxford University Press, 1992.

Senna, Carl. Colin Powell: A Man of War and Peace. New York: Walker and Company, 1992.
An account of Powell's life, including his rise to the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under George Bush. Includes a chronology and bibliography.

Shultz, George P. Turmoil and Triumph: My Years As Secretary Of State. New York, 1993.

Slansky, Paul. The Clothes Have No Emperor. New York, 1989.

Sullivan, George. Ronald Reagan. New York: Julian Messner, 1985.
Written for young adults, this biography includes high-interest tidbits, such as Reagan's daily schedule, along with many photographs and a bibliography.

Vaughn, Stephen. Ronald Reagan in Hollywood: Movies and Politics. 1994.

Wills, Gary. Reagan's America: Innocents at Home. Doubleday: New York, 1987.

Witcover, Jules. Marathon: The Pursuit of the Presidency, 1972-1976. Viking Press: New York, 1977.